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Book Kissinger and Brzezinski

Download or read book Kissinger and Brzezinski written by Gerry Argyris Andrianopoulos and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going beyond superficial comparisons of Kissinger and Brzezinski, this study, by comparing their views on world politics and on strategy and tactics for achieving national goals and examining the consistency of their beliefs and actions while in and out of office, finds that, despite Brzezinski's attacks on Kissinger, he shared many of his views and copied many of his actions while in office and that their policy-making behaviour was, indeed, strongly influenced by their shared beliefs.

Book Kissinger and Brzezinski

Download or read book Kissinger and Brzezinski written by Gerry Argyris Andrianopoulos and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1991-11-25 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study which compares Kissinger and Brzezinski and their impact on US national security policy. It examines their views on world politics, on strategy and tactics for achieving national goals, and their consistency in pursuing these beliefs when in office.

Book Zbigniew Brzezinski

Download or read book Zbigniew Brzezinski written by Justin Vaïsse and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-26 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As National Security Adviser to President Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928–2017) guided U.S. foreign policy at a critical juncture of the Cold War. But his impact on America’s role in the world extends far beyond his years in the White House, and reverberates to this day. His geopolitical vision, scholarly writings, frequent media appearances, and policy advice to decades of presidents from Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama made him America’s grand strategist, a mantle only Henry Kissinger could also claim. Both men emigrated from turbulent Europe in 1938 and got their Ph.D.s in the 1950s from Harvard, then the epitome of the Cold War university. With its rise to global responsibilities, the United States needed professionals. Ambitious academics like Brzezinski soon replaced the old establishment figures who had mired the country in Vietnam, and they transformed the way America conducted foreign policy. Justin Vaïsse offers the first biography of the successful immigrant who completed a remarkable journey from his native Poland to the White House, interacting with influential world leaders from Gloria Steinem to Deng Xiaoping to John Paul II. This complex intellectual portrait reveals a man who weighed in on all major foreign policy debates since the 1950s, from his hawkish stance on the USSR to his advocacy for the Middle East peace process and his support for a U.S.-China global partnership. Through its examination of Brzezinski’s statesmanship and comprehensive vision, Zbigniew Brzezinski raises important questions about the respective roles of ideas and identity in foreign policy.

Book In Search of a Policy

Download or read book In Search of a Policy written by Tomasz Grabowski and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Henry Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski

Download or read book Henry Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski written by Gerry Argyris Andrianopoulos and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Political Realists

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  • Author : Source Wikipedia
  • Publisher : University-Press.org
  • Release : 2013-09
  • ISBN : 9781230498041
  • Pages : 82 pages

Download or read book Political Realists written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 81. Chapters: Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Herman Kahn, Stephen Walt, E. H. Carr, George F. Kennan, Reinhold Niebuhr, John Mearsheimer, Fareed Zakaria, Javed Hashmi, Hans Morgenthau, Brent Scowcroft, Nicholas J. Spykman, Kenneth Waltz, Daniel mihula, James W. Spain, Hedley Bull, Aaron Friedberg, Barry Buzan, Robert Gilpin, Colin S. Gray, Robert Jervis, Robert J. Art, William Wohlforth, Joseph Grieco.

Book Strategic Vision

Download or read book Strategic Vision written by Zbigniew Brzezinski and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eminent scholar Zbigniew Brzezinski's New York Times bestselling blueprint for American foreign policy strategy in the twenty-first century The world today faces a crisis of power, caused by the dramatic shift in its center of gravity from the West to the East, by the dynamic political awakening of people worldwide, and by the deterioration of America's performance both domestically and internationally. As a result, America's position as a world superpower is far from secure. In Strategic Vision, former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski argues that America can and should be actively engaged in navigating this period of crisis and provides a strategic blueprint for America to revitalize its global status and promote a peaceful twenty-first century. As Brzezinski eloquently shows, without an America that is economically vital, socially appealing, responsibly powerful, and capable of sustaining an intelligent foreign engagement, the geopolitical prospects for the West could become increasingly grave.

Book Second Chance

    Book Details:
  • Author : Zbigniew Brzezinski
  • Publisher : Basic Books
  • Release : 2008-07-31
  • ISBN : 0786721863
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book Second Chance written by Zbigniew Brzezinski and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-07-31 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's most distinguished commentator on foreign policy, former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, offers a reasoned but unsparing assessment of the last three presidential administrations' foreign policy. Though spanning less than two decades, these administrations cover a vitally important turning point in world history: the period in which the United States, having emerged from the Cold War with unprecedented power and prestige, managed to squander both in a remarkably short time. This is a tale of decline: from the competent but conventional thinking of the first Bush administration, to the well-intentioned self-indulgence of the Clinton administration, to the mortgaging of America's future by the "suicidal statecraft" of the second Bush administration. Brzezinski concludes with a chapter on how America can regain its lost prestige. This scholarly yet highly opinionated book is sure to be both controversial and influential.

Book Henry Kissinger and the American Century

Download or read book Henry Kissinger and the American Century written by Jeremi Suri and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What made Henry Kissinger the kind of diplomat he was? What experiences and influences shaped his worldview and provided the framework for his approach to international relations? Jeremi Suri offers a thought-provoking, interpretive study of one of the most influential and controversial political figures of the twentieth century. Drawing on research in more than six countries in addition to extensive interviews with Kissinger and others, Suri analyzes the sources of Kissinger's ideas and power and explains why he pursued the policies he did. Kissinger's German-Jewish background, fears of democratic weakness, belief in the primacy of the relationship between the United States and Europe, and faith in the indispensable role America plays in the world shaped his career and his foreign policy. Suri shows how Kissinger's early years in Weimar and Nazi Germany, his experiences in the U.S. Army and at Harvard University, and his relationships with powerful patrons--including Nelson Rockefeller and Richard Nixon--shed new light on the policymaker. Kissinger's career was a product of the global changes that made the American Century. He remains influential because his ideas are rooted so deeply in dominant assumptions about the world. In treating Kissinger fairly and critically as a historical figure, without polemical judgments, Suri provides critical context for this important figure. He illuminates the legacies of Kissinger's policies for the United States in the twenty-first century.

Book The Choice

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  • Author : Zbigniew Brzezinski
  • Publisher : Basic Books
  • Release : 2009-04-29
  • ISBN : 0786739835
  • Pages : 258 pages

Download or read book The Choice written by Zbigniew Brzezinski and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2009-04-29 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overwhelming reality of our time is this: In the opening years of the 21st century, the United States finds itself not only the most powerful nation on earth but the most powerful nation that has ever existed. Given the contradictory roles America plays in the world, we are fated to be the catalyst for either a new global community or for global chaos. If we don't lead, Zbigniew Brzezinski contends, rather than merely dominate by force, we could face worldwide hostility much like the regional hostility now confronting Israel. Brzezinski argues for a more complex and sophisticated view of our global role than much of our media and political leadership are willing to entertain. We are the world's policeman, but we have to be seen as a fair one. We are entitled to a higher level of security than other nations (because we assume greater risks), but we are also the proponent of essential freedoms. We are uniquely powerful, but our homeland is uniquely -and chronically-vulnerable. "Globalization" precludes immunity for even the most powerful. This is an impressively lucid assessment, informed by decades of experience on the front lines of foreign policy, of where we stand in the world and where we should go from here.

Book Blind Oracles

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  • Author : Bruce Kuklick
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2007-08-05
  • ISBN : 0691133875
  • Pages : 259 pages

Download or read book Blind Oracles written by Bruce Kuklick and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2007-08-05 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this trenchant analysis, historian Bruce Kuklick examines the role of intellectuals in foreign policymaking. He recounts the history of the development of ideas about strategy and foreign policy during a critical period in American history: the era of the nuclear standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union. The book looks at how the country's foremost thinkers advanced their ideas during this time of United States expansionism, a period that culminated in the Vietnam War and détente with the Soviets. Beginning with George Kennan after World War II, and concluding with Henry Kissinger and the Vietnam War, Kuklick examines the role of both institutional policymakers such as those at The Rand Corporation and Harvard's Kennedy School, and individual thinkers including Paul Nitze, McGeorge Bundy, and Walt Rostow. Kuklick contends that the figures having the most influence on American strategy--Kissinger, for example--clearly understood the way politics and the exercise of power affects policymaking. Other brilliant thinkers, on the other hand, often played a minor role, providing, at best, a rationale for policies adopted for political reasons. At a time when the role of the neoconservatives' influence over American foreign policy is a subject of intense debate, this book offers important insight into the function of intellectuals in foreign policymaking.

Book Zbig

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  • Author : Charles Gati
  • Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
  • Release : 2013-08-15
  • ISBN : 1421409771
  • Pages : 413 pages

Download or read book Zbig written by Charles Gati and published by Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Captures [Brzezinski’s] extraordinary insights into international politics as well as his commitment to a morally inspired political realism . . . superb.” —International Affairs Zbigniew Brzezinski’s multifaceted career dealing with U.S. security and foreign policy led him from the halls of academia to multiple terms in public service, including a stint as President Carter’s National Security Advisor from 1977 to 1981. His strategic vision continues to influence our world today. To assess the ramifications of Brzezinski’s engagement in world politics and policy making, Charles Gati has enlisted many of the top foreign policy players of recent decades to reflect on and analyze the man and his work. A senior scholar in Eastern European and Russian studies, Gati observed firsthand much of the history and politics surrounding Brzezinski’s career. His vibrant introduction and concluding one-on-one interview with Brzezinski lucidly frame the book’s critical assessment of this major statesman’s accomplishments. “A highly readable volume of reflections on the legendary Cold Warrior by academics, journalists and Brzezinski's colleagues . . . A welcome addition to the field of political science.” —New Eastern Europe

Book Henry Kissinger and the American Approach to Foreign Policy

Download or read book Henry Kissinger and the American Approach to Foreign Policy written by Gregory D. Cleva and published by Bucknell University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This analysis of Henry Kissinger's historical philosophy, statecraft, and views on international politics reveals Kissinger to be a transitional figure who urged a conversion of American foreign policy from an insular to a continental approach.

Book The Trial of Henry Kissinger

Download or read book The Trial of Henry Kissinger written by Christopher Hitchens and published by Verso. This book was released on 2002 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this incendiary book, Hitchens takes the floor as prosecuting counsel and mounts a devastating indictment of Henry Kissinger, whose ambitions and ruthlessness have directly resulted in both individual murders and widespread, indiscriminate slaughter.

Book Geopoliticians

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  • Author : Source Wikipedia
  • Publisher : University-Press.org
  • Release : 2013-09
  • ISBN : 9781230513973
  • Pages : 100 pages

Download or read book Geopoliticians written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 98. Chapters: Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Samuel P. Huntington, Karl Haushofer, Sven Hedin, George F. Kennan, Carl Schmitt, Dimitri Kitsikis, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Ali Mazrui, Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Karl August Wittfogel, Immanuel Wallerstein, Halford Mackinder, Javed Hashmi, Homer Lea, Madhav Das Nalapat, Yevgeny Primakov, Samir Amin, Julian Corbett, Nicholas J. Spykman, Paul Vidal de la Blache, Thomas Barnett, Aleksandr Dugin, Friedrich Ratzel, Doreen Massey, John Ikenberry, Dan Dungaciu, Rudolf Kjellen, Friedrich Naumann, Ellsworth Huntington, George Friedman, Michael Radu, Gawdat Bahgat, Edmund A. Walsh, Pierre Marie Gallois, Ewan Anderson, Albrecht Haushofer, James Kurth, Jean-Francois Thiriart, Yossef Bodansky, Herman Beukema, Robert Strausz-Hupe, Brooks Adams, Gerard Toal, Robert Gard, Wilhelm Sievers, Oleg Serebrian, Ellen Churchill Semple, Klaus Dodds, Mohammad-Reza Hafeznia, Yves Lacoste, Jacques Ancel, Frederic Encel, Boris Ponomarev, James Fairgrieve, Vadim Zagladin, Ravi Arvind Palat, Sergey Karaganov, Adolf Grabowsky, Otto Maull, Erich Obst. Excerpt: Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski (Polish: , pronounced; born March 28, 1928) is a Polish American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman who served as United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981. Major foreign policy events during his term of office included the normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China (and the severing of ties with the Republic of China); the signing of the second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II); the brokering of the Camp David Accords; the transition of Iran from an important U.S. client state to an anti-Western Islamic Republic, encouraging dissidents in Eastern Europe and emphasizing certain human rights in order to undermine the...

Book The Grand Chessboard

    Book Details:
  • Author : Zbigniew Brzezinski
  • Publisher : Basic Books
  • Release : 2016-12-06
  • ISBN : 0465093086
  • Pages : 203 pages

Download or read book The Grand Chessboard written by Zbigniew Brzezinski and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author and eminent foreign policy scholar Zbigniew Brzezinski's classic book on American's strategic mission in the modern world. In The Grand Chessboard, renowned geostrategist Zbigniew Brzezinski delivers a brutally honest and provocative vision for American preeminence in the twenty-first century. The task facing the United States, he argues, is to become the sole political arbiter in Eurasian lands and to prevent the emergence of any rival power threatening our material and diplomatic interests. The Eurasian landmass, home to the greatest part of the globe's population, natural resources, and economic activity, is the "grand chessboard" on which America's supremacy will be ratified and challenged in the years to come. In this landmark work of public policy and political science, Brzezinski outlines a groundbreaking and powerful blueprint for America's vital interests in the modern world. In this revised edition, Brzezinski addresses recent global developments including the war in Ukraine, the re-emergence of Russia, and the rise of China.

Book Kissinger e Brzezinski

Download or read book Kissinger e Brzezinski written by Carlos Manuel Mendes Dias and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: