Susan Strange, in International Organization (Autumn lG7), 55 Hayward St., &rnbridge, Mas. 02142.
One of the persistent myths of our time says Strange, a professor of international relations at the London School of Ekonomics, is that America has passed her prime as a great power. Faced with a shrinking share of world trade, a dwindling industrial base, and increasingly fractious allies, America, many scholars conclude, like Britain before it, must face an impe- rial sunset.
But America, Strange...