Unipolarity and the Evolution of America's Cold War Alliances

Thalakada, Nigel

Thalakada argues that the principal purpose of US alliances have shifted since the end of the Cold War from containing communist expansionism (balance of power) to preserving and exercising US power (management of power).He also looks across all US alliances highlighting the trend from regionally-based to more globally-active alliances.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349349807

DOI: 10.1057/9781137010964

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 198