In the shadows of the American century: the rise and decline of US global power

Introduction. US global power and me

Part I. Understanding the US empire. Ch. 1. The world island and the rise of America

Ch. 2. "Our S.O.B.s" : America and the autocrats

Ch. 3. Covert netherworld

Part II. US strategies for survival. Ch. 4. A global surveillance state

Ch. 5. Torture and the eclipse of empires

Ch. 6. Beyond bayonets and battleships : the Pentagon's wonder weapons

Part III. Dynamics of US decline. Ch. 7. Grandmasters of the great game

Ch. 8. Five scenarios for the end of the American century.