Traces the dynamics of international rivalry from the late 1970s to the present. Allies as Rivals, though in lack of the fashionable word "empire" in its title, presents a much more nuanced analysis of U.S. transition from a hegemonic power (one that dominates through consent) into an imperial one?The coherency of the book is unusually high fo an edited volume?an array of cogent articles to remind us that U.S.'s current imperial turn is but the latest episode of U.S.'s protracted hegemonic decline since the 1970s?Allies as Rivals is indispensable on the shelf of any scholar interested in global political economic transformation. It is also an ideal text for graduate or advanced undergraduate class on international politics and globalization."