intervention (international law)

A critique of the Bush administration's foreign policy that exposes the folly of an agenda of preventive war, placing it in the context of two hundred years of American strategic doctrine.

Discusses the history of the Civil War in Libya and the failures of NATO.

"Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Bret Stephens shows how the retreat of American power, orchestrated by Barack Obama, has created the power vacuums now being filled by our enemies. From Vladimir Putin's quest to restore the old czarist empire, to China's efforts to dominate the South China Sea, to Iran's nuclear ambitions, to ISIS's dreams of an Islamic caliphate, we have entered an era in which our foes no longer fear us and our friends no longer trust us."--Provided by publisher.

"This book considers nearly 150 years of U.S. military intervention in Latin America, from naval patrols near turbulent Spanish colonies in the early 19th century, to the protection of U.S. interests during Caribbean rebellions at the turn of the 20th century, to later actions in Panama, Honduras, Cuba and Nicaragua"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses how the United States practice of intervening all over the globe and how that practice will end up affecting how the world looks at the United States.

Glenn Carle, a CIA spy, provides an account of his experiences after being assigned to interrogate a senior al-Qaida detainee at one of the agency's black sites overseas in the ongoing War on Terror, and tells of his growing doubts about the operation and questions about the limits of his duty to his country.

A collection of essays presenting various viewpoints about a new world order and military intervention.

Provides Americans with critical information about world history, politics, current events, and foreign affairs.