Empires Without Imperialism: Anglo-American Decline and the Politics of DeflectionThe end of the Cold War ushered in a moment of nearly pure American dominance on the world stage, yet that era now seems ages ago. Since 9 11 many informed commentators have focused on the relative decline of American power in the global system. While some have welcomed this as a salutary development, outspoken proponents of American power particularly neoconservatives have lamented this turn of events. As Jeanne Morefield argues in Empires Without