A clear-eyed analysis of the role the United States should play in the world as it exists today
The United States remains “the indispensable nation.” In this book, the distinguished international relations theorist and foreign policy specialist Robert Lieber argues that in a world full of revisionist powers, America’s role is more important than ever. No other country is capable of playing that role. America remains the essential pillar of the postwar liberal order. It is a center of both political and financial stability, and it promotes important values that the revisionist powers do not.
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“In recent decades, the emotional impetus behind American foreign policy has vacillated between overoptimism combined with complacency and pessimism combined with resignation. In Indispensable Nation, Robert Lieber makes a strong case for reasoned and sustainable approach to international challenges and opportunities. As the world witnesses the return of large-scale war in Europe, this book should be read widely and debated.”
— H. R. McMaster, author of Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World
“Lieber provides a magisterial account of American global leadership, from the Cold War to the Covid crisis, and the challenges posed by ambitious adversaries, China, Russia, and Iran.”
— Russell A. Berman, author of Fiction Sets You Free“What is America’s global role in the twenty-first century? With his usual common sense and cool logic, Robert Lieber cuts to the core and describes a path that is both realistic and principled.”
— Elliott Abrams, former Deputy National Security Adviser“The world cannot do without a strong and engaged America, but the United States is losing its way. Drawing on his long career as one of the world’s most prominent scholars of international affairs, Robert Lieber brings wisdom and prudence to a case for the return of American leadership.”
— Tom Nichols, author of The Death of ExpertiseBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Robert J. Lieber is emeritus professor of government and international affairs at Georgetown University and has written or edited eighteen books on US foreign policy. He has also advised presidential campaigns, the State Department, and the drafters of US National Intelligence Estimates.
Rick Adamson is an award-winning voice artist with more than twenty years’ experience in voiceovers, spoken word events, event announcing, and children’s media, as well as commercials for well-known international corporations. He has narrated numerous television and film documentaries, including Croatia, co-narrated with Martin Sheen. His audiobook narration includes more than two dozen major books, as well as dozens of early-reader titles for juveniles. He won the prestigious Audie Award in 2011 for Best Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction for In a Heartbeat, and he was among the finalists for the 2006 Audie Award for Best Personal Development/Motivational Work for Younger Next Year. He earned an AudioFile Earphones Award for the ensemble narration of Rough Water.