After the empire : the breakdown of the American order / Emmanuel Todd ; foreword by Micheal Lind ; translated by C. Jon Delogu.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-212) and index.

1. The Myth of Universal Terrorism -- 2. Democracy as a Threat -- 3. Imperial Dimensions -- 4. The Fragility of Tribute -- 5. The Movement Away from Universalism -- 6. Confront the Strong or Attack the Weak? -- 7. The Return of Russia -- 8. The Emancipation of Europe -- Conclusion: Endgame.

"After the Empire is a provocative and ultimately sobering look at America's changing role in the international community. Using demographic and economic factors to diagnose America's waning hegemony, Todd offers a compelling reevaluation of American preeminence." "Todd argues that at a time when the rest of the world is discovering that it can get along without America - as more and more countries become increasingly educated, democratic, and economically stable - America is slowly realizing that it cannot get along without the rest of the world. Burdened by enormous domestic and foreign trade deficits, the declining value of the U.S. dollar, the unanticipated bankruptcy of several prominent companies, and the fact that it can no longer subsist on its own production, America is becoming ever more dependent on foreign money, a dependency that is steadily undermining its unprecedented political and economic influence."--BOOK JACKET.