Earl H. Fry Boeken

This book is bold, controversial, and thoroughly stimulating. Not everyone will agree with its author. But everyone will want to read his book. - Charles Doran, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

The book examines the dual trends of increasing global integration and the decentralization of power from national to local governments. Earl Fry analyzes how state and local authorities are gaining influence in foreign affairs as Americans engage more with the world through trade, immigration, and technology. He argues that the federal government struggles to manage these complex interactions, highlighting the need for a collaborative approach among various levels of government in conducting international relations.

This book details fifteen debilitating fault lines facing the United States, ranging from Beltway dysfunction, to incoherent foreign policy pursuits. It then offers specific policy solutions, based on best practices, which will erase these fault lines and permit the United States to enter a new era of Renaissance America by 2030.