Donald Trump’s election has called into question many fundamental assumptions about politics and society. Should the forty-fifth president of the United States make us reconsider the nature and future of the global order? Collecting a wide range of perspectives from leading political scientists, historians, and international-relations scholars, Chaos in the Liberal Order explores the global trends that led to Trump’s stunning victory and the impact his presidency will have on the international political landscape.
Contributors situate Trump among past foreign policy upheavals and enduring models for global governance, seeking to understand how and why he departs from precedents and norms. The book considers key issues, such as what Trump means for America’s role in the world; the relationship between domestic and international politics; and Trump’s place in the rise of the far right worldwide. It poses challenging questions, including: Does Trump’s election signal the downfall of the liberal order or unveil its resilience? What is the importance of individual leaders for the international system, and to what extent is Trump an outlier? Is there a Trump doctrine, or is America’s president fundamentally impulsive and scattershot? The book considers the effects of Trump’s presidency on trends in human rights, international alliances, and regional conflicts. With provocative contributions from prominent figures such as Stephen M. Walt, Andrew J. Bacevich, and Samuel Moyn, this timely collection brings much-needed expert perspectives on our tumultuous era.
Robert Jervis is the Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics at Columbia University. His books include How Statesmen Think: The Psychology of International Politics (2017). He is the executive editor of the International Security Studies Forum.
Francis J. Gavin is the Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and the inaugural director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. His books include Nuclear Statecraft: History and Strategy in America's Atomic Age (2012).
Joshua Rovner is associate professor in the School of International Service at American University. His books include Fixing the Facts: National Security and the Politics of Intelligence (2011).
Diane N. Labrosse is the National Security Archive H-Diplo Fellow and the H-Diplo executive and managing editor. She is also the senior managing editor of the International Security Studies Forum.
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评分这本厚重的著作,初翻阅时便被其恢弘的叙事结构所震撼。作者似乎对世界历史的脉络有着近乎痴迷的把握,他将宏观的政治经济学理论与微观的社会文化变迁巧妙地编织在一起,形成了一张错综复杂却又逻辑严密的分析网络。书中对于权力转移、意识形态演变等核心议题的探讨,展现出一种超越时代局限的深刻洞察力。特别是其中关于“范式转移”的论述,不仅是对既有秩序瓦解过程的冷峻剖析,更像是对未来不确定性的一种哲学预演。行文间,那种兼具古典主义的严谨与现代批判的锐利,让人在阅读时仿佛置身于历史的洪流之中,既感到身不由己的渺小,又因理解了运行的机制而获得了一种智识上的超然。全书的基调沉郁而有力,充满了对人类社会复杂性的深沉反思,绝非一部轻松愉快的读物,而是需要读者投入大量心力去消化的思想盛宴。
评分读完这本大部头,我最大的感受是作者的叙事节奏把握得极其精准,像一位技艺高超的音乐指挥家,知道何时该用低沉的大提琴铺陈背景,何时又该用尖锐的小提琴引爆冲突。书中对特定历史节点的描述,比如某个关键会议的幕后博弈,或者某个理论流派的兴衰荣辱,被刻画得栩栩如生,充满了戏剧张力。这种将抽象概念具体化、将宏大叙事融入生动细节的处理方式,极大地增强了文本的可读性。与某些只热衷于堆砌术语的学术著作不同,这里的语言是富有画面感和冲击力的,即便是对普通读者而言,也能清晰地感受到作者笔下那种“风雨欲来”的紧张氛围。尽管主题宏大,但作者似乎从未失去对个体经验的关注,总能在冰冷的结构分析中,插入一些触动人心的侧面观察,使得整部作品既有庙堂之高,又有江湖之远。
评分从阅读体验上来说,这是一次对认知边界的强力拓展。书中引用的案例和数据之翔实,令人叹为观止,作者显然投入了大量时间进行田野调查或原始文献的挖掘。特别是在探讨一些看似边缘,实则影响深远的社会运动时,作者的论证链条之长、细节之丰富,让人不禁拍案叫绝。然而,这种详尽也带来了一定的阅读门槛。对于那些不熟悉相关背景知识的读者来说,可能需要频繁地查阅注释或进行背景补充阅读,这无疑增加了阅读的厚度。但这并非是缺点,而更像是一种邀请:作者邀请读者一同进入一个需要深入学习才能完全掌握的知识领域。整部作品的论证是层层递进的,与其说是阅读,不如说是一场智力上的马拉松,需要读者保持高度的专注力和持续的探究精神。
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