| List of Maps and Figures | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Impact of Global Political Awakening | p. 26 |
| America's Long Imperial War | p. 64 |
| The World After America: By 2025, not Chinese but Chaotic | p. 75 |
| The Uncommon Global Commons | p. 110 |
| A Larger and Vital West | p. 132 |
| A Stable and Cooperative New East | p. 155 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 193 |
| Notes | p. 195 |
| The Receding West | p. 7 |
| Beyond Self-Delusion | p. 46 |
| The Geopolitically Most Endangered States | p. 89 |
| The Emergence of Global Power | p. 8 |
| The Waning of the American Dream | p. 37 |
| Eurasia's Geopolitical Volatility | p. 123 |
| The Rise of Asia and the Dispersal of Global Power | p. 16 |
| Beyond 2025: A New Geopolitical Balance | p. 121 |
| The Shared American Dream | p. 37 |
| America's Residual Strengths | p. 55 |
| The Post-America Scramble | p. 76 |
| The End of a Good Neighborhood | p. 103 |
| Conclusion: America's Dual Role | p. 183 |
| Index | p. 197 |