Do non-Westerners approach strategy, combat, or death in ways intrinsically different from their Eastern neighbours? This book argues that viewing culture as a script that dictates warfare is wrong, and that our obsession with the exotic can make it harder, not easier, to know the enemy.
In the welter of critiques of Tony Blairs leading the UK into the war in Iraq, Patrick Porters stands out for its honesty, deep research, and conclusion that bad ideas, sincerely and widely held, bear primary responsibility. The beliefs that regime change was a moral imperative and required for world security and also that a better government could be readily established produced a combination of fear and confidence that proved lethal. Robert Jervis, Author of How Statesmen Think
Challenging the prevailing ideology of Globalism, the author critiques its implications for US national security, arguing that it promotes unnecessary military interventions and strategic overreach. This perspective envisions a perilous world where security interests are overly interconnected, urging the superpower to impose order on a fragile globe. The author advocates for a return to considering geographical factors and distance in international relations, suggesting that acknowledging these limits could foster a more pragmatic and sustainable grand strategy for the US.
A radical critique of US-led liberal foreign policy--
Challenges our current notions on global politics.