The Rise and Decline of the American "Empire" explores the rapidly growing literature on the rise and fall of the United States. The author argues that after 19

Whither the US empire? Despite Washington's military supremacy, its economic foundations have been weakening since the Vietnam war -- accelerated by the great r

The internationally renowned theorist contends that the sun is setting on the American empire in this “lucid, informed, and insightful” account (The New Yor

What went wrong in imperial Rome, and how we can avoid it: “If you want to understand where America stands in the world today, read this.” —Thomas E. Rick