Josef Joffe
Überpower
The Imperial Temptation of America
"Lucid, literate and tough-minded."—William Grimes, New York Times
Überpower effortlessly mixes military history with keen diplomatic analysis to provide one of the most important assessments of America's international standing in years. Josef Joffe examines the gargantuan burdens brought on by singular power, arguing that the new Bush foreign policy doctrine has failed to convert fabulous strength into consent and leadership. In contrast to most of his European colleagues, Joffe does not paddle "Mr. Big" for his new überpower status, but traces the roots of Europe's (and the world's) new anti-Americanism to envy, fear, and the failure to keep up.
But history whispers that power will generate counterpower, and the handwriting is already on the wall. How can the überpower escape the fate of earlier hegemons who were all laid low by lesser nations ganging up on No. 1? Überpower promises to be discussed and debated in the corridors of power on both sides of the Atlantic.
"Explains why the United States is at once hated, envied, and relied upon around the world today."—Francis Fukuyama
"In lucid and logical style, one of Europe's leading intellectuals skewers the anti-Americanisms of his compatriots while telling the United States how to survive as the only superpower."—Joseph S. Nye Jr., author of Soft Power
"Timely and provocative...a perceptive analysis of the emergence of the American colossus and the challenges it faces in the 21st century."—Jon Rosenberg, Christian Science Monitor
"A thoughtful European view of America's global status."—Philip Seib, Dallas Morning News
Publisher-editor of Die Zeit since 2000, Josef Joffe contributes to Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and The National Interest. He has taught at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and Stanford Universities, where he is currently a Fellow at the Hoover Institute.
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