Theodore Roosevelt and World Order: Police Power in International Relations
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (692 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1574888838 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Craig said Enlightening. Holmes' book seems to provide an extensive amount of detail and through case studies communicates TR's philosophies. Holmes did a lot of research and shows it in his notes. The book lacks maps, which would have better explained the military settings, political borders, and much more. Had it not been for the lack of maps and other graphics I would give the book 5 stars.
He lives in Athens, Georgia. . Holmes is a senior research associate at the University of Georgia Center for International Trade and Security and teaches international relations in the university’s honors program. James R. A former Navy officer and combat veteran of Desert Storm, he received his doctora
Yet it has escaped attention that TR’s perspectives on domestic and foreign affairs fused under the legal concept of “police power.” This gap in our understanding of Roosevelt’s career deserves to be filled. Since the end of the Cold War, and especially in the post–9/11 era, American statesmen and academics have been grappling with the problem of how to buoy up world order. Roosevelt exercised his concept of police power to manage the newly acquired Philippines and Cuba, to promote Panama’s independence from Colombia, and to defuse international crises in Venezuela and Morocco. While not all of Roosevelt’s philosophy is applicable to today’s world, this book provides useful historical examples of international intervention and a powerful analytical tool for understanding how a great power should respond to world events.. His era shares many features with that of the twenty-first century, notably growing economic interdependence, failed states unable or unwilling to discharge their sovereign responsibilities, and terrorism from an international anarchist movement that felled Roosevelt’s predecessor, William McKinley. Theodore Roosevelt and World Order presents a new understanding of TR’s political philosophy while shedding light on some of today’s most vexing foreign policy dilemmas. Most
Holmes shows that TR's doctrine of 'the international police power' is a useful analytical tool for exploring the challenges facing the United States today in deploying its power abroad to enforce international norms and build state capabilities. "In THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND WORLD ORDER, James Holmes provides a thoughtful and elegantly written account of a period in American history that has been largely forgotten, even by international relations specialists. Yet, as he convincingly argues, it has many parallels with the present and holds interesting lessons. Must reading for anyone interested in the contemporary debate over American 'imperialism.'" --Carnes Lord, professor of military and naval strategy, Naval War College, and author of THE MODERN PRINCE: WHAT LEADERS NEED T