A New Foreign Policy, Jeffrey D. Sachs
A New Foreign Policy, Jeffrey D. Sachs
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A New Foreign Policy
Beyond American Exceptionalism

Author: Jeffrey D. Sachs

Narrator: Steve Menasche

Unabridged: 7 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/26/2019


Synopsis

The American Century began in 1941 and ended on January 20, 2017. While the United States remains a military giant and is still an economic powerhouse, it no longer dominates the world economy or geopolitics as it once did. The current turn toward nationalism and "America first" unilateralism in foreign policy will not make America great. Instead, it represents the abdication of our responsibilities in the face of severe environmental threats, political upheaval, mass migration, and other global challenges.

In this incisive and forceful book, Jeffrey D. Sachs provides the blueprint for a new foreign policy that embraces global cooperation, international law, and aspirations for worldwide prosperity—not nationalism and gauzy dreams of past glory. He argues that America's approach to the world must shift from military might and wars of choice to a commitment to shared objectives of sustainable development. A New Foreign Policy explores both the danger of the "America first" mindset and the possibilities for a new way forward, proposing timely and achievable plans to foster global economic growth, reconfigure the United Nations for the twenty-first century, and build a multipolar world that is prosperous, peaceful, fair, and resilient.

About Jeffrey D. Sachs

Jeffrey D. Sachs is university professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. He is also director of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network and has been advisor to three UN secretaries-general. He is a New York Times bestselling author, and his books include The Age of Sustainable Development, Building the New American Economy, and A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lena on December 15, 2018

Certainly this book falls into the Idealist camp of foreign policy rather than the Realism camp. That said, the writing is conversational in tone and the book highlights some key points. For example: The United States aid budget is equal to around two weeks of Pentagon spending. Unfortunately, advoc......more

Goodreads review by Richie on October 24, 2018

Unquestionably, the most important book I've read this year. Absolutely mindblowing and enlightening.......more

Goodreads review by Steve on February 18, 2019

Super frustrating book. I found many of his diagnoses of the problems of U.S foreign policy compelling, but few of his prescriptions persuasive. Additionally, the tone of the book did not seek to start a conversation with people of different opinions and points of view. He used intentionally provoca......more

Goodreads review by Henry on May 04, 2021

Somewhere between a 3.5 and a 4, so I'm rounding up. A breezy overview of current American foreign policy and Jeff Sachs's suggestions for how it should be modeled in a more progressive fashion. Overall, his analysis of contemporary foreign policy is pretty good and very straightforward. His solutio......more

Goodreads review by Aziz on May 02, 2025

Accurate depiction of the US foreign policy, its impact on the world and its consequences. The author also sprinkles first hand experiences of situations when the US foreign policy was not acting in good faith and instead had double standards. This piece of work is a mandatory read for anyone who se......more