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Book SynopsisForce and Statecraft: Diplomatic Challenges of Our Time, Sixth Edition, is a stimulating, highly readable, and insightful analysis of humanity''s quest for peace and security. Its unique interdisciplinary approach combines history, political science, international law, and philosophy in order to explore the rich experience of the past and consider how it can be brought to bear on the diplomatic challenges that we confront in our world today.This new edition makes a classic even better. It provides an up-to-date treatment of the most recent and significant international developments, including:- the profound impact of the foreign policies of three individuals: Donald Trump of the United States, Xi Jinping of China, and Vladimir Putin of Russia- growing fears of nuclear proliferation in North Korea and Iran, Brexit and divisions within the European Union and NATO, the civil war in Syria, the Islamic State (ISIS), and other terrorist groups- updated and thought-provoking coverage of the instruments of statecraft, the multiple dimensions of power, the nature of security (including the security dilemma and the indivisibility of security), the changing features of sovereignty, and the role of normative values as seen in ethical restraints, concepts of legitimacy, international law, and norms of human rights- evolving challenges for force and statecraft presented by weapons of mass destruction, the diplomatic revolution, the digital revolution, cyberattacks, climate change, and the global pandemic of COVID-19Trade ReviewThis is the best book in terms of its organization, writing, and quality of ideas as well as a superb framing of the problems and issues in the field. * John D. Stempel, University of Kentucky *Force and Statecraft is the best book available for the study of diplomacy as a topic within political science. It does a very good job of offering rich history, theory, and details to the subject matter. * James Ketterer, Bard College *Force and Statecraft is well-written, clear, and insightful. It is an exemplary textbook, and provides a wonderful historical rounding for students of international politics. * Stephen Macekura, Indiana University *Force and Statecraft is a great book. It puts diplomacy front and center in the analysis and examines how individual state leaders navigate the challenges of international politics. * Steven Weber, University of California, Berkeley *Table of ContentsPreface to the Sixth Edition Introduction PART ONE: FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT Chapter 1: The Emergence of Diplomacy and the Great Powers The Early Practices, Techniques, and Ideas of Diplomacy War, States, and Raison d'état in the Seventeenth Century War and Competition in the Eighteenth Century Chapter 2: The Classical System of Diplomacy, 1815-1914 Building a System with a Balance of Power and a Concert Change and an Experiment with a Defensive Alliance System Further Change and an Experiment with Bipolar Alignment Characteristics of the System Chapter 3: The Diplomatic Revolution Begins, 1919-1939 Attempts at Peacemaking and System Building Public Opinion and "Public Diplomacy" Economics and "Economic Diplomacy" A Dialogue des Sourds with Contrasting Norms and Objectives Chapter 4: A Postwar System of Security: Great Power Directorate or United Nations? Lessons from the Past and Plans for the Future Force and Statecraft as Envisioned by the UN Charter Changing World Conditions and Readjustments Chapter 5: The Cold War The Origins and Escalation of the Cold War Seeking Restraints Through Deterrence, Diplomacy, and Détente Persistent Problems and the Final Demise of the Cold War Chapter 6: The Evolving International System "A World in a Rapid State of Transition" Challenges to Nation-States and National Sovereignty Terrorists and the "Global War on Terror" Partners and/or Rivals? PART TWO: HISTORY, THEORY, AND PRACTICE Chapter 7: Lessons of History and Knowledge for Statecraft Classical Writers on the Importance of Historical Lessons The Historical Habit of Mind The Challenges of Learning and Applying Lessons of History Structured, Focused Comparisons Chapter 8: Negotiation Principles of Negotiation The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815 The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1972-1975 Contemporary Negotiations Over Nuclear Weapons in North Korea Analysis Chapter 9: Deterrence Principles of Deterrence Collective Security for the Post-1815 Settlement British and French Attempts to Deter Hitler, 1939 Contemporary American Deterrence Over Taiwan Analysis Chapter 10: Coercive Diplomacy Principles of Coercive Diplomacy American "Gunboat Diplomacy," 1852-1854 The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 Contemporary Coercion Against Iran and Its Nuclear Program Analysis Chapter 11: Crisis Management Principles of Crisis Management Bismarck as an "Honest Broker" in the Crisis of 1878 The "Guns of August," 1914 Terrorism and the Mumbai Crisis, 2008 Analysis PART THREE: RESTRAINTS AND REFLECTIONS Chapter 12: Ethics and Other Restraints on Force and Statecraft Practical, Structural, and Political Restraints Ethics and International Politics Ethical Restraints for Statecraft Ethical Restraints for Armed Force Conclusion: Reflections on Force and Statecraft and the Challenges of Our Time Credits Index

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Book SynopsisThis work explores the early diplomatic career of Robert Morier, the British Foreign Office's foremost expert on German affairs in the period leading up to German unification in 1871.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Unspoken Assumptions: The Oxford Background Politics I -- The "Organic" Roots of German Constitutionalism Politics II -- Prussian Constitutional Conflict to Kreisordnung Nationality and the German Question Free Trade and Commercial Treaties, 1860-1864 Free Trade and Commercial Treaties, 1864-1870 Vatican Politics and the Kulturkampf, 1870-1876 Conclusions Select Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis This is a new series which publishes for the first time the correspondences of Sir Harry Smith Parkes (1828 1885) the second British Minister of Japan, and includes the complete transcriptions of his private' letters to and from Edmund Hammond, permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, who was the decision maker about major issues in the British relation to Asia, and his successors at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chronologically arranged, the series covers all such letters during his 18 years in Japan and with the first volume for Bakumatsu, the end of the Shogunate era. Parkes arrived in Japan in 1865 as the second Minister Plenipotentiary and Consul General of the United Kingdom to Japan and stayed at the position till 1883. He was one of the few who observed Japan during its turbulent period of Westernization, and supported the reformers to establish the new government. His efforts and services, alongside his secretaries sucTable of ContentsPlatesForeword by Mayuko Sano Introduction PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN SIR HARRY PARKES AND EDMUND HAMMOND18 November – 30 December 1865 26 January – 31 December 186616 January – 29 December 1867 5 January – 31 December 1868 Appendix 1: Minutes of a Conference of the 14th Nov. 1865Appendix 2: Establishment of Tariff Duties Index

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Book SynopsisAn Economist Best Book of 2018 New York Times Book Review Editor’s Pick “Gripping [and] splendid.… An enormous contribution to our understanding of Marshall.”—Washington PostTrade Review"Thoroughly researched and compellingly written, [The China Mission] is at once a revealing study of character and leadership, a vivid reconstruction of a critical episode in the history of the Cold War and an insightful meditation on the limits of American power even at its peak." -- Aaron Friedberg - New York Times Book Review"The story Kurtz-Phelan tells is a gripping one [and] does a splendid job of delineating Marshall’s evolving relationships. … [A]n enormous contribution to our understanding of Marshall." -- John Pomfret - Washington Post"[A] compelling portrait of a remarkable soldier and statesman, and an instructive lesson in the limits of American power, even at its zenith." -- Economist"Deeply researched and written with verve, [The China Mission] ought to be read by any U.S. foreign-policy maker practicing diplomacy in Asia.… Mr. Kurtz-Phelan has performed a service in reviving this important episode with such aplomb, rigor and pace." -- Wall Street Journal"[Marshall's China mission] has been brilliantly described in the detail it deserves by Daniel Kurtz-Phelan… who seems to have consulted all relevant primary and secondary sources.… Kurtz-Phelan is particularly good at using his various sources to bring Marshall's personality to life." -- Roderick MacFarquhar - New York Review of Books"America has always sought to convert rather than understand China, whether to Christianity or capitalism. In this brilliant historical study, Daniel Kurtz-Phelan focuses on the pivotal moment of misunderstanding between these two very different countries. As a bonus, he provides a beautifully written portrait of George Marshall, a statesman of such integrity that he seems as far removed from Washington, D.C., today as would an ancient Roman." -- Fareed Zakaria, CNN host and author of The Post-American World"The China Mission has much to teach us about both the past and future of American leadership—and about what individual leadership means in the face of hard choices. I have rarely read such a vivid account of how diplomacy really works." -- Madeleine Albright, former secretary of state"The best character study of Marshall I’ve yet seen. He comes alive here as in nothing else that’s been written about him. A major achievement." -- John Lewis Gaddis, author of George F. Keenan and professor of history, Yale University"In gripping, crystalline detail, Kurtz-Phelan has given us a vital new chapter on American statecraft. The lessons from what he calls the ‘unsettled world’ of the early Cold War are urgently relevant today. The China Mission will be read for years to come as a window on the origins of American power—and the limits of its reach." -- Evan Osnos, New Yorker staff writer and author of Age of Ambition"Was America’s greatest statesman to blame for America’s greatest diplomatic failure? In this wonderfully written book, Daniel Kurtz-Phelan sheds a bright light on a crucial but dimly understood chapter in U.S. foreign policy. His portrait of General George Marshall is a model of empathetic but clear-eyed biography and a memorable lesson in the limits of power." -- Evan Thomas, author of Ike’s Bluff and coauthor of The Wise Men

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"With astonishing reporting and gripping prose, Ronan Farrow tells the powerful story of the gutting of American diplomacy…War on Peace is an indispensable and fascinating revelation of what diplomats actually do for our country and why undermining them is so dangerous. Farrow is a riveting storyteller with a great eye for colorful characters. This is one of the most important books of our time." -- Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs and professor of history, Tulane"A masterpiece….The writing sparkles." -- Dan Simpson - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"Lively writing, astute commentary, and plenty of great stories, laced through with passion and outrage." -- Rosa Brooks - Washington Post"Will be required reading for generations to come. It is perhaps the most riveting and relatable book on foreign policy and diplomacy I have ever read." -- Martha Raddatz, ABC News chief global affairs correspondent"A big rip-roaring argument about America giving up on diplomacy.... This book will make Ronan Farrow lots more enemies.... [H]e's got a bunch of new scoops." -- Rachel Maddow - The Rachel Maddow Show"Only someone as incisive and unflinching as Farrow could have written this book—and we should all be thankful that he did. A must-read." -- Ian Bremmer, editor-at-large, Time magazine"His wry voice and storytelling take work that is often grueling and dull and make it seem…vividly human." -- Daniel Kurtz-Phelan - The New York Times Book Review"A captivating insider account of the militarization of US foreign policy.... Farrow's book sometimes reads like a spy novel." -- Jonas Ecke - Global Policy Journal"Dogged research and persuasive argument.... Farrow brings to his book astonishing access.... [He is] an indefatigable and imaginative reporter." -- David Shribman - Globe and Mail"Has the United States turned its back on diplomacy, and on its diplomats? And if so, at what cost? Farrow makes a good case that we have, and that the cost will be high.... He captures extraordinarily well what the work of diplomacy means." -- Barbara K. Bodine - San Francisco Chronicle

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn Scott's view, the American military-industrial complex so feared by Eisenhower has grown into a military-industrial-corporate behemoth. This 'overclass,' often functioning independently from the official elected government, has spearheaded countless actions that it perceives to be in the best interest of perpetuating American hegemony. With exhaustive research and extremely persuasive arguments, Scott seeks to prove that the funding and motivation behind America's assertion of global supremacy can be traced to drugs. Drug money fueled American actions in Laos and Vietnam during the Cold War, American support of the mujahedeen in Afghanistan in the '80s, and defines American political action in Latin America and present-day Afghanistan. By looking at covert activity and recorded history through the lens of American global dominance, Scott makes a terrifyingly compelling case; he asks readers to consider what actions taken in the last fifty years have not benefited America's military-industrial complex, such an integral part of the global economy. . . . [His] carefully structured arguments never fail to interest or disturb. * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review *Scott has written a provocative account of CIA machinations and their link to spikes in global drug production, war, and terrorism. His chapters on Thailand and the Far East are especially well-grounded and of great use to historians. . . . [Scott] is a creative thinker who deserves credit for delving into the netherworld of clandestine operations and global corruption which most academics choose to ignore. . . . At his core, Scott is an idealist who believes that in exposing the sinister forces accounting for the spread of unnecessary violence, an aroused citizenry can mobilize to rein them in. The stakes today are especially high, because if left unchecked, the pattern of warfare and destabilization which Scott describes may lead to a global confrontation of truly catastrophic proportions as well as irreversible environmental damage and the economic bankruptcy of the United States. * History News Network *There are certain books that, once read, alter one’s mind permanently. This is such a book. Naïve readers and patriots beware: You will never think about the world in the same way after you have read just the first two chapters of American War Machine. * The Erowid Review *American War Machine explains how one of the principal techniques of [commandeering power in the United States by secret, undemocratic means] has been the CIA’s utilization of the drug traffic to combat communism, the governments and movements of the left, and, in our time, to maintain American supremacy in the world. . . . The demonstration is, one could say, stupefying. . . . This book reads like a real thriller filled with twists and suspense; a thriller for which one does not, yet, know the end. But can there be an end? In this world where the honest citizen is overwhelmed by mountains of data, this book must absolutely be read because it allows us to understand to what degree we have been so manipulated and misinformed. . . . [A] solid and convincing document, the mind-blowing reading of which truly leads to original and non-conformist elements of reflection, indispensable for attempting to understand the world which surrounds us, and for trying to discern where it is going. -- Bernard Norlain * Revue Défense Nationale *Peter Dale Scott has published a book of stunning richness. . . . I know of no study that so precisely captures a period as dangerous as our own. . . . Indeed, empires, kingdoms, and republics have their state secrets, but when the entire state becomes a secret, when in so-called democratic nations everything is decided without the people, elections themselves being open to doubt, it is necessary that one escape from the fear of ordinary people in the presence of the powerful and try to understand where these decisions are trending that are contrary to our interest. . . . Peter Dale Scott is the Tocqueville of this era, helping us understand how we are sliding into a world that can only be revolutionary if it wishes to survive. . . . Buy this book, read it, make it known. -- Ariane Walter * Agoravox *What I like most about Peter Dale Scott are his fierce intellectual curiosity, his willingness to investigate radioactive topics, and his tireless commitment to unearthing the truth. Over the years, he has done more than almost anyone to discover and chronicle the forces that covertly shape our policies. American War Machine may be his greatest work yet. -- Russ Baker, award-winning investigative journalist and author of Family of SecretsPeter Dale Scott is our most fearless and illuminating chronicler of the lethal and mysterious web of unaccountable violence linking government to organized crime, the drug trade, state terror, and eventuating in disastrous wars. Read this extraordinary book to understand why this country finds itself gridlocked in Afghanistan, yet another costly quagmire, because a small cabal at the top is still dedicated to the mirage of American global dominance. -- Richard Falk, Albert G. Milbank Professor of International Law Emeritus, Princeton UniversityPeter Dale Scott writes with his inimitable eloquence about the intersection between U.S. covert operations and international narcotics trafficking and its destructive undermining of American democracy. The past half-century of drug politics—and the country’s complicit acceptance of the violence it has spawned—is an ominous portent for our present and future. American War Machine should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand the upper- and underworld marriage that drives contemporary foreign policy. -- Sally Denton, author of The Bluegrass ConspiracyPeter Dale Scott flashes a bright light on a dark illicit world of lowly thugs and high-placed political and moneyed cabals. Thoroughly researched and deeply informed, this book makes for an intriguing read. -- Michael Parenti, author of The Face of Imperialism and God and His DemonsI said of Scott's last brilliant take on this subject, Drugs, Oil and War, that 'It makes most academic and journalistic explanations of our past and current interventions read like government propaganda written for children.' Now Scott has written an even better book. Read it! -- Daniel Ellsberg, author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon PapersTable of ContentsIntroduction: Deep History and the Global Drug Connection Part I: Overview Chapter 1: Sanctioned Violence, the Dominance Machine, and the Overworld Part II: The CIA and Drugs Abroad Chapter 2: Mexico, Drugs, the DFS, and the United States Chapter 3: Operation Paper: The United States and Drugs in Thailand and Burma Chapter 4: Rollback, PARU, and Laos: Preparing for Offensive War Chapter 5: Laos: Financing a War by Drugs Chapter 6: The War on Drugs in Asia: A Phony War with Real Casualties Part III: Deep Events and the Drug Connection at Home Chapter 7: The CIA, the Global Drug Connection, and Terrorism Chapter 8: Inside the War Machine: The Profiteers from Enduring Violence Chapter 9: 9/11 and the American Tradition of Engineered Deep Events Part IV: America and Afghanistan Today Chapter 10: Obama and Afghanistan: America's Drug-Corrupted War Chapter 11: Conclusion: The War Machine and the Deep Politics of Drugs Final Words Bibliography

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Book SynopsisExamines how Omani life and culture, shaped by principles and practices of social engagement grounded in ideals of tact and tolerance over a long period, have played a lead role in the country''s contemporary foreign policy, especially with relation to US-Iranian relations and the Middle East peace process.

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Book SynopsisLocates the immediate origins of the Anglo-American 'special relationship' in the diplomacy of Roosevelt's administration.

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Book SynopsisExamines how Omani life and culture, shaped by principles and practices of social engagement grounded in ideals of tact and tolerance over a long period, have played a lead role in the country''s contemporary foreign policy, especially with relation to US-Iranian relations and the Middle East peace process.Table of ContentsMap 1: Oman in the Indian Ocean; Map 2: Oman in the Gulf; Introduction; PART I: 1. A Cosmopolitan Nation; 2. A Culture of Diplomacy; PART II: Introduction to Part II; 3. Muscat and Mysore: Between the Empire and the Republic; 4. Diplomacy and 'Piracy': 1797 - 1819; 5. An Englishman in Oman; 6. Moving to Zanzibar; 7. Zanzibar, Britain, the USA and the Slave Trade; PART III: Introduction to Part III; 8. Dealing with Iran: A Delicate Balance; 9. Managing During the Cold War; 10. Neighbours in Arabia; 11. The Key Strategic Ally: Oman and the United States; 12. Working Towards Peace: Oman and the Middle East Process; 13. Oman, Cosmopolitanism and 'Globalisation'; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Falklands War, the US invasion of Grenada, the Anglo-Guatemalan dispute over Belize and the US involvement in Nicaragua - in the 1980s, these crises threatened to overwhelm a renewal in US-UK relations. US President Ronald Reagan and UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher''s efforts to normalise relations, during and after these crises, reveal a mutual desire to strengthen Anglo-American ties and safeguard individual foreign policy objectives. At the same time, they cultivated a close political and personal bond that lasted well beyond their terms in office. Sally-Ann Treharne vividly portrays the role of personal diplomacy in overcoming obstacles to Anglo-American relations emanating from the turbulent Latin American region in the final years of the Cold War. Drawing on recently declassified documents and candid interviews with key protagonists, she highlights the pivotal moments in Reagan and Thatcher''s shared history from a new vantage point. Interviewees include: Lord Geoffrey Howe, Lord Michael Heseltine, Lord Cecil Parkinson, Sir John Nott, Sir Bernard Ingham, Lord Charles Powell, Baroness Gloria Hooper, Sir Adrian Beamish, Lord Peter Carrington, Lord Neil Kinnock and Lord Timothy BellTable of ContentsList of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The 1970s: A Decline in Anglo-American Specialness and US-UK Relations with Latin America; 2. The Special Relationship and the Falklands War; 3. Friend or Foe? The US Invades Grenada; 4. Vested Interests: US Involvement in the Anglo-Guatemalan Dispute; 5. Nicaragua: The Allies Stand Together; Conclusion; Appendix: Interviewees; Select Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisDavid L. Phillips is Director of the Program on Peace-building and Human Rights at Columbia University's Institute for the Study of Human Rights. He served as a Senior Adviser and Foreign Affairs Expert to the US Department of State during the administrations of Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton. Phillips also served as a Senior Adviser to the UN Secretariat. He was a Visiting Scholar with Harvard University's Center for Middle East Studies and worked with the Council on Foreign Relations. He has also testified on regional issues before the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, the British House of Commons, the French Senate and the European Parliament. Trade ReviewThe Syrian war will go down as the tragedy of a generation, and will have repercussions in the region for years to come. How did a failed revolution on the heels of the Arab Spring turn to one of the bloodiest conflicts of the century? And how could the international community have stood by with so little regard from human life? David Phillips, one of the most respected experts in the field, was a first-hand witness, speaking to many of the regional actors in his role as a conflict analyst. In this important book, he unravels the conflict from ground zero. An urgent read for anyone who wants to understand how and why we failed Syria. -- Janine di Giovanni, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute Yale University; Author of "The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria"A candid, well-informed ‘after action report’ on how the Arab Spring turned to winter in Syria and the consequences of failed international diplomacy. -- Ambassador William J. Burns, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of StateIn this recounting of the Syrian civil war, David Phillips recalls the history of repression in Syria and explains how the peaceful protest movement in 2011 metastasized into a violent insurgency dominated by militants and extremists. He is not sparing in his criticism of American mistakes either. This book also presents a detailed, sympathetic view of the aspirations of Syrians themselves, most notably Kurds, Christians, the displaced, and Syrian women who will have a vital role in future Syrian reconciliation. -- Robert S. Ford, Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute, Washington D.C and former U.S. Ambassador to SyriaWhile the full toll of human suffering may never be known, the people of Syria and the world must know more about one of the most horrifying outgrowths of the Arab Spring. Phillips provides an informed and compassionate survey of the Syrian civil war and the international meddling that has exacerbated the disaster. -- Danielle Pletka, Senior Fellow in Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Washington D.CFrontline Syria is truly a ‘must-read’ for any student of the catastrophe that is modern Syria...as well as the bipartisan fecklessness of American foreign policy. With an intense combination of scholarly rigor and the objective compassion that comes from his own personal experiences, David Phillips narrates the terrifying descent of Syria from a stable if prosaic backwater to that of a Hobbesian state of nature. From the ’Red Lines’ that weren’t to the abandonment of its Kurdish allies, his searing insights and conclusions also provide jarring punctuation for the United States’ declining moral and political leadership, and the implications of this tragic abdication for the Middle East and beyond. -- Thomas S. Kaplan, entrepreneur and conservationist, and Chairman of Justice for KurdsSyria’s once promising revolution failed, plunging the country into chaos and anarchy. Drawing on his decades of experience as an American diplomat, peacemaker and discreet back-channel, David Phillips explores what went wrong. While many share the blame, he finds particular fault in the US government’s response for making promises it never intended to keep, leaving Syrian activists to die, and thereby opening the gates of Hell to one of the worst humanitarian disasters in modern history. -- Richard Engel, Chief Foreign Correspondent, NBC NewsTable of ContentsAbbreviations and Acronyms Glossary of Personalities Timeline of Critical Events About the Author Introduction Part I: Legacy of Repression 1.Hama Rules 2.The Damascus Spring 3.Cradle of the Revolution Part II: Radicalization 4.The Free Syrian Army 5.Security Assistance 6.Displacement Crisis 7.The Geneva Peace Process Part III: International Stakeholders 8.Russia 9.The Shiite Crescent 10.Turkey Part IV: Minorities and Women 11.Kurds 12.Christians and Armenians 13.Women 14.Alawites Part V: Grinding War 15.Idlib 16.Diminished America 17.UN Mediation 18.Betrayal Epilogue Annex

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Book SynopsisTurkey has always been a crossroads: the point where East meets West, Europe meets Asia, and Christianity meets Islam. Turkey has also been a close and important American ally, but a series of converging political and strategic factors have now endangered its longstanding Western and democratic orientation. In Winning Turkey, two leading analysts explain this worrisome situation and present a plan for improving it. The stakes are clear. Turkey is the most advanced democracy in the Islamic world, bordering a number of the world''s hotspots, including Iraq, Iran, and the Caucasus. It occupies the corridor between Western markets and Caspian Sea energy reserves. A stable, Western-oriented Turkey moving toward EU membership would provide a growing market for exports, a source of needed labor, a positive influence on the Middle East, and an ally in the war on terror. The picture has darkened, however, as rising anti-Americanism, deflated hopes for EU accession, civil-military tensio

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Book SynopsisOffers a behind-the-scenes account of the little-known role played by the US embassy in Prague in the collapse of communism in what was then Czechoslovakia. Featuring fifty-two newly declassified diplomatic cables, the book shows how the staff of the embassy worked with dissident groups and negotiated with the communist government.

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Book Synopsis A vision of a European future of peace and stability despite the present gloom The world appears to be at another major turning point. Tensions between the United States and China threaten a resumption of great power conflict. Global institutions are being tested as never before, and hard-edged nationalism has resurfaced as a major force in both democracies and authoritarian states. From the European perspective, the United States appears to be abdicating its global leadership role. Meanwhile, Moscow and Beijing eagerly exploit every opportunity to pit European partners against one another. But a pivot point also offers the continent an opportunity to grow stronger. In World in Danger, Wolfgang Ischinger, Germany''s most prominent diplomat, offers a vision of a European future of peace and stability. Ischinger examines the root causes of the current conflicts and suggests how Europe can successfully address the most urgent challenges facing the continent. The European Union, he suggests, is poised to become a more powerful actor on the world stage, able to shape global politics while defending the interests of its 500 million citizens. This important book offers a practical vision of a Europe fully capable of navigating these turbulent times.

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