Its power, however, has been diminishing since it reached a historically unprecedented peak in 1945. It still largely sets the terms for global discourse, ranging from such concerns as Israel-Palestine, Iran, Latin America, the “war on terror,” international economic organization, rights and justice, and others like them to the ultimate issues of survival of civilization (nuclear war and environmental destruction). But it is not hard to recognize the sharp differences in ability to shape world affairs, and to identify the more prominent and influential actors.Īmong states, since the end of World War II the United States has been by far the first among unequals, and remains so. The world is too varied, too complex, for that to be possible. The question raised by the title of this book cannot have a simple and definite answer.
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