Books: Ted Galen Carpenter

The Fire Next Door: Mexico’s Drug Violence and the Danger to America

October 2012

In his compelling new book, Ted Galen Carpenter details the growing horror overtaking Mexico and explains how the current U.S.-backed strategies for trying to stem Mexico’s drug violence have been a disaster.

Smart Power: Toward a Prudent Foreign Policy for America

June 2008

Foreign policy expert Ted Galen Carpenter outlines strategies for protecting America’s security while avoiding unnecessary and unrewarding military adventures.

America’s Coming War With China: A Collision Course Over Taiwan

June 2006

A warning about what the U.S. must do quickly to avoid being dragged into war.

The Korean Conundrum: America’s Troubled Relations with North and South Korea

June 2004

Exiting South Korea

Bad Neighbor Policy: Washington’s Futile War on Drugs in Latin America

June 2003

“A refreshingly candid, controversial, and hard-hitting assessment of Washington’s …campaign against illegal drugs.”
—Foreign Affairs

Peace & Freedom: Foreign Policy for a Constitutional Republic

June 2002

America confronts an array of international challenges and opportunities in the 21st century.

NATO’s Empty Victory: A Postmortem on the Balkan War

June 2000

Victory in the Balkans — at what cost?

China’s Future: Constructive Partner or Emerging Threat?

June 2000

Will China be a partner or a threat?

NATO Enlargement: Illusions and Reality

June 1998

Mission creep: the dangers of NATO expansion.

Delusions of Grandeur: The United Nations and Global Intervention

June 1997

Why we shouldn’t give the UN more power.

The Captive Press: Foreign Policy Crises and the First Amendment

June 1995

Foreign policy crises and First Amendment rights.

Beyond NATO: Staying Out of Europe’s Wars

June 1994

Is NATO relevant after the Cold War?