Politics And Power By Robert Kagen
Book Review: Robert Kagan Paradise and Power- America and Europe in the New World Order.
Robert Kagan's book ‘Paradise and Power' was a break through in writing concerning the new world order, which has especially developed during and after the Cold War.
In the first part of this review, I shall endeavour to summarise the book, focusing
on the difference between America and Europe's worldview's, and the historical reasoning behind the readjusting of the power balance between Europe and America. This includes analysing the affect of the Second World War and the Cold War which has lead to America's power being described as a ‘Hyperpuissance' a term coined by the French Foreign Minister Hubert Védrine, to describe the power of America, which transcended that of a ‘Super Power' (Kagan 2003 p.43).
Subsequent to the summary I should like to focus on an aspect of Kagan's critique, and attempting to contrast it with a different view.
Secondly I would like to look at the......
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