Joseph M. Parent
Capsule Review
Mar/Apr
2012
In this provocative but carefully argued study, Parent makes the case that states create political unions only when they are imperiled by security threats.
Essay
Nov/Dec
2011
The United States can no longer afford a world-spanning foreign policy. Retrenchment -- cutting military spending, redefining foreign priorities, and shifting more of the defense burden to allies -- is the only sensible course. Luckily, that does not have to spell instability abroad. History shows that pausing to recharge national batteries can renew a dominant power’s international legitimacy.
