Ebook: The End of Arrogance: America in the Global Competition of Ideas

Free-market capitalism, hegemony, Western culture, peace, and democracy—ideas that shaped world politics in the 20th century and underpinned American foreign policy—have lost their strength. Hegemony (benign or otherwise) is no longer a choice. The authors argue that in the 21st century the U.S. must rely on strategy, make trade-offs, and compete.