American Primacy and Major Power Concert: A Critique of the 2002 National Security Strategy

摘要

The 2002 National Security Strategy sets out a bold vision of the possible transformation of relations among the United States, Russia, China and the rest of the major powers-a vision that has attracted little attention amidst the discussion of the place of preemption in the strategy. The opportunity to transform major power relations is real. But consolidating the move to more cooperative relations is easier said than done. The Strategy sets out many of the right themes but fulfilling the vision will require addressing in more debt a set of at least nine fundamental questions. Answering those questions requires an understanding of the currents of thinking within the United States and among the other major powers on how to promote peace and stability in the current era.