Age of iron: on conservative nationalism

'Age of Iron' attempts to describe the past, present, and possible future of conservative nationalism in American foreign policy. It argues that a kind of conservative US nationalism long predates the Trump presidency, and goes back to the American founding.

Introduction: On conservative nationalism -- Nationalism, internationalism, and conservatives -- Global versus national : from TR to Eisenhower -- Global versus national : from Goldwater to Bush -- National versus global : the Trump era -- Populism, foreign policy, and the GOP -- Age of iron.

In his latest book, Age of Iron, Colin Dueck explores the past, present, and future of Republican foreign policy nationalism. He argues that American conservatives and Republican presidents from Theodore Roosevelt onward have always struck balances between nationalist and internationalist impulses. Dueck offers an assessment of the Trump administration's foreign policy, including analysis of populist conservative political trends. Finally, he offers recommendations for current US national security policy, based upon the recognition that the post-Cold War Wilsonian moment is over.