{"product_id":"power-and-complacency-phillip-t-lohaus-9781640122260","title":"Power and Complacency: American Survival in an Age of International Competition","description":"The United States is at a crossroads. Despite a defense budget that dwarfs that of any of the nation's rivals, the marginal return on this investment has decreased dramatically since the end of World War II. Why? Why have America's rivals, despite inferior resources, increasingly set the terms of international competition? How might America's leaders reconsider the application of power to ensure a favorable place on an increasingly crowded global stage? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By tracing the geographic and historical development of four global actors--Russia, Iran, China, and the United States--Phillip T. Lohaus illuminates four equally distinct approaches to competition outside of warfare. He argues that while America's actions may have birthed information as a currency of power, the nation's failure to fully grasp the implications of this transition has created critical opportunities for its rivals to increase their power at the expense of the United States. The American way of competition, rooted in a scientific understanding of warfare, may impede effectiveness in the amorphous and unscientific landscape of twenty-first-century competition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Rome to Britain, complacency has contributed to the downfall of many empires. Yet the slow bleed of American power may still be stanched by an approach to competition that emphasizes subtlety, diffusion, and ubiquity. America has developed and used these tools in the past--its very survival may hinge on returning to them. \u003ci\u003ePower and Complacency\u003c\/i\u003e defines the differing perspectives of America's international conflicts and offers possible solutions for reformulating its superpower strengths. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phillip T. Lohaus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640122265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640122260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Potomac Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.70w x 1.40d","brand":"Phillip T. Lohaus","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987597492479,"sku":"9781640122260","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_736965fa-aefd-45cd-9196-7692024997b3.jpg?v=1683289935","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-and-complacency-phillip-t-lohaus-9781640122260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}