The Next American Century - How The U.S. Can Thrive As Other Powers Rise

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“We live in an era of great opportunity. In The Next American Century, two brilliant young foreign policy thinkers argue that the growing strength of India, China, Japan, Russia and Europe, competitors but not enemies, can benefit the U.S. as long as we invest anew at home. The Next American Century provides a strong, practical, optimistic lesson that Americans should take to heart.”

--Brent Scowcroft, former National Security Adviser to Presidents Gerald R. Ford and George H.W. Bush

"This is no partisan rant. They make solid points and offer sensible solutions. . . . Their well-presented arguments are worthy of serious consideration."

--Booklist

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The rise of other global powers is most often posed as a sorry tale. The potential loss of our #1 status implies a blow to our safety, economy, and prestige. In The Next American Century, Nina Hachigian and Mona Sutphen show that the “pivotal powers”—China, Europe, India, Japan, and Russia—seek greater influence, but each has an enormous stake in the world economy and a keen desire to thwart common threats.

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Nina Hachigian is a Senior Vice President at the Center for American Progress and a Visiting Scholar of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. Earlier, she was the Director of the Center for Asia-Pacific Policy and a Senior Political Scientist and at RAND. From 1998 to 1999, she was on the staff of the National Security Council. She lives in Los Angeles.

Mona Sutphen is a Managing Director at Stonebridge International LLC, a Washington-based international business strategy firm. A former diplomat, she served in Bangkok and Sarajevo. Later, she served as Special Assistant to U.S. National Security Adviser Samuel R. Berger and as an advisor to United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson. She lives in New York.

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Review: New York Review of Books, April 17 Issue:

"Hachigian and Sutphen argue persuasively that all of these [European] powers see their interest as lying in a cooperative world system rather than a contest for primacy, and that the US's interest lies in seeking 'strategic collaboration' with them, rather than attempting to 'contain' them in a vain attempt to perpetuate its own 'primacy.'… Let us hope that theirs is the voice of the future, for if it is, there is hope." For the full review, click here.

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Pod Cast: Foreign Policy Experts Ponder Geopolitical Future

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All Things Considered, January 11
Foreign policy experts Nina Hachigian and Mona Sutphen got their starts in the Clinton administration. In The Next American Century, they lay out some dos and don'ts for America moving forward. Michele Norris talks with the authors about their book.

Bill Maher Show
"Nina was a guest on the Bill Maher show on Feb. 15. See the 6 video clips on YouTube."

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