James W. Peterson is Professor of Political Science and Head of the Department of Political Science at Valdosta State University, USA. He has previously authored two books that focus on NATO.

James Peterson has given us a coherent and informative analysis of U.S. foreign policy from a perspective often ignored. Anyone who has long studied American Foreign Policy should see things through a somewhat different lens after reading this book. It adds an important perspective to the American role in the world over the last century.

• Introduction: 1914: An Abrupt End to a Century and a Quarter of IsolationismPart One: Alliance Networks and the Defeat of German and Japanese Power: Early Twentieth Century Hot Wars, 1914-1945Chapter One: World War I, Temporary Alliance Networks, and American Leadership, 1914-1918Chapter Two: World War II, Permanent Alliances, and American Internationalism, 1931-1945Part Two: Role of Alliances in Containing the Power of the Soviet Union: Late Twentieth Century Cold War, 1945-1991Chapter Three: War of Nerves with the Soviet Union: A Broad but Shaky Containment Alliance, 1945-1991Chapter Four: Korean War: A Small Pacific-Based Containment Alliance and Stalemate, 1950-1953Chapter Five: War in Southeast Asia: Absence of Allies, Non-Containment, and Defeat, 1964-1973Part Three: Creation of Alliances to Restrict and Defeat Rogue State Power: Immediate Post-Cold War PeriodChapter Six: American-Led, United Nations Based Alliance to Check Saddam and Iraq, 1990-1991Chapter Seven: American-Led, NATO-Based Alliance to Check Miloševic and Serbia, 1992-1999Part Four: Utility and Disutility of Alliances in Dealing with Challenges from Terrorist Power, 2001-2014Chapter Eight: America, NATO, and the War in Afghanistan, 2001-2014Chapter Nine: America, Coalition of the Willing, and the War in Iraq, 2003-2011Chapter Ten: Arab Spring, Discussions within Alliances, and the Potential for War, 2011-2014Conclusion: 2014: Reflections on a Century of War and an Abrupt Transition to New ConflictsAlliance Networks and the Defeat of Enemy European and Asian States, 1914-1945Role of Alliances in Containing the Power of a Universalist State and its Empire, 1945-1991Creation of Alliances to Counter Rogue States and their Regional Power, 1991-2001Battle against Terrorism - Beneath , Above, Beyond, and Within, 2001-2014Continuing Terrorism, Arab Resurgence, and Globalization, 2014 and after“Mazar” References

James W. Peterson is Professor of Political Science and Head of the Department of Political Science at Valdosta State University, USA. He has previously authored two books that focus on NATO.

James Peterson has given us a coherent and informative analysis of U.S. foreign policy from a perspective often ignored. Anyone who has long studied American Foreign Policy should see things through a somewhat different lens after reading this book. It adds an important perspective to the American role in the world over the last century.

• Introduction: 1914: An Abrupt End to a Century and a Quarter of IsolationismPart One: Alliance Networks and the Defeat of German and Japanese Power: Early Twentieth Century Hot Wars, 1914-1945Chapter One: World War I, Temporary Alliance Networks, and American Leadership, 1914-1918Chapter Two: World War II, Permanent Alliances, and American Internationalism, 1931-1945Part Two: Role of Alliances in Containing the Power of the Soviet Union: Late Twentieth Century Cold War, 1945-1991Chapter Three: War of Nerves with the Soviet Union: A Broad but Shaky Containment Alliance, 1945-1991Chapter Four: Korean War: A Small Pacific-Based Containment Alliance and Stalemate, 1950-1953Chapter Five: War in Southeast Asia: Absence of Allies, Non-Containment, and Defeat, 1964-1973Part Three: Creation of Alliances to Restrict and Defeat Rogue State Power: Immediate Post-Cold War PeriodChapter Six: American-Led, United Nations Based Alliance to Check Saddam and Iraq, 1990-1991Chapter Seven: American-Led, NATO-Based Alliance to Check Miloševic and Serbia, 1992-1999Part Four: Utility and Disutility of Alliances in Dealing with Challenges from Terrorist Power, 2001-2014Chapter Eight: America, NATO, and the War in Afghanistan, 2001-2014Chapter Nine: America, Coalition of the Willing, and the War in Iraq, 2003-2011Chapter Ten: Arab Spring, Discussions within Alliances, and the Potential for War, 2011-2014Conclusion: 2014: Reflections on a Century of War and an Abrupt Transition to New ConflictsAlliance Networks and the Defeat of Enemy European and Asian States, 1914-1945Role of Alliances in Containing the Power of a Universalist State and its Empire, 1945-1991Creation of Alliances to Counter Rogue States and their Regional Power, 1991-2001Battle against Terrorism - Beneath , Above, Beyond, and Within, 2001-2014Continuing Terrorism, Arab Resurgence, and Globalization, 2014 and after“Mazar” References

James W. Peterson is Professor of Political Science and Head of the Department of Political Science at Valdosta State University, USA. He has previously authored two books that focus on NATO.

James Peterson has given us a coherent and informative analysis of U.S. foreign policy from a perspective often ignored. Anyone who has long studied American Foreign Policy should see things through a somewhat different lens after reading this book. It adds an important perspective to the American role in the world over the last century.

• Introduction: 1914: An Abrupt End to a Century and a Quarter of IsolationismPart One: Alliance Networks and the Defeat of German and Japanese Power: Early Twentieth Century Hot Wars, 1914-1945Chapter One: World War I, Temporary Alliance Networks, and American Leadership, 1914-1918Chapter Two: World War II, Permanent Alliances, and American Internationalism, 1931-1945Part Two: Role of Alliances in Containing the Power of the Soviet Union: Late Twentieth Century Cold War, 1945-1991Chapter Three: War of Nerves with the Soviet Union: A Broad but Shaky Containment Alliance, 1945-1991Chapter Four: Korean War: A Small Pacific-Based Containment Alliance and Stalemate, 1950-1953Chapter Five: War in Southeast Asia: Absence of Allies, Non-Containment, and Defeat, 1964-1973Part Three: Creation of Alliances to Restrict and Defeat Rogue State Power: Immediate Post-Cold War PeriodChapter Six: American-Led, United Nations Based Alliance to Check Saddam and Iraq, 1990-1991Chapter Seven: American-Led, NATO-Based Alliance to Check Miloševic and Serbia, 1992-1999Part Four: Utility and Disutility of Alliances in Dealing with Challenges from Terrorist Power, 2001-2014Chapter Eight: America, NATO, and the War in Afghanistan, 2001-2014Chapter Nine: America, Coalition of the Willing, and the War in Iraq, 2003-2011Chapter Ten: Arab Spring, Discussions within Alliances, and the Potential for War, 2011-2014Conclusion: 2014: Reflections on a Century of War and an Abrupt Transition to New ConflictsAlliance Networks and the Defeat of Enemy European and Asian States, 1914-1945Role of Alliances in Containing the Power of a Universalist State and its Empire, 1945-1991Creation of Alliances to Counter Rogue States and their Regional Power, 1991-2001Battle against Terrorism - Beneath , Above, Beyond, and Within, 2001-2014Continuing Terrorism, Arab Resurgence, and Globalization, 2014 and after“Mazar” References