America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11 ; The Misunderstood Years Between the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Start of the War on Terror

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On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall collapsed, taking the Cold War down with it. The next twelve years passed in a haze of self-congratulation, Republican confusion, and angst, and economic prosperity--until they ended abruptly with a stunning catastrophe on September 11, 2001. In America Between The Wars, Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier blend deep expertise with broad access to both parties' political and policy establishments to find out how--and why--America failed to recognize that when we became the sole superpower with responsibility for the world's oversight, we overlooked how the new w.;Preface: Between the Wars ix; 1 The Lone Superpower, Adrift 1; 2 Democrats Unite 29; 3 Wrong Foot Forward 53; 4 Contract and Crisis 85; 5 Turning Point 113; 6 The Indispensable Nation in a Globalizing World 146; 7 "Remembering the Past and Imagining the Future" 178; 8 Liberal Bombs, Conservative Shields 210; 9 New World Disorder 244; 10 The End of the Modern Interwar Years 280; 11 The 11/9 World 313; From 11/9 to 9/11: A Chronology 331; Notes 343; Bibliography 377; Acknowledgments 387; Index 391. Preface: Between the Wars ix 1 The Lone Superpower, Adrift 1 2 Democrats Unite 29 3 Wrong Foot Forward 53 4 Contract and Crisis 85 5 Turning Point 113 6 The Indispensable Nation in a Globalizing World 146 7 "Remembering the Past and Imagining the Future" 178 8 Liberal Bombs, Conservative Shields 210 9 New World Disorder 244 10 The End of the Modern Interwar Years 280 11 The 11/9 World 313 From 11/9 to 9/11: A Chronology 331 Notes 343 Bibliography 377 Acknowledgments 387 Index 391.