From Berlin to Baghdad: America's Search for Purpose in the Post-Cold War WorldContaining communism was the primary goal of American foreign policy for four decades, allowing generations of political leaders to build consensus atop a universally accepted foundation. This work dissects many attempts, after communism's collapse, to devise a new grand strategy that could match containment's moral clarity and political efficacy. |
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