In a provocative book, Bacevich reconsiders the assumptions and purposes governing the exercise of American global power. Examining the presidencies of George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton--as well as George W. Bush's first year in office--he demolishes the view that the United States has failed to devise a replacement for containment as a basis for foreign policy. Bacevich reconsiders the assumptions and purposes governing the exercise of American global power. Examining the presidencies of George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton—as well as George W. Bush’s first year in office—he demolishes the view that the United States has failed to devise a replacement for containment as a basis for foreign policy. Preface vii Introduction 1(6) 1 The Myth of the Reluctant Superpower 7(25) 2 Globalization and Its Conceits 32(23) 3 Policy by Default 55(24) 4 Strategy of Openness 79(38) 5 Full Spectrum Dominance 117(24) 6 Gunboats and Gurkhas 141(26) 7 Rise of the Proconsuls 167(31) 8 Different Drummers, Same Drum 198(27) 9 War for the Imperium 225(22) Notes 247(50) Acknowledgments 297(2) Index 299