General Note: Originally published: New York : Metropolitan Books, 2003."With a new afterword by the author"--Cover."A Metropolitan/Owl book."
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 1. Priorities and prospects -- 2. Imperial grand strategy -- 3. The new era of enlightenment -- 4. Dangerous times -- 5. The Iraq connection -- 6. Dilemmas of dominance -- 7. Cauldron of animosities -- 8. Terrorism and justice : some useful truism -- 9. A passing nightmare?