Preventive engagement : how America can avoid war, stay strong, and keep the peace
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Preventive engagement : how America can avoid war, stay strong, and keep the peace
（Council on Foreign Relations books）
Columbia University Press, c2018
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
America finds itself in an acute predicament: The international order it has helped construct over many decades is under increasing stress from various quarters. As the world's predominant military power and principal guarantor of global peace and security, the United States must fulfill its many responsibilities without becoming entangled in costly conflicts that threaten its security, deplete its national power, and weaken its international standing. Preventive Engagement proposes a long-term strategy for how the United States can manage the risks of a more turbulent world in a way that lessens the demand for--and potential drain on--U.S. power. Its novel approach adapts the basic techniques used to prevent many societal problems, such as infectious diseases, violent crime, and drug trafficking. Preventive engagement has three complementary components: the promotion of policies known to lower the risk of violent conflict and political instability; the anticipation of crises most likely to precipitate major U.S. military engagement; and a concerted effort to mitigate if not resolve conflicts that erupt in the short term before escalating into a threat to U.S. interests.
This comprehensive approach stresses early detection and foresight to actively manage sources of conflict. Using examples from Syria, Ukraine, and the South China Sea, Preventive Engagement shows its strategy in practice and illuminates the role that international actors, including NGOs, the United Nations, regional organizations, and private businesses, can play to further U.S. preventive goals.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. America's Predicament
I. The Building Blocks of Preventive Engagement
2. Thinking Ahead: From Warning to Anticipation
3. Acting Ahead: From Reaction to Prevention
II. A U.S. Strategy for Preventive Engagement
4. Risk Reduction: The Long Game
5. Crisis Prevention: The Midterm Game
6. Conflict Mitigation: The Short Game
7. Partners in Prevention
8. Reorienting the United States
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
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