Contents
Introduction: Moments of Transition
Chapter 2: How to Rule the World, Part I: The American Model
Chapter 3: How to Rule the World, Part II: The British Model
Chapter 4: How to Be a Successful Country
Chapter 5: Japan: Late Bloomer
Chapter 6: Russia: The Failed Superpower
Chapter 7: Germany: Superpower, Backfired
Chapter 8: France: Desperately Seeking Dominance
Chapter 9: Iran: The Ancient Superpower
Chapter 10: Saudi Arabia: The Anti-Power and the Destruction of the Middle East
Chapter 11: Turkey: The Awakening Superpower
Chapter 12: Brazil: Sunset Approaches
Chapter 13: Argentina: The Politics of Self-Destruction
Chapter 14: The Misshape of Things to Come: The Future of American Foreign Policy
Thread 1: Unwinding the Global War on Terror
Thread 3: Strategic Retrenchment
Thread 4: Profits Without Borders
Thread 5: Desperately Seeking Instability
Chapter 15: The United States: The Distant Superpower
The United States’ Report Card
Chapter 16: Present at the Destruction: The Dawning of the Fourth Age