{"product_id":"restraint-barry-r-posen-9781501700729","title":"Restraint: A New Foundation for U.S. Grand Strategy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe United States, Barry R. Posen argues in \u003ci\u003eRestraint\u003c\/i\u003e, has grown incapable of moderating its ambitions in international politics. Since the collapse of Soviet power, it has pursued a grand strategy that he calls \"liberal hegemony,\" one that Posen sees as unnecessary, counterproductive, costly, and wasteful. Written for policymakers and observers alike, \u003ci\u003eRestraint\u003c\/i\u003e explains precisely why this grand strategy works poorly and then provides a carefully designed alternative grand strategy and an associated military strategy and force structure. In contrast to the failures and unexpected problems that have stemmed from America's consistent overreaching, Posen makes an urgent argument for restraint in the future use of U.S. military strength. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter setting out the political implications of restraint as a guiding principle, Posen sketches the appropriate military forces and posture that would support such a strategy. He works with a deliberately constrained notion of grand strategy and, even more important, of national security (which he defines as including sovereignty, territorial integrity, power position, and safety). His alternative for military strategy, which Posen calls \"command of the commons,\" focuses on protecting U.S. global access through naval, air, and space power, while freeing the United States from most of the relationships that require the permanent stationing of U.S. forces overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry R. Posen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501700723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501700729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/24\/2015 pg. 43","brand":"Barry R. Posen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996286648575,"sku":"9781501700729","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_993d55e8-263e-4f47-9a0a-8cfda2cfb68e.jpg?v=1683340817","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/restraint-barry-r-posen-9781501700729","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}