Description:
Despite calls to moderate the US overseas military presence, Washington's strategic priorities and need to resurrect and bolster America's reputation among allies and adversaries appear to allow only marginal reductions.
Review Quotes:
'In this timely Adelphi book, Jonathan Stevenson reminds us of the size and complexity of the American global footprint, and how foreign-policy imperatives have tended to override pressures to cut back on the number of overseas bases. In today's tense strategic environment, this will most likely remain the case.'
Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London
'Jonathan Stevenson offers an indispensable look at the United States' overseas bases in 2022 and persuasively explains why they remain critical to American strategy today and for the foreseeable future.'
Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Senior Fellow and Director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security
'US overseas basing is a much debated but little understood topic. This study offers a valuable guide to America's strategic challenges in a volatile world.'
Hal Brands, Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies