Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Daniel Larison
“The U.S. must retrench for the sake of its own security, but there are many domestic political obstacles that make retrenchment practically impossible under current conditions. The status quo strategy of military primacy is too deeply entrenched and there are too many established interests committed to its preservation. To change that, there needs to be a major overhaul of America’s domestic political system and its foreign policy, and neither can succeed without the other. That is the heart of Peter Harris’[s] case for reform in his excellent new book, ‘Why America Can’t Retrench (And How It Might).’ It is essential reading for advocates of foreign policy restraint.” (11/25/24)