Robert J. Art is Christian A. Herter Professor of International Relations at Brandeis University. He is the author of The TFX Decision: McNamara and the Military and coeditor of The United States and Coercive Diplomacy (with Patrick Cronin) and U.S. Foreign Policy: the Search for a New Role (with Seyom Brown).

Foreword by Richard C. Leone, President of The Century FoundationIntroduction1. The International Setting2. America's National Interests3. Dominion, Collective Security, and Containment4. Selective Engagement5. Isolationism and Offshore Balancing6. Selective Engagement and the Free Hand Strategies7. Implementing Selective EngagementAppendix A. Civil Wars Active between 1991 and 2000
Appendix B. International Wars Active between 1991 and 2000Notes
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