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He is a graduate of the us military academy and received his phd in american diplomatic history from princeton university. Listen to andrew bacevich discuss his new book, americas war for the greater middle east. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of a dozen books, among them american empire, the new american militarism, the limits of power, washington rules, and breach of trust. His new book, twilight of the american century, examines the ambitions and. Bacevich, a professor of history and international relations at boston university and a retired army colonel, discusses his new book, the limits of power.
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