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ID082929
Title ProperExceptional Empire
Other Title Informationwhy the United States will not decline - again
LanguageENG
AuthorSingh, Robert
Publication2008.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Is the United States inevitably in decline? After the foreign policy controversies of the George W. Bush years, a new consensus declares the end of American dominion. In this article this conventional wisdom is challenged. The US constitutes an 'exceptional empire' and, despite the recent rise of powers such as the EU, China and India, the four foundations of this distinctive empire remain robust. First, the US still exhibits global predominance in hard power. Second, the essentially unipolar international order shaped by Washington remains resilient. Third, neither the rise of 'anti-Americanism' nor the alleged decline of US 'soft power' endanger its predominance. Fourth, the US political class is committed to preserving American primacy after Bush. No other power is currently in range of competing with the US for global influence. Moreover, each faces powerful internal weaknesses and external threats at least as significant as those facing the US. America's global predominance in hard and soft power do not translate into omnipotence. Nor does predominance promise an error-free foreign policy. The US nonetheless continues to defy both history and theory
`In' analytical NoteInternational Politics Vol. 45, No.5; Sep 2008: p571-594
Journal SourceInternational Politics Vol. 45, No.5; Sep 2008: p571-594
Key WordsExceptional Empire ;  Hard Power ;  George W. Bush ;  Unipolar ;  United States Foreign Policy ;  Decline