American power & liberal order : a conservative internationalist grand strategy

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by  Paul D Miller

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AMERICAN
POWER &
LIBERAL

O R D E R
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AMERICAN
POWER &
L IBERAL
O R D E R
A CONSERVATIVE INTERNATIONALIST
GRAND STRAT EGY
PAUL D. MILLER
Georgetown University Press / Washington, DC
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Names: Miller, Paul D., author.
Title: American power and liberal order : a conservative internationalist grand strategy /
Paul D. Miller.
Description: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2016. | Includes
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CONTENTS
List of Illustrations vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Part I: A Framework for Thinking about US Grand Strategy
1. In Search of a Twenty- First- Century Grand Strategy 3
2. Power and Liberty in US Diplomatic History 30
3. The New World Disorder 65
Part II: Strategic Courses of Action
4. The Balance of Power and the Democratic Peace 99
5. Barbarians, Failed States, and Stability Operations 127
Part III: Regional Application
6. The Frontline: Europe and East Asia 153
7. The Opportunity: South Asia 175
8. The Quagmire: The Middle East 191
9. The Periphery: Latin America and Africa 209
Part IV: The National Security Tool Kit
10. Homeland Defense 221
11. Diplomacy and Development 240
12. Military, Intelligence, and National Security Decision Making 259
Conclusion 279
Bibliography 285
Index 313
About the Author 323
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure
1.1. US Grand Strategy 21
Tables
1.1. Pillars of US Grand Strategy 19
3.1. Global Power Distribution 71
6.1. Distribution of Power across Regions 156
11.1. Distribution of US Diplomatic Resources 249
12.1. Distribution of US Military Power Abroad 265
12.2. US Military Spending as Percentage of GDP 266
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to thank William Inboden, George Seay, and the board of the
Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin
for giving me the place, time, and funding to write this book. Dr. Inboden
has been an exemplary mentor and friend. I hope this book honors the legacy
of Bill Clements—former governor of Texas, deputy defense secretary, and
confidant to President Ronald Reagan—whose family foundation created the
Clements Center and helps fund my position there.
Many thanks to Nina Silove, Josh Busby, Josh Eisenman, Eugene Gholz,
Patrick McDonald, Sharyl Cross, Megan Reiss, Ben Griffin, Larry O’Bryon,
and especially Anna Scanlon, who provided comments on earlier drafts of
this book.
I’d like to thank Klon Kitchen, whose office at the National Defense Uni-
versity was down the hall from mine. Much of this book originated in our
arguments over lunch; Klon’s was the voice of persistent, nagging, and often
persuasive disagreement in my head as I tried to refine ideas over the years.
I suspect Klon will find more in this book that he disagrees with than other-
wise, which is why he was such a helpful foil, spur, and debating partner.
“Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy” (Proverbs 27:5–6).
Thank you to my children, Liam, Lily, and Lydia, for their laughter and
smiles. Finally, thank you to my long- suffering wife, who showed saintly
patience as she lived with this book and my preoccupation with it for many
months.
This book is inspired in part on ideas I first explored in “American Grand
Strategy and the Democratic Peace,” Survival, vol. 54, issue 2, April/May
2012, pp. 49–76, and “Five Pillars of U.S. Grand Strategy,” Survival, vol. 54,
issue 5, October/November 2012, pp. 7–44. These articles have been copy-
righted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies and are used with
permission.
The views in this book and any errors are my own. All statements of
fact, opinion, or analysis expressed are mine and do not reflect the official
positions of the US government, any of its departments or agencies, either
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