NEW FROM GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS

“Anyone contemplating a career in national security should read this book.” —Hon. Anne Patterson, former assistant secretary of state and former ambassador

“Mello produces a clearly written and well-reasoned guide to understanding QCA and how to conduct it effectively.”

—Claude Rubinson, associate professor of sociology, University of Houston-Downtown

“The Biden administration should take careful note of the authors’ smart and practical proposals for restoring America’s traditional welcome to those seeking safety from persecution.”

—T. Alexander Aleinikoff, former UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees

“Crocker, Hampson, and Aall have assembled an impressive group of authors to offer a comprehensive assessment of global and regional challenges, with a useful focus on contrasting global scenarios.” —Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America

“I recommend this as essential reading for anyone who studies, practices, or cares about US national security.”

—Admiral James Stavridis USN, Supreme Allied Commander at NATO (2009-2013)

“Unprecedented insight into the mind of one of the most influential public intellectuals of our time.” —Helena Rosenblatt, author of The Lost History of Liberalism

“A readable, coherent, and well-argued synthesis of the lessons the US military learned (and ignored) observing the conflicts outside its borders.” —Brian McAllister Linn, Ralph R. Thomas Class of 1921 Professor in Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University

“An insightful assessment of all important facets of China’s growing, and increasingly capable, nuclear arsenal.”

—Thomas G. Mahnken, senior research professor at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins