Book Club - Peace, War and Liberty: Understanding US Foreign Policy by Chris Preble

In Peace, War and Liberty, Christopher Preble traces the history of U.S. foreign policy from the American founding to the present to find answers to questions about whether America’s policy choices have made the world safer and freer, and to better understand the impact of these choices on freedom at home. He provides a comprehensive challenge to the interventionist ideology of American’s foreign policy establishment.

About the Author

Christopher Preble is a Senior Fellow and Director at the Stimson Center. He teaches US Foreign Policy at the University of California, and co-hosts the “New Assessment” podcast. Preble previously served as co-director of the New American Engagement Initiative within the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security; vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute; and as Cato’s director of foreign policy studies. He is the author of four books and his work has appeared in major publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Survival, The National Interest, and Foreign Policy. Preble, a former commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, and holds a PhD in history from Temple University.