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The Sovereignty Wars - Reconciling America with the World (Paperback)
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The Sovereignty Wars - Reconciling America with the World (Paperback)
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Now in paperback with a new preface by the authorAmericans have
long been protective of the country's sovereignty all the way back
to George Washington who, when retiring as president, admonished
his successors to avoid "permanent" alliances with foreign powers.
Ever since, the nation has faced periodic, often heated, debates
about how to maintain that sovereignty, and whether and when it is
appropriate to cede some of it in the form of treaties and the
alliances about which Washington warned. As the 2016 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
high-jacked 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: 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.
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