TY  - GEN
T1  - The sovereignty wars : reconciling America with the world
A1  - Patrick, Stewart
LA  - English
PP  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Brookings Institution Press
YR  - 2019
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1099691638
AB  - Americans have long been protective of the country's sovereignty--beginning when George Washington retired as president with the admonition for his successors to avoid "permanent" alliances with foreign powers. Ever since, the nation has faced persistent, often heated debates about how to maintain that sovereignty, and whether it is endangered when the United States enters international organizations, treaties, and alliances about which Washington warned. As the recent election made clear, sovereignty is also one of the most frequently invoked, polemical, and misunderstood concepts in politics--particularly American politics. The concept wields symbolic power, implying something sacred and inalienable: the right of the people to control their fate without subordination to outside authorities. Given its emotional pull, however, the concept is easily highjacked by political opportunists. By playing the sovereignty card, they can curtail more reasoned debates over the merits of proposed international commitments by portraying supporters of global treaties or organizations as enemies of motherhood and apple pie. Such polemics distract Americans from what is really at stake in the sovereignty debate: namely, the ability of the United States to shape its destiny in a global age. The United States cannot successfully manage globalization, much less insulate itself from cross-border threats, on its own. As global integration deepens and cross-border challenges grow, the nation's fate is increasingly tied to that of other countries, whose cooperation will be needed to exploit the shared opportunities and mitigate the common risks of interdependence. The Sovereignty Wars is intended to help today's policymakers think more clearly about what is actually at stake in the sovereignty debate and to provide some criteria for determining when it is appropriate to make bargains over sovereignty--and how to make them
NO  - "With a new preface."
NO  - "A Council on Foreign Relations book."
CN  - JZ1480 .P369 2019
SN  - 9780815737827
SN  - 0815737823
SN  - 9780815731603
SN  - 0815731604
SN  - 9780815737810
SN  - 0815737815
SN  - 9780815731597
SN  - 0815731590
KW  - National security : United States.
KW  - International cooperation.
KW  - Exceptionalism : United States.
KW  - Globalization : United States.
KW  - Nationalism : United States.
KW  - Sovereignty.
KW  - United States : Foreign relations.
KW  - Coopération internationale.
KW  - Exceptionnalisme : États-Unis.
KW  - Mondialisation : États-Unis.
KW  - Nationalisme : États-Unis.
KW  - Souveraineté.
KW  - États-Unis : Relations extérieures.
KW  - sovereignty.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : History & Theory.
KW  - Sovereignty
KW  - Nationalism
KW  - National security
KW  - International cooperation
KW  - Globalization
KW  - Exceptionalism
KW  - Diplomatic relations
KW  - United States
ER  -