The growth of China's economy, the huge unrealized potential of Russia and the claims of the European Union countries to pursue an independent policy - all this can harm the national interests of the United States. Threats from terrorist organizations continue to exist in the Middle East and North Africa. How to save the world from impending chaos, and at the same time ensure US leadership in building a new world order? The book is devoted to the analysis of unsuccessful attempts by the United States to establish control over what is happening in our world.