{"product_id":"first-among-equals-emma-ashford-9780300279542","title":"First Among Equals: U.S. Foreign Policy in a Multipolar World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fresh, concise roadmap for U.S. grand strategy in a multipolar world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For the past thirty years, post-Cold War triumphalism and a desire to reshape the world have defined U.S. foreign policy. But the failures of the global war on terror, the return of conflict to Europe, and growing tensions with China all suggest that this approach to the world is flawed. For America--the country that has ruled the international system largely alone since 1991--this moment is particularly perilous. Can policymakers adapt U.S. foreign policy to better fit the twenty-first century, and in doing so, avoid the pitfalls and excesses of the last three decades? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, Emma Ashford proposes a return to a more pragmatic, realist set of strategic principles, ones better suited for the emerging multipolar world, and which would pursue narrower U.S. interests, cultivate the capabilities of friendly states, and emphasize room for maneuver over rigid alliances. In so doing, she provides a valuable counterpart to liberal internationalist works published to date and fills a key gap in existing foreign policy literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Ashford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 030027954X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300279542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Emma Ashford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46927708651775,"sku":"9780300279542","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3be30520-5bdd-4ee6-9e05-fda1c77a3e35.jpg?v=1749372705","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-among-equals-emma-ashford-9780300279542","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}