The Unquiet Frontier

In The Unquiet Frontier, Jakub Grygiel and A. Wess Mitchell have articulated a provocative justification for a revitalized strategy of containment focused on China, Iran, and Russia. --Brad Stapleton, Cato Journal The book offers a realist critique of American grand strategy in the contemporary geopolitical landscape. Grygiel and Mitchell lay out a highly readable if grim assessment of US alliance relationships , especially with NATO, Central Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia, and why they are so important for managing the dangers posed by rising rivals, namely Russia, Iran, and China. . . . Timely and provocative. --Choice An important, optimally informed, non-partisan, and cogent book. --Colonel John C. McKay (USMC, Ret), American Conservative Insightful new study. --Jack Caravelli, Washington Free Beacon [Grygiel and Mitchell] have a number of useful suggestions that deserve serious consideration. --Aram Bakshian Jr., Washington Times A useful and thoughtful contribution to the most important debate in U.S. foreign policy and will be read with great care by President Barack Obama's supporters and critics alike. --Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs [I]mportant. --Francis P Sempa, Asian Review of Books A persuasive case. --Publishers Weekly Well-argued and incisive. . . . At a time when American foreign policy often seems adrift, the authors' vigorous advocacy of a renewed clear-headed engagement with allies is a bracing contribution to discussions of this ongoing conundrum. --Kirkus [Grygiel and Mitchell] paint a stark and compelling picture of the emerging geopolitical landscape. They remind us that, in the post-Cold War era, geopolitics matters. --H.R. McMaster, Wall Street Journal