Power and Willpower in the American Future: Why the US is Not Destined to Decline

The most important question the world faces is whether the United States is destined to lose its place as the leading global power. Today, many pundits adopt a pessimistic approach and argue that the United States cannot long remain the world's preeminent country. They point to seemingly incontrovertible evidence about American decline, from economic difficulties to challenges from newly rising countries. Robert J. Lieber disagrees. In an important book, Professor Lieber outlines why claims about the inevitability of American decline are overblown. He shows that decline is a choice, and that the United States can still marshall the willpower to overcome the challenges it faces -- just as it has in every generation before this one.