Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-370) and index
Introduction: Winning the Second Cold War -- 1. Bush and the American foreign policy tradition -- 2. The constitution of American national security -- 3. The Second Cold War on Islamist terror: negative audits -- 4. The Second Cold War on Islamist terror: a positive audit -- 5. Iraq: Vietnam in the sand? -- 6. The Middle East: reformation or Armageddon -- 7. Friends and foes after Bush -- 8. The emerging consensus at home and abroad -- Conclusion: The case for continuity.