The case for Goliath : how America acts as the world's government in the twenty-first century / Michael Mandelbaum.

The world's government: empire ; government ; society ; history ; consensus
International security: reassurance ; nuclear nonproliferation ; terrorism and preventive war ; humanitarian intervention ; state-building
The global economy: enforcement ; oil ; money ; trade ; consumption
International legitimacy: legitimacy ; resentment ; criticism ; leadership ; costs
The future: a world without America ; world government ; international society ; Europe ; "Victor Hugo, alas."