America Recommitted

In this extension of his America Overcommitted (1985), Nuechterlein raises two vital questions: What do profound changes like the end of the Cold War, the emergence of Japan as an economic superpower, and German unification, mean for the United States in the 1990s? Should the United States continue to be heavily involved in security issues around the globe or take a more nationalist or neo-isolationist stance? He provides a framework for examining U.S. national interest in various parts of the world and evaluates the importance of these interests in the light of the radical changes that have taken place in the last few years. The author concludes that the United States will be the preeminent world power in the 1990s; put less emphasis on the military tools of power and more on the economic and political levers; have a resurgent economy; and be able to compete effectively with Europe and East Asia. ISBN 0-8131-1746-1: $28.00.