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Comment on How Beijing sees us: Policy insights from the past by John Pomfret

John Pomfret — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:21:28 +0000

Why is it that scholars almost always prefer to emphasize Chinese negative views about the US? This type of cherry-picking seems to muddy the study of China’s response to the United States. Sure, Liang Qichao might have said a few negative things and the seizing of the Philippines gave cause for concern but how then do you explain Zou Rong’s “Revolutionary Army” or the major Woodrow Wilson fan club that sprouted up nationwide in 1917-18? Sure, they were disappointed but the clear story here is not China’s increasingly negative views of the US, rather it’s China’s impulse to — against all odds — believe in America, to be disappointed but then to still come back for more.

Comment on The new foreign policy consensus: A word of caution by Michael H. Hunt: The New Foreign Policy Concensus: A Word of Caution | UNC Press Blog

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:05:06 +0000

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Comment on The American project in the Middle East: The end is nigh! by Mustapha

Mustapha — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:05:21 +0000

Indeed,Professor Hunt, this essay has much to do with the problem of decline you mentioned in your conclusion to ‘The American Ascendancy’. The prospects of the American decline has become more evident in recent years specially with the remarkable American loss of influence, in many matters, in key regions around the globe. Whether to the Democrats or to the Republicans the declining U.S power poses an unprecedented challenge.

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The American Project in the Middle East: The End Is Nigh! | UNC Press Blog — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:19:12 +0000

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Comment on teaching “Arc of Empire” by Excerpt from 'Arc of Empire' by Michael Hunt & Steven Levine | UNC Press Blog

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:06:07 +0000

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Comment on How Beijing sees us: Policy insights from the past by Michael H. Hunt: How Beijing Sees the U.S. | UNC Press Blog

Michael H. Hunt: How Beijing Sees the U.S. | UNC Press Blog — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:11:19 +0000

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Comment on Electoral Angst and Nationalist Troubles by How to think about the end of the “American Century” – Michael H. Hunt

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:40:26 +0000

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Comment on Isolationism: Behind the myth, a usable past by The Obama National Security Strategy: “Mush” Ado about Nothing? – Michael H. Hunt

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:37:36 +0000

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Comment on How to think about the end of the “American Century” by Michael Hunt

Michael Hunt — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:51:46 +0000

Thanks, David, for alerting me to your book and to your blog. Look forward to seeing both.

Do you have any advice in general on classifying or controlling the recent literature on U.S. policy? Seems to me we face an enormous outpouring on U.S. empire/hegemony and decline/end of the American Century, mainly prompted by the George W. Bush adventures. It’s hard to keep up and the voices become cacophonous (like lots of people all talking at once rather than a clear debate). I’d be grateful for any guidance — and so might other readers.

Comment on How to think about the end of the “American Century” by David S. Mason

David S. Mason — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:05:42 +0000

An interesting post, Michael, which has much in common with my own book “The End of the American Century” (2008). I posted a comment on the UNC Press Blog site.

I have a blog connected with the theme of the book at:
http://endoftheamericancentury.blogspot.com/

David Mason
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Butler University