The Stupidity of War: American Foreign Policy and the Case for Complacency

by John E. Mueller

Book Overview

It could be said that American foreign policy since 1945 has been one long miscue; most international threats - including during the Cold War - have been substantially exaggerated. The result has been agony and bloviation, unnecessary and costly military interventions that have mostly failed. A policy of complacency and appeasement likely would have worked better. In this highly readable book, John Mueller argues with wisdom and wit rather than ideology...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108843832
• ISBN13: 9781108843836
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 9.2"