Book Talk - Beyond the Water’s Edge: How Partisanship Corrupts US Foreign Policy

In Beyond the Water's Edge, QI Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar examines how and why partisanship has undermined U.S. foreign policy, especially over the past three decades. Its costs range from the prolongation of war and crisis to the intrusion of foreign influence and the undermining of democracy. Pillar explores the ways other governments respond to inconsistency in U.S. foreign policy, the consequences of domestic division for U.S. global leadership, and how the corruption of American democracy also weakens democracy worldwide. Offering insightful analysis of the decline of U.S. foreign relations, Beyond the Water’s Edge is an important book for all readers concerned about the state of the American political system. Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute, discussed the book with the author. The conversation took place on Tuesday, May 7th from 12:00-1:00 PM EST.