Power on the Precipice

The Six Choices America Faces in a Turbulent World

Andrew Imbrie

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Yale University
13 October 2020

History

How to renew American leadership in a turbulent, polarized, and postdominant world

“A worthy contribution to the public debate on America’s role in the world and a tonic for our times.”—John Kerry, Former U.S. Secretary of State

“Imbrie mounts a well-informed examination of the country’s ills and offers a discerning perspective on its future paths . . . A thoughtful consideration of myriad challenges facing the U.S.” —Kirkus Reviews

Is America fated to decline as a great power? Can it recover? With absorbing insight and fresh perspective, foreign policy expert Andrew Imbrie provides a road map for bolstering American leadership in an era of turbulence abroad and deepening polarization at home. This is a book about choices: the tough policy trade-offs that political leaders need to make to reinvigorate American money, might, and clout. In the conventional telling, the United States is either destined for continued dominance or doomed to irreversible decline. Imbrie argues instead that the United States must adapt to changing global dynamics and compete more wisely. Drawing on the author’s own experience as an adviser to Secretary of State John Kerry, as well as on interviews and comparative studies of the rise and fall of nations, this book offers a sharp look at American statecraft and the United States’ place in the world today.

By: Andrew Imbrie
Imprint: Yale University
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780300243505
ISBN 10: 0300243502
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 13 October 2020
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Imbrie is a senior fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology. He served as a speechwriter and advisor to Secretary of State John Kerry and as a professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Reviews for Power on the Precipice: The Six Choices America Faces in a Turbulent World

A worthy contribution to the public debate on America's role in the world and a tonic for our times. -John Kerry, Former U.S. Secretary of State A creative approach to addressing how America's choices can either arrest or accelerate decline. -Bruce Cronin, City College of New York Laced with vivid storytelling, insightful lessons of history, and his own experience on the front lines of U.S. diplomacy, Imbrie takes the reader on an uncomfortable but necessary journey through the difficult problems, places and policy choices facing our leaders. It's foreign policy 'tough love,' to be sure, but it's exactly what we need right now. -Rear Admiral John Kirby, USN (ret) An important book for our turbulent times. Imbrie shows how America has provided principled leadership in this world and points to ways we can be smart and visionary in the future. It is an elegantly written tribute to the promise of America and a call to action to reclaim that promise once again. -Walter Isaacson, author of The Innovators and Leonardo da Vinci A refreshing counsel against despair, this book reminds us that American leadership-born of wise choices at home and abroad-can preserve a world that both advances American interests and protects the common good. It will be essential reading for the renewal of U.S. foreign policy going forward. -Ashley J. Tellis, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace