On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall collapsed, taking the Cold War down with it. The next twelve years passed in a haze of self-congratulation, Republican confusion, and angst, and economic prosperity�until they ended abruptly with a stunning catastrophe on September 11, 2001.

In America Between The Wars, Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier blend deep expertise with broad access to both parties� political and policy establishments to find out how�and why�America failed to recognize that when we became the sole superpower with responsibility for the world�s oversight, we overlooked how the new world actually worked.