David C. Hendrickson

David C. Hendrickson is the Robert J. Fox Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at Colorado College, where he teaches international politics and American foreign policy. He is the author or coauthor of seven books, including Peace Pact: The Lost World of the American Founding (2003) and Union, Nation, or Empire? The American Approach to International Relations (2009). His essays on American power have appeared in The National Interest, World Policy Journal, Orbis, and Foreign Affairs.

Selected Publications:

• The Future of American Strategy (1987)
• Reforming Defense: The State of American Civil-Military Relations (1988)
• The Imperial Temptation: The New World Order and America's Purpose (with Robert W. Tucker, 1992)
• Peace Pact: The Lost World of the American Founding (2003)

Other Related Resources

• Preserving the Imbalance of Power [Excerpt]
• In Defense of Realism: A Commentary on Just and Unjust Wars [Abstract]
• The Ethics of Collective Security [Abstract]

Last Updated: Feb 06, 2009

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