This book contains an evaluation of US foreign policy during the term of office of former US presidents Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and his son George W. Bush. The book examines how America struggled to find a defining role after the cold war and then assesses the change in US foreign and security policy brought about as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It charts the unilateralist, and sometime irrational trends, in the foreign policy of the first George W. Bush administration and suggests that there may be some changes in policy during the second four years of his presidency. The book considers the main priorities of US foreign policy, including issues of terrorism, rogue states, promotion of democracy, trade, and the Middle East. It also contains an overview of the debate about the direction of US foreign policy within the US and analyzes the implications of American power for the rest of the world.
