Taming American power : the global response to U.S. primacy / Stephen M. Walt.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The problem of American power -- The foreign policy of American primacy -- The roots of resentment -- Strategies of opposition -- Strategies of accommodation -- Foreign policy in the national interest.

How firm is America's grasp on global supremacy? The United States currently wields unprecedented global power. Americans often assume that their global role is benevolent and their dominant position unchallenged, but other states are increasingly worried about U.S. dominance and are beginning to turn their concerns into action. Professor and renowned scholar Walt analyzes the different strategies that states employ to counter U.S. power or to harness it for their own ends. These responses threaten America's ability to achieve its foreign policy goals and may eventually undermine its dominant position. To prevent this, Walt argues, the United States must adopt a foreign policy that other states welcome, rather than one that reinforces their fear of American power.--From publisher description.