The prudent use of power: in American national security strategy
1. Introduction 7. - Part I: The American Experience with Diplomacy and Military Restraint. - 2. Chapter I: Orphaned Diplomats: The American Struggle to Match Diplomacy with Power 13. - 3. Chapter II: Between Power and Partnership: The Prudent Uses of Multilateralism 31. - 4. Chapter III: Is a Grand Strategy of Restraint Politically Feasible Today? Major Roadblocks to a Prudent Foreign Policy 57. - Part II: Nonkinetic Power and Contemporary National Security Challenges. - 5. Chapter IV:Using U.S. Leverage to Abate Conflicts That Harm U.S. Security 77. - 6. Chapter V: Without Conditions: The Case for Negotiating with the Enemy 91. - 7. Chapter VI:Economic Sanctions and the Prudent Use of Power 97. - 8. Chapter VII: Cold War Two?: The (Il)logic of a Struggle with China for Resources in the Developing World 115. - Part III: Liquidating Military Commitments. - 9. Chapter VIII: Cutting Losses in Wars of Choice: Obstacles and Strategies 131. - 10. Chapter IX: A U.S. Military Withdrawal from the Greater Middle East: Impact on Terrorism 157. - 11. Chapter X: How Damaging are Worst-Case Scenarios in the Persian Gulf? 175