For those interested, a piece I wrote recently is carried in special section on the Westphalian system in World Politics Review.

http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/Default.aspx

It requires signing up for a subscription, but 4 months scripts are currently free, so really no cost. The piece is intended to be a civilianized follow-on to one I published here in the Small Wars Journal on a concept of Populace-Centric Engagement. I had tied my position to the historic U.S. principles described in this thread, but the editor felt that they detracted from the story they wanted to tell with the three ariticles, so that part was edited out.

I mention it only because I did try to make a case for a way the US could change our strategic perspective to be more in synch with our ideological roots, that would in turn also be more effective for the globalized world we live in today than our Cold War based policies.