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Book American Diplomacy and Emergent Patterns

Download or read book American Diplomacy and Emergent Patterns written by Kenneth W. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Diplomacy and Emerging Patterns

Download or read book American Diplomacy and Emerging Patterns written by Kenneth W. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Diplomacy and Emergent Patterns

Download or read book American Diplomacy and Emergent Patterns written by Kenneth W. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Worldmaking

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  • Author : David Milne
  • Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Release : 2017-02-14
  • ISBN : 9780374536398
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Worldmaking written by David Milne and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new intellectual history of U.S. foreign policy from the late nineteenth century to the present Worldmaking is a compelling new take on the history of American diplomacy. Rather than retelling the story of realism versus idealism, David Milne suggests that U.S. foreign policy has also been crucially divided between those who view statecraft as an art and those who believe it can aspire to the certainty of science. Worldmaking follows a cast of characters who built on one another’s ideas to create the policies we have today. Woodrow Wilson’s Universalism and moralism led Sigmund Freud to diagnose him with a messiah complex. Walter Lippmann was a syndicated columnist who commanded the attention of leaders as diverse as Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, and Charles de Gaulle. Paul Wolfowitz was the intellectual architect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq—and an admirer of Wilson’s attempt to “make the world safe for democracy.” Each was engaged in a process of worldmaking, formulating strategies that sought to deploy the nation’s vast military and economic power—or sought to retrench and focus on domestic issues—to shape a world in which the United States would be best positioned to thrive. Tracing American statecraft from the age of steam engines to the age of drones, Milne reveals patterns of worldmaking that have remained impervious to the passage of time. The result is a panoramic history of U.S. foreign policy driven by ideas and by the lives and times of their authors.

Book Outpost

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  • Author : Christopher R. Hill
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2014
  • ISBN : 1451685939
  • Pages : 448 pages

Download or read book Outpost written by Christopher R. Hill and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An "inside the room" memoir from one of our most distinguished ambassadors who--in a career of service to the country--was sent to some of the most dangerous outposts of American diplomacy. From the wars in the Balkans to the brutality of North Korea to the endless war in Iraq, this is the real life of an American diplomat. Hill was on the front lines in the Balkans at the breakup of Yugoslavia. He takes us from one-on-one meetings with the dictator Milosevic, to Bosnia and Kosovo, to the Dayton conference, where a truce was brokered. Hill draws upon lessons learned as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon early on in his career and details his prodigious experience as a US ambassador. He was the first American Ambassador to Macedonia; Ambassador to Poland, where he also served in the depth of the cold war; Ambassador to South Korea and chief disarmament negotiator in North Korea; and Hillary Clinton's hand-picked Ambassador to Iraq. Hill's account is an adventure story of danger, loss of comrades, high stakes negotiations, and imperfect options. There are fascinating portraits of war criminals (Mladic, Karadzic), of presidents and vice presidents (Clinton, Bush and Cheney, and Obama), of Secretaries of State (Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Hillary Clinton), of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and of Ambassadors Richard Holbrooke and Lawrence Eagleburger. Hill writes bluntly about the bureaucratic warfare in DC and expresses strong criticism of America's aggressive interventions and wars of choice."--

Book American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

Download or read book American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century written by Robert D. Schulzinger and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1984 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most useful and usable text in American diplomatic history now available."--Bruce Kuklick. University of Pennsylvania. "The most comprehensive, accessible survey now available. A very fine and useful piece of scholarship."--Kenneth P. O'Brien. S.U.N.Y. College at Brockport. Writing in a crisp and lively style. Schulzinger moves beyond a chronological survey of events to an analysis of the rivalries of groups, ideas, and interests that have shaped American diplomacy. The book explains how and why policy is made, outlines the fundamental beliefs behind U.S. foreign policy, and traces the consistent pattern of America's relations with the rest of the world from the Spanish-American War to the Reagan administration.

Book The Making of Foreign Policy

Download or read book The Making of Foreign Policy written by Joseph Frankel and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Persistent Patterns and Emergent Structures in a Waning Century

Download or read book Persistent Patterns and Emergent Structures in a Waning Century written by International Studies Association and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1986-03-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early hours of April 22, 1914, American President Woodrow Wilson sent Marines to seize the port of Veracruz in an attempt to alter the course of the Mexican Revolution. As a result, the United States seemed on the brink of war with Mexico. An international uproar ensued. The governments of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile offered to mediate a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Surprisingly, both the United States and Mexico accepted their offer and all parties agreed to meet at an international peace conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario. For Canadians, the conference provided an unexpected spectacle on their doorstep, combining high diplomacy and low intrigue around the gardens and cataracts of Canada's most famous natural attraction. For the diplomats involved, it proved to be an ephemeral high point in the nascent pan-American movement. After it ended, the conference dropped out of historical memory. This is the first full account of the Niagara Falls Peace Conference to be published in North America since 1914. The author carefully reconstructs what happened at Niagara Falls, examining its historical significance for Canada's relationship with the Americas. From this almost forgotten event he draws important lessons on the conduct of international mediation and the perils of middle-power diplomacy.

Book The Myth of American Diplomacy

Download or read book The Myth of American Diplomacy written by Walter L. Hixson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this major reconceptualization of the history of U.S. foreign policy, Walter Hixson engages with the entire sweep of that history, from its Puritan beginnings to the twenty-first century’s war on terror. He contends that a mythical national identity, which includes the notion of American moral superiority and the duty to protect all of humanity, has had remarkable continuity through the centuries, repeatedly propelling America into war against an endless series of external enemies. As this myth has supported violence, violence in turn has supported the myth. The Myth of American Diplomacy shows the deep connections between American foreign policy and the domestic culture from which it springs. Hixson investigates the national narratives that help to explain ethnic cleansing of Indians, nineteenth-century imperial thrusts in Mexico and the Philippines, the two World Wars, the Cold War, the Iraq War, and today’s war on terror. He examines the discourses within America that have continuously inspired what he calls our "pathologically violent foreign policy.” The presumption that, as an exceptionally virtuous nation, the United States possesses a special right to exert power only encourages violence, Hixson concludes, and he suggests some fruitful ways to redirect foreign policy toward a more just and peaceful world.

Book Reports and Documents

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  • Author : United States. Congress
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1964
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1416 pages

Download or read book Reports and Documents written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 1416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Accessions List

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  • Author : United States. Department of State. Library Division
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1963
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Accessions List written by United States. Department of State. Library Division and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book U S  Department of State

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  • Author : Elmer Plischke
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Release : 1999-12-30
  • ISBN : 0313032882
  • Pages : 806 pages

Download or read book U S Department of State written by Elmer Plischke and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1999-12-30 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference history describes and analyzes the State Department and Foreign Service of the United States. It also outlines the history of three major State Department functions, namely, the treatymaking process and record, representation in international conferences, and participation in international organizations and other agencies. The volume covers more than two centuries—from the genesis of American diplomacy to the 1990s. Unlike other works, this volume deals with such matters as departmental organization and management; personnel and staffing; administrative practices, reform, and reorganization; and the Department's operations, functions, principal and other officers, and problems. The volume consists of eight chapters, extensively footnoted, each of which focuses on successive periods grouped in four major historical eras. Tables are designed to serve as further reference for long-range historical analysis and exploration. The book is supplemented with three appendixes and a comprehensive bibliography. A complete and up-to-date major reference, this will be an asset to the reference collections of both academic and public libraries.

Book Kenneth W  Thompson  The Prophet of Norms

Download or read book Kenneth W Thompson The Prophet of Norms written by F. Rajaee and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to capture, the international thought and practice of Kenneth W. Thompson. His career embodied three roles in which he revealed his thoughts and practice: as a facilitator of space for encouraging debates, scholarship and practice; as an educator; and most importantly as a theorist of international relations.

Book Harvard Guide to American History

Download or read book Harvard Guide to American History written by Frank Freidel and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Editions for 1954 and 1967 by O. Handlin and others.

Book American National Security

Download or read book American National Security written by Michael J. Meese and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic text provides a rich and nuanced discussion of American national security policymaking. American National Security remains the ideal foundational text for courses in national security, foreign policy, and security studies. Every chapter in this edition has been extensively revised, and the book includes discussion of recent security policy changes in the Trump administration. Highlights include: • An updated look at national security threats, military operations, and homeland security challenges • An analysis of the evolving roles of the president, Congress, the intelligence community, the military, and other institutions involved in national security • A revised consideration of the strengths, limitations, and employment of instruments of national power, including diplomacy, information, economic tools, and armed forces • An exploration of the economic and national security implications of globalization • An enhanced examination of the proliferation of transnational threats, including security challenges in space and in cyberspace • A new assessment of how international, political, and economic trends may change US leadership of the post–World War II international order • A comprehensive update on changing dynamics in key states and regions, including Russia, China, East Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America An authoritative book that explains US national security policy, actors, and processes in a wide-ranging yet understandable way, American National Security addresses key issues, including challenges to the free and open international order, the reemergence of strategic competition among great powers, terrorism, economic and fiscal constraints, and rapid advances in information and technology.

Book Titles in Series

Download or read book Titles in Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Diplomat s Dictionary

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  • Author : Charles W. Freeman, Jr.
  • Publisher : DIANE Publishing
  • Release : 1995-11
  • ISBN : 0788125664
  • Pages : 616 pages

Download or read book Diplomat s Dictionary written by Charles W. Freeman, Jr. and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995-11 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary grew out of the experiences, readings, & reflections of a career diplomat well versed in the arts of persuasion, diplomacy, & discretion, & tested during times of crisis. An invaluable storehouse for those called upon to serve as mediator, negotiator, governmental officers or business leaders. During his many years of foreign service, the author collected many fragments of classic wisdom, cautionary advice, urbane observations, & witty insights on the art of diplomacy from numerous cultures & eras, often translating them from the original languages himself. Extensive bibliography. Index.