Exercise
of Power: American Failures, Successes, and a New Path Forward in the Post-Cold
War World
by Robert M. Gates
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From
the former secretary of defense and author of the acclaimed #1 best-selling
memoir, Duty, a candid, sweeping examination of power in all its
manifestations, and how it has been exercised, for good and bad, by American
presidents in the post-Cold War world.
Since the end of the Cold War,
the global perception of the United States has progressively morphed from
dominant international leader to disorganized entity, seemingly unwilling to
accept the mantle of leadership or unable to govern itself effectively. Robert
Gates argues that this transformation is the result of the failure of political
leaders to understand the complexity of American power, its expansiveness, and
its limitations. He makes clear that the successful exercise of power is not
limited to the use of military might or the ability to coerce or demand
submission, but must encompass as well diplomacy, economics, strategic
communications, development assistance, intelligence, technology, ideology, and
cyber. By analyzing specific challenges faced by the American government in the
post-Cold War period--Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, North Korea, Syria, Libya,
Russia, China, and others--Gates deconstructs the ways in which leaders have
used the instruments of power available to them. With forthright judgments of
the performance of past presidents and their senior-most advisers, firsthand
knowledge, and insider stories, Gates argues that U.S. national security in the
future will require learning, and abiding by, the lessons of the past, and
re-creating those capabilities that the misuse of power has cost the nation.
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