Courting Science: Securing the Foundation for a Second American Century

Abstract

Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Second American Century -- 2. Science and the Hegemon: Speaking Truth to Power -- 3. Power, Polarity, and Hegemony in the Twenty-first Century -- 4. Science and the American State: Mobilizing Democracy -- 5. Science and Diplomacy: U.S. Hegemony and the Rise of the Rest -- 6. Science and Global Governance at the Final Frontier -- 7. Science, Grand Strategy, and Prospects for American Influence -- Notes -- Index