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Why has the US proven unable to enact a foreign policy of restraint in the post-Cold War era? For all but a brief period in the 1990s, US foreign policy is marked by an assertive appearance despite relative hegemony. This book examines the causes and impact of US foreign policy - measuring its successes, pitfalls, and what the future has in store.

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1. Introduction 2. US Prestige and Its Challengers 3. The US Failed Experiment with Restraint 4. Prestige and Assertiveness in Kosovo 5. The Indispensable Nation and US Unilateralism 6. The United States Supreme: The Invasion of Iraq 7. The Future of US Foreign Policy: Reset Game 8. Conclusion

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Tudor Onea is a Visiting Scholar at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, Canada. He received his PhD in Political Studies from Queen´s University, Canada, and has been a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College, USA.

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