Journal Article - Quarterly Journal: International Security

Realism and America's Rise: A Review Essay

| Fall 1998

Abstract

Sean Lynn-Jones, co-editor of International Security, reviews Fareed Zakaria’s recent book, From Wealth to Power: The Unusual Origin of America’s World Role. Lynn-Jones praises Zakaria’s book for its contribution to the debate between offensive and defensive realism and its persuasive argument that the United States sought a larger world role when its leaders saw U.S. power increase, but he finds Zakaria’s critique of defensive realism to be more stimulating than convincing.

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For Academic Citation: Sean M. Lynn-Jones. “Realism and America's Rise: A Review Essay.” Quarterly Journal: International Security, vol. 23. no. 2. (Fall 1998):
157-182
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