Scholar Michael Manelbaum says the era marked by an expansive U.S. foreign policy is coming to an end. He attributes the end to soaring deficits and recommends a new policy, centered on a reduction in the nation's dependence on foreign oil.
Michael Mandelbaum is the Christian A. Herter Professor of American Foreign Policy and director of the American Foreign Policy Program at the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Mandelbaum is a former faculty member at Harvard University, Columbia University, and the U.S. Naval Academy. His many publications include: *The Frugal Superpower: America’s Global Leadership in a Cash-Strapped Era* (2010);* Democracy's Good Name: The Rise and Risks of the World's Most Popular Form of Government* (2007); *The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World's Government in the 21st Century* (2006); and *The Meaning of Sports: Why Americans Watch Baseball, Football and Basketball and What They See When They Do* (2004).