Unreliable Watchdog explores the news media's poor performance in monitoring the blunders and abuses that have marked U.S. foreign policy and national security issues during the Cold War and post-Cold War eras.
Ted Galen Carpenter is senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. He is the author of twelve books and more than 800 articles and studies on international affairs. His previous books include Gullible Superpower: U.S. Support for Bogus Foreign Democratic Movement;Perilous Partners: The Benefits and Pitfalls of America's Alliances with Authoritarian Regimes; The Fire Next Door: Mexico's Drug Violence and the Danger to America; and Smart Power: Toward a Prudent Foreign Policy for America. He is a frequent guest expert on radio and television programs and is a contributing editor to both the National Interest and American Conservative.
