The State of the American Empire

by Burman, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780520248786
• ISBN10: 0520248783
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-03
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

As the United States casts an increasingly dominant shadow in world affairs, resentment from the international community widens. InThe State of the American Empire,Stephen Burman lays bare the global scope of the political, economic, cultural, and military might of a country that, paradoxically, was founded in a rebellion against imperialism. Combining forensic analysis with detailed full-color graphics, Burman provides a comprehensive overview of the countries that are dependent on U.S. trade or investment, or are inhabited by U.S. troops. Liberally illustrated with maps that display America's global footprint, from its military interventions to its trading partners,The State of the American Empireinterrogates every aspect of this new empire to reveal its roots, its likely duration, and, most important, its impact on the rest of the world. Copub: Myriad Editions

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
America's Global Footprint	p. 16
Energy	p. 19
Energy Consumption	p. 20
Energy Policy	p. 22
Climate Change	p. 24
Energy Security	p. 26
Oil: Consumption and Dependency	p. 28
US Oil Policy	p. 30
Trade	p. 33
Imbalance of Trade	p. 34
Trading Partners	p. 36
Global Trade	p. 38
Trade and Foreign Policy	p. 40
Capital	p. 43
Investment	p. 44
Multinationals	p. 46
Capital Transactions	p. 48
The Dollar	p. 50
People	p. 53
Immigration	p. 54
The Americas	p. 56
Economic Migration	p. 58
Political Refugees	p. 60
Military	p. 63
Military Spending	p. 64
Comparative Military Spending	p. 66
Military at Home	p. 68
Military Abroad	p. 70
Arms Sales	p. 72
Security	p. 75
Interventions: 1945-89	p. 76
Interventions: 1990-2006	p. 78
Interventions: Military and Covert	p. 80
The Pacific Rim	p. 82
Europe, Middle East and Africa	p. 84
Soft Power	p. 87
Aid and Influence	p. 88
Relations with the UN	p. 90
International Financial Institutions	p. 92
Informal Networks	p. 94
Ideas	p. 97
How America Sees Itself	p. 98
How the World Sees America	p. 100
Diplomacy and Intelligence	p. 102
Culture Wars	p. 104
The Future	p. 107
War on Terror	p. 108
Levels of Resistance	p. 110
Necklace or Noose	p. 112
Sustaining the Empire	p. 114
World Data Table	p. 118
Data Sources	p. 127
Photo Credits	p. 130
Index	p. 131
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