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Debates about U.S. foreign insurance policy have revolved around three main customs - liberal internationalism, realism, and nationalism. On this audiobook, distinguished political scientist, Henry Nau, delves deeply into a fourth, forgotten foreign policy custom that he calling "conservative internationalism." This process spreads liberty, like liberal internationalism; biceps and triceps diplomacy, like realism; and preserves nationwide sovereignty, like nationalism. It targets a world of limited federal government or unbiased "sister republics," not really a world of great ability concerts or centralized international companies. Nau explores traditional internationalism in the foreign plans of Thomas Jefferson, Adam Polk, Harry Truman, and Ronald Reagan. These presidents did more than any others to expand the arc of liberty utilizing a deft blend of force, diplomacy, and bargain. Since Reagan, presidents have swung backwards and forwards among the key customs, overreaching under Bush and today retrenching under Obama. Nau demonstrates that traditional internationalism provides an different way. It pursues liberty but not everywhere, prioritizing situations that border on existing free countries - Turkey, for example, somewhat than Iraq. It uses lesser force early on to influence negotiations rather than better force later, after negotiations are unsuccessful. And it gets to well-timed compromises to profit armed service leverage and preserve public support. A groundbreaking revival of the neglected foreign insurance policy custom, Conservative Internationalism shows the way the United States can effectively preserve global management while respecting the constraints of community will and material resources.

Category: Diplomacy