Statecraft

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Ho-rv did it come to pass that, not so long after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon brought the free -world to our side, U.S. foreign policy is in a shambles?
In this wise and thought-provoking book, the renowned peace negotiator Dennis Ross argues that the Bush administration's problems stem from its inability to use the tools of statecraft—diplomatic, economic, and military—to advance our national interests.
Statecraft is as old as politics: Plato wrote about it, Machiavelli practiced it. After the end of the cold war, some predicted that statecraft would wither away. But Ross explains that in the globalized world—with its fluid borders, terrorist networks, and violent unrest—statecraft is more necessary than ever, if only to keep the peace.
In vivid and illuminating chapters, Ross outlines how statecraft helped shape a new world order after 1989. He shows how the failure of statecraft in Iraq and throughout the Middle East has undercut the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Ho-rv did it come to pass that, not so long after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon brought the free -world to our side, U.S. foreign policy is in a shambles?
In this wise and thought-provoking book, the renowned peace negotiator Dennis Ross argues that the Bush administration's problems stem from its inability to use the tools of statecraft—diplomatic, economic, and military—to advance our national interests.
Statecraft is as old as politics: Plato wrote about it, Machiavelli practiced it. After the end of the cold war, some predicted that statecraft would wither away. But Ross explains that in the globalized world—with its fluid borders, terrorist networks, and violent unrest—statecraft is more necessary than ever, if only to keep the peace.
In vivid and illuminating chapters, Ross outlines how statecraft helped shape a new world order after 1989. He shows how the failure of statecraft in Iraq and throughout the Middle East has undercut the United States internationally, and makes clear that only statecraft can check the rise of China and the danger of a nuclear Iran. He draws on his expertise to reveal the art of successful negotiation. And he shows how the next president could resolve today's problems and define a realistic, ambitious foreign policy.
Statecraft is essential reading for anyone interested in foreign policy—or concerned about America's place in the world. Vissza