Böcker av Gary Hart

The former senator offers a provocative new assessment of the first "national security president"--James Monroe--remembered for being the last of the Virginia dynasty and for issuing the Monroe Doctrine.

Even as America asserts itself globally, it lacks a grand strategy to replace "containment of communism." This book outlines a strategy, directing America's powers to the achievement of its large purposes. Central to this strategy is the power of American ideals, what the author calls "the fourth power".

Outlines the fundamental changes with which America must grapple when confronting a terrorist threat that has no state and no geographic homebase. This book argues for a security of the commons, emphasizing that the security requires a shield for the homeland as well as a cloak of non-military security, including security of income, and community.