American Hegemony: Political Morality in a One-Superpower World

Is it morally acceptable for one nation to be the world's policeman? Are there circumstances under which one nation has either the right or the obligation to dominate the others? This important and timely book is the first to examine these and other moral issues raised by America's status as the sole world superpower after the end of the Cold War.

Lea Brilmayer argues that American hegemony is a form of international governance and must be evaluated by liberals in the same way they would eva...