The End of the American Era: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Geopolitics of the Twenty-first Century - Softcover

"One of the outstanding figures of the new generation of U.S. foreign policy thinkers and practitioners. His powerful and erudite book . . . sparkles with insights." --The Washington Post Book World

"An absorbing and thought-provoking book on what Charles Kupchan considers the central challenges to future U.S. preeminence and global stability." --Henry Kissinger

"A bold and elegant new statement about the coming breakdown of Pax Americana and a return to great-power rivalry." --Foreign Affairs

"Indispensable reading for anyone who recognizes the importance of challenging the conventional wisdom about America's evolving world role." --The Dallas Morning News

"In this dazzling work, steeped in history and politics, Charles A. Kupchan maps out an original and persuasive vision of where America and the world are headed. The time to read this book is now." --James Chace, author of Acheson: The Secretary of State Who Created the American World

"With his expansive knowledge of history, Kupchan places contemporary trends in perspective. . . . Offers revealing insights into contemporary policy matters with a spectacular eye for detail." -The Christian Science Monitor

"Elegantly explores the benefits and dangers of U.S. primacy and the system of globalization that has come with it. His call for a rethinking of America's role in the world could not be more timely. . . . Well worth reading." -George Soros

"An important and provocative reassessment of American power and foreign policy."-Lee H. Hamilton, Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center

"This original and informative work challenges our conventional wisdom and offers useful strategic guidance. Agree with it or not, Kupchan will make you think and reexamine your assumptions as you enjoy the clarity of his writing and thought."-Anthony Lake, National Security Advisor in the first Clinton administration

"Provocatively embedding his argument in examinations of historical power shifts . . . Kupchan argues that American preeminence is dangerous to sustain, because it is in fact unsustainable." -Booklist

"Compelling analysis, rich in the lessons of history, that will shatter the illusions of a perpetual Pax Americana. . . . As controversial as it is insightful." -Ronald Steel, author of Walter Lippmann and the American Century

"An ambitious enterprise . . . Kupchan should be congratulated for bravely tackling broad issues in an age of specialization."-Times Literary Supplement (UK)

A timely political analysis argues that the end of the Cold War marked the beginning of the end of America's global dominance, predicting a rise of a European contender and offering suggestions on how to prepare for an uncertain global system. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.