America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy
—The New York Times
Like it or not, George W. Bush has launched a revolution in American foreign policy. He has redefined how America engages the world, shedding the constraints that friends, allies, and international institutions once imposed on its freedom of action. In America Unbound, Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay caution that the Bush revolution comes with serious risks–and, at some point, we may find that America’s friends and allies will refuse to follow his lead, leaving the U.S. unable to achieve its goals. This edition has been extensively revised and updated to include major policy changes and developments since the book’s original publication.
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Book details
- Author
- Ivo H. Daalder, James M. Lindsay
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 272
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Political Science › International Relations › Arms Control
- Topics
- American foreign policy · George W. Bush · international relations · US foreign policy post-9/11 · Iraq War · allies and alliances · unilateralism · Middle East politics
- ISBN-13
- 9780471741503 (Paperback)9781620458310 (Hardcover)
About the author
IVO H. DAALDER is a Dutch-American political scientist and diplomat who has authored more than a dozen books. His recent books include The Empty Throne: America’s Abdication of Global Leadership and America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy.
Daalder’s book America Unbound, co-authored with James M. Lindsay, won the 2003 Lionel Gelber Prize. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and studied at the universities of Kent, Oxford, and Georgetown.
When not writing, Daalder has served in senior public roles, including U.S. Ambassador to NATO from 2009 to 2013 and President and CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs from 2013 to 2025. His work draws on direct experience shaping transatlantic policy and global affairs.