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'Why Containment Works' examines the conduct of American foreign policy during and after the Cold War through the lens of applied policy analysis. The book argues that the Bush Doctrine after 2002 was a theory of victory. The text contrasts prescriptions derived from the Bush Doctrine with an alternative theory of victory, one based on containment and deterrence, which US presidents employed for much of the Cold War period.

Balance of power. --- Deterrence (Strategy) --- Military policy --- Psychology, Military --- Strategy --- First strike (Nuclear strategy) --- Nuclear crisis stability --- Power, Balance of --- Power politics --- International relations --- Political realism --- United States --- Foreign relations --- Philosophy. --- Libya --- Iraq --- Iran --- Defense, Military srategy, Preemptive war, Preventive war, Coercive diplomacy.