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Book SynopsisIn every sphere of life, division and intolerance has polarized communities and entire nations. The learned construction of the Otheran evil enemy against whom both physical and discursive violence is deemed acceptablehas fractured humanity, creating divisions that seemingly defy reconciliation. How do we restore the bonds of connection among human beings? How do we shift from polarization to peace? On Othering: Processes and Politics of Unpeace examines the process of othering from an international perspective and considers how it undermines peacemaking and is perpetuated by colonialism and globalization. Taking a humanistic approach, contributors argue that celebrating difference can have a transformative change in seeking peaceful solutions to problems created by people, institutions, ideas, conditions, and circumstances. Touching on race, gender, sexuality, nationalism, and our relationship with the natural world, this volume attends to the deep injustices brought about by othering

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Book SynopsisHenry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world''Leaders,'' writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, ''think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead. They must balance what they know, which is necessarily drawn from the past, with what they intuit about the future, which is inherently conjectural and uncertain. It is this intuitive grasp of direction that enables leaders to set objectives and lay down a strategy.''In Leadership, Kissinger analyses the lives of six extraordinary leaders through the distinctive strategies of statecraft which he believes they embodied. After the Second World War, Konrad Adenauer brought defeated and morally bankrupt Germany back into the community of nations by what Kissinger calls ''the strategy of humility''. Charles de Gaulle set France beside the victorious Allies and renewed its historic grandeur by ''the strategy of will''. During the Cold War, Richard Nixon gave geostrategic advantage to the United States by ''the strategy of equilibrium''. After twenty-five years of conflict, Anwar Sadat brought a vision of peace to the Middle East by a ''strategy of transcendence''. Against the odds, Lee Kwan Yew created a powerhouse city-state, Singapore, by ''the strategy of excellence''. Although when she came to power Britain was known as ''the sick man of Europe'', Margaret Thatcher renewed her country''s morale and international position by ''the strategy of conviction''.To each of these studies, Kissinger brings historical perception, public experience and - because he knew each of their subjects, and participated in many of the events he describes - personal knowledge. The book is enriched by insights and judgements such as only he could make, and concludes with his reflections on world order and the indispensability of leadership today.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the US Navy and Marine Corps during the interwar years from a new perspective. Rather than focusing on the technologies developed, the wargames conducted, or the results of the now famous Fleet Problems, this work analyzes the global deployments of the rest of the US fleet. By examining the annual reports of the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps over 20 years, the book traces the US ships, squadrons, and fleets conducting naval diplomacy and humanitarian missions, maritime security patrols, and deployments for deterrent effect across the world's oceans. Despite the common label of the interwar years as isolationist, the deployments of the US Navy and Marine Corps in that period were anything but isolated. The majority of the literature on the era has a narrow focus on preparation for combat and wartime, which provides an incomplete view of the history of US naval power and also establishes a misleadTrade Review'There is a common assumption that the United States Navy spent the years between the World Wars digesting the lessons of the first, and preparing to win the second. Naval Presence demonstrates that this 'military' reading of history ignores the critical reality that the inter-war Navy and Marine Corps represented the nation abroad, supporting diplomacy, protecting economic interests, exerting influence and responding to disasters. This fresh reading of the evidence is at once compelling, and consistent with the longer history of American naval operations.'Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History, author of The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy.'With an accessible prose and a surgical chronological examination, this volume compellingly argues that naval presence is not a mission but an enabling condition that crucially links navies to statecraft. Fundamentally challenging the mainstream approaches to American naval history during the interwar period, this book is the go-to reference to understand the tensions between the requirements of a navy deployed to shape peacetime stability and one preparing for the occurrence of war.'Alessio Patalano, Professor of War & Strategy in East Asia, King's College London'Theodore Roosevelt famously stated, "A good navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guarantee for peace." Navies exist to fight a nation's wars, but they are equally vital in serving a nation's peacetime needs. This book reminds scholars, readers of history, and contemporary seapower analysts alike of the enduring, but understudied and often underappreciated value of naval presence operations.'Sebastian Bruns, author of U.S. Naval Strategy and National Security: The Evolution of American Maritime PowerTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionI "A Force for Peace": The U.S. Navy and MarineCorps of the 1920s II "The Prestige of Its Flag": The U.S. Navy andMarine Corps of the 1930sConclusionBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisToday Vietnam is one of America’s strongest international partners, with a thriving economy and a population that welcomes American visitors. How that relationship was formed is a twenty-year story of daring diplomacy and a careful thawing of tensions between the two countries after a lengthy war that cost nearly 60,000 American and more than two million Vietnamese lives. Ted Osius, former ambassador during the Obama administration, offers a vivid account, starting in the 1990s, of the various forms of diplomacy that made this reconciliation possible. He considers the leaders who put aside past traumas to work on creating a brighter future, including senators John McCain and John Kerry, two Vietnam veterans and ideological opponents who set aside their differences for a greater cause, and Pete Peterson—the former POW who became the first U.S. ambassador to a new Vietnam. Osius also draws upon his own experiences working first-hand with various Vietnamese leaders and traveling the country on bicycle to spotlight the ordinary Vietnamese people who have helped bring about their nation’s extraordinary renaissance. With a foreword by former Secretary of State John Kerry, Nothing Is Impossible tells an inspiring story of how international diplomacy can create a better world.Trade Review"This is a lot more than a first-rate memoir. It is a brilliantly organized account of a decades-long struggle towards reconciliation, not just on the part of two governments but on the part of two nations bearing the physical and emotional scars of a protracted war. As U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, Ted was far more than merely diligent. He was intensely creative in finding ways, both moral and material, to soften bitter memories with new hope. In the process, he served the strategic interests of the United States by stressing common interests and building mutual respect. His work in Vietnam is a reminder of something often overlooked in our country: the extraordinary value of its professional Foreign Service—which I personally saw every day as Vice President, and which is clear as day on the pages of this book." -- Al Gore * Former United States Vice President *"America’s reconciliation with Vietnam is one of the most remarkable diplomatic stories of the past three decades, and Ambassador Ted Osius was at the center of it all. In his new book, Ambassador Osius takes readers behind the scenes of this initiative, helping them understand how two old enemies came together to forge a better future for their people. Nothing Is Impossible is an absorbing memoir from one of America’s finest diplomats." -- Madeleine K. Albright * Former U.S. Secretary of State *“In the great tradition of Dean Acheson’s Present at the Creation, Ambassador Osius has provided us with a thoughtful and gripping diplomatic history of the critical moments in the reconciliation and the rebuilding of relations between the United States and Vietnam. This book provides important historical context but is also deeply personal, reminding us just how valuable diplomacy and the creative diplomats who toil tirelessly, often behind the scenes, just are. This is a must-read not just for those interested in the role of the United States in Asia, but for anyone who seeks to understand what contribution an individual can make to addressing the complexities of international relations.” -- Ambassador Michael Froman * Former U.S. Trade Representative *“The title of this book tells you a lot about Ted Osius, and about the instrumental role he played in building trust and cooperation between the United States and Vietnam. Forty years after a war that caused incalculable suffering and loss for the people of both countries, Ted’s story of how an openly gay American ambassador won the hearts of the Vietnamese people contains priceless lessons for every aspiring diplomat, and for people everywhere who believe in the power of listening and of staying true to one’s convictions in pursuit of a larger goal in a foreign land.” -- Patrick Leahy * U.S. Senator *"Ambassador Ted Osius tells a remarkable story of how the United States and Vietnam overcame the tragedy of war to build an enduring new relationship. My husband John played a part, along with so many Americans, including principled Democrats and Republicans in Congress, successive U.S. presidents of different political parties, and civic leaders—including proud veterans—determined to chart a new course for our peoples that is about the future, not the past. I recommend Ted’s book as both an authoritative history and a colorful account of an ambassador’s life in a country of strategic importance to the United States." -- Cindy McCain * Chair of the Board of Trustees of the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University *"This remarkable book is a tribute to the power of reconciliation between former enemies—The United States and Vietnam. It also reveals the power and promise of diplomacy and the extraordinary American Ambassador, Ted Osius, who led the way in building a new peace with the Vietnamese people and government." -- Nicholas Burns * Ambassador (ret.), Harvard University Professor, and former U.S. Under Secretary of State *"From his direct engagement in the establishment of the US embassy to his 2014-2017 ambassadorship in Ha Noi, Ted Osius has demonstrated outstanding commitment and perseverance in the complex and difficult journey towards his stated goal of Viet Nam-US reconciliation. I applaud Ambassador Osius’s remarkable contribution to this worthy cause. His memoir provides us a needed American perspective from a top US diplomat. Let us hope that in the near future there will also be Vietnamese perspectives offered on the topic of Viet Nam-US reconciliation." -- Ton Nu Thi Ninh * Former Ambassador of Viet Nam to the European Union *"Ted’s evocative book, Nothing is Impossible instantly took me down a path of very fond memories. His story is an extremely personal one for me as well; one that brings back countless recollections of people, places, events, hard decisions, some of which evoked forgotten moments when history was made. His lively firsthand account of the timing, the key players, and the complex circumstances leading to the reconciliation and development of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam will keep readers glued to the book’s pages. Anyone interested in an expertly detailed account of American/Vietnam relations will discover that Nothing is Impossible is a gold mine of historical and interesting anecdotal information." -- Pete Peterson * Former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam *“Ted Osius and I started our ambassadorship in each other country’s capital, Hanoi and Washington DC, almost at the same time in late 2014. We committed ourselves to working together and we witnessed remarkable achievements: President Obama visiting Vietnam and Party General Secretary Trong’s first-ever historic visit to the US, among others. Ted has been much appreciated by leaders of both countries for his dedication and wise counseling. And, featured as the title of his new book, Nothing is Impossible has been, not only Ted’s famous remarks, but more uniquely, an attribute to the US-Vietnam relationship.” -- Pham Quang Vinh * former Ambassador of Vietnam to the United States *"Ted Osius has been the tip of the U.S. diplomatic spear in some of the most critical areas around the world. In his more than 30 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, Ted has successfully navigated the ever changing chessboard of U.S.-Asian relations in a political landscape populated with both fierce U.S. allies and determined opponents. All at a time that has seen the ever-growing influence of China on the world stage. Ted has shown he is a diplomat's diplomat and his story—as riveting and touching as it is detailed—is ultimately one of courage, devotion, and dedication." -- Alan Lowenthal * United States Representative for California's 47th congressional district *"Ted Osius has written a wonderful book about his, and America’s, relationship with Vietnam. He shows vividly how through diplomacy—not just government to government, but people to people and culture to culture—former wartime enemies surmounted differences once thought unbridgeable, and makes the case for pursuing goals still thought impossible, like the advancement of human rights in Vietnam. His story is fascinating, fun to read, and a primer for how America can regain its standing and influence in Vietnam and beyond." -- Thomas Malinowski * Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 7th district *"Ambassador Ted Osius has written an illuminating, engaging and often moving story of the quarter century he has dedicated to helping the United States and Vietnam overcome their painful past. It is a narrative of political, economic, environmental and educational policies, of cultures and traditions, of losses and memories, of the lingering devastation of war and the commitment to work for reconciliation and peace." -- Drew Gilpin Faust * Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor and President Emerita, Harvard University *"This is a book you cannot put down. Set in the corridors of power, Ted Osius's insider account offers fascinating insights about Vietnamese politics and geo-political relations. Highly recommended to anyone who is interested in contemporary Vietnam." -- Maikhoi Donguyen * Vietnamese artist and activist *"This is an outstanding account of a rare transformational moment in history, when two people formerly divided by bitter ideological differences and scarred by warfare, were able to find their ways towards a reconciliation of the spirit, long after the swords were put away. As US ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius was far more than a detached observer and reporter of these events, in the classical manner of diplomats. Without ever losing perspective as an exponent of US policy, he invested heart and soul in furtherance of this process, and, as an unintended consequence of his respect for the values and cultures of the people of Vietnam, and by virtue of the examples he set in the details of his personal life, became in his own right a symbol of the best we have to offer as a nation." -- Leon Fuerth * Formerly, National Security Adviser to the Vice President of the United States, Albert Gore *"Ted Osius expertly weaves the personal and the political into an engaging and insightful story of how Vietnam and the United States have come so far so fast since diplomatic relations were established 25 years ago. 'Dealing honestly with the past…was key to carving out a different future…' he writes, and the most challenging part of that past is Agent Orange. Today the U.S. is giving material assistance to victims of Agent Orange and cleaning up the dioxin residue left behind at former American bases in Vietnam. But reconciliation is not yet complete and these and other measures which address the legacies of war will require continuing American attention and commitment." -- Charles Bailey * former Ford Foundation Representative in Vietnam & co-author, From Enemies to Partners: Vietnam, the U.S. and Agent Orange *"I had the pleasure of spending time with Ted in 2016 while I was filming in Vietnam. He instantly impressed me as a diplomat who not only held a strong commitment to US diplomacy, but more importantly as someone who cared deeply about the people of Vietnam with whom he interacted daily. He later demonstrated great personal integrity and courage by standing up against an unjust and misguided policy that would have abandoned people who had sacrificed greatly for our country. More Americans should follow his example of genuine communication, deeper understanding of others, and courageous living!" -- Samuel L. Jackson * Actor *"How do countries move from war to peace to friendship to cooperation to partnership? The dynamic is exceedingly, and unfortunately, rare. But Ted Osius had the good fortune to be engaged in America's reconciliation with Vietnam from its earliest days. In the finest tradition of diplomatic memoirs, he effortlessly synthesizes grand strategy and humanitarian affairs, tense negotiations and touching bicycle rides, to definitively document the course—and the enormous potential—of one of America's most vital partnerships in Asia." -- Parag Khanna * author of The Future is Asian *"Warriors and prisoners turned diplomats, revolutionaries and political activists turned statesmen, soldiers and draft dodgers turned national leaders: such are the extraordinary people whose unimaginable determination and resilience helped to overcome the impossible aftermath of war— and succeeded at a magnificent act of reconciliation. As brilliantly told by former ambassador Ted Osius, two former deadly enemies become bound into a reflection of one another through a desire for peace. Nothing is Impossible deserves to be read for generations." -- Nguyen Qui Duc * Former National Public Radio journalist and author of Where the Ashes Are: the Odyssey of a Vietnamese Family *"While millions of pages have been written about the terrible war between the United States and Vietnam, the two countries’ fraught and complicated efforts to rebuild diplomatic and economic relations afterward has been understudied and misunderstood. Ted Osius’ Nothing is Impossible beautifully fills this important gap. Told from the perspective of a diplomat on the front lines of the negotiations, the story Osius shares is both deeply personal and revelatory. Readers will learn new facts about the incremental steps toward reconciliation while being introduced to a cast of compelling characters who shaped the process." -- Edmund Malesky * Professor of Political Economy and Director of the Duke Center for International Development *“Nothing Is Impossible reminds me of Vietnam Now by former Los Angeles Times bureau chief, the late David Lamb. Like David, Ted is a great storyteller connecting the people he's met along the way to the pivotal moments in Vietnam's modern history. From lifting the U.S. trade embargo by President Clinton in 1994 to Vietnam's crackdown on civil society leaders during President Obama's visit in 2016, one can sense Ambassador Osius' frustration as well as his jubilation in his dealing with Washington DC or Hanoi where he once called home. Someday he will return with his family to call it home again. For he is an American at birth, but a Vietnamese at heart.” -- Trinh Hoi * Lawyer and TV Host *"Despite a tortured history, America's relationship with Vietnam is now evolving into a strategic partnership as Southeast Asia becomes a testing ground for China's rise and the epicenter of U.S.-China rivalry in the world. This illuminating book by Ted Osius tells the dramatic story — through the people who lived it — of how the two countries transitioned from implacable enemies to cooperative partners on the regional stage. As a central player in this transition, Osius has written the rare volume that is both important diplomatic history and an engrossing and enjoyable read." -- Jonathan Stromseth * Lee Kuan Yew Chair in Southeast Asian Studies, Brookings Institution, and former member of the Secretary of State’s policy planning staff *"Ted Osius has shared such an important story about how America and Vietnam made the remarkable transition from enemies to friends, and what it means, truly, to come to terms with epic tragedy and loss.” -- Lynn Novick * co-director/producer, The Vietnam War *"The Notorious RBG," by Ted Osius https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/09/19/the-notorious-rbg/ * Washington Blade *“[A] complex and fact-filled book. Osius has succeeded in making the many people involved come very much alive in his book.” * Thomas Bo Pendersen *"The Remonstrating Official," by Ted Osius * The Foreign Service Journal *"Former US ambassador writes on US reconciliation with Vietnam" * Sai Gon Giai Phong English edition online *"Fascinating detail....A reader curious to learn why Washington and Hanoi are now contemplating a 'comprehensive strategic relationship' won't be disappointed by Ted Osius' book. There is lucid discussion, inter alia, of the step-by-step development of 'strategic trusts' between the military establishments of both nations." * Asia Sentinel *"Vice President Kamala Harris’s Visit To Vietnam" By Ted Osius * Tuoi Tre newspaper *Vietnam & The US: Legacy and Partnership with Admiral Scott Swift and Ambassador Ted Osius * The General and the Ambassador *The Remonstrating Official: "Speaking Out" by Ted Osius * The Foreign Service Journal *"Ted Osius, ex-US envoy in Hanoi, to head US-ASEAN Business Council," by Larry Luxner * The Washington Diplomat *"Nothing is Impossible: Diplomacy, Leadership and Acceptance with Ted Osius" * Fifth Dimensional Leadership podcast *"Osius is well positioned to write the book. He served twice at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Hanoi, first as a political officer shortly after normalization, and then as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam almost 20 years later. Osius’ extended engagement with Vietnam, which he summarized as “pursuing diplomacy with Vietnam for twenty-three years – under four presidents and seven secretaries of state,” enabled him to gain a deep understanding of the different contours of bilateral relations. This, in turn, provided him with the necessary ingredients to fill his book with fascinating accounts of how Washington and Hanoi have worked together to promote reconciliation and strengthen their ties." * The Diplomat *"IN OTHER TRUMP NEWS — There’s a new book out next week by TED OSIUS, the former U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, recounting his experiences in the job. He tells one story about preparations for Trump’s 2017 trip to Vietnam for an APEC meeting. The planning included an upcoming White House meeting with Vietnamese PM NGUYEN XUAN PHUC. When Trump heard the name, he responded with a racist joke." * POLITICO Playbook *"Ex-Ambassador to Vietnam 'Grieved' Trump Victory, Saw It As Threat to U.S.-Asia Relations," by Jenni Fink * Newsweek *"Trump made a racist joke asking if then-Vietnamese prime minister's name was 'like Fook Yoo,' book says," by Grace Panetta * Business Insider *"Behind the scenes of Donald Trump's very strange White House meeting with Vietnam's prime minister," an excerpt from Nothing Is Impossible by Ted Osius * Salon *"Racist President Told Racist Joke Before Meeting Vietnam’s Prime Minister: New Book," by Peter Wade * Rolling Stone *"In his new book, Nothing is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam, Osius serves up a vivid first-hand account of the development of Vietnam-U.S. relations in the last quarter century." * Radio Free Asia *"Ted Osius retired from his post as US Ambassador to Vietnam when asked to implement covertly-devised deportation policies he found morally repugnant and un-American. Hear about his crisis of conscience and also of the heroic service of senators John McCain and John Kerry, Vietnam vets who did the right thing at great political cost." https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/nothing-is-impossible-with-ted-osius?tdest_id=1754555 * American Diplomat Podcast *"Vietnam: The Long Shadow of War" by Robert Bociago * Asia Media Center *"Retired Vietnam Ambassador Ted Osius: Diplomacy Is about Building Trust and Taking Risks," by Nick Erikson * GW Today *"An inspiring story of how international diplomacy can create a better world." * Foreign Service Journal - In Their Own Write *"Former U.S.-Vietnam ambassador discusses post-war reconciliation," by Jackson Lanzer * The GW Hatchet *Ted Osius interview with Pho Bolsa TV * Pho Bolsa TV *S2#15 Ted Osius, President & CEO US-ASEAN Business Council: Vietnam’s economic prospects after the pandemic * Vietnam Innovators podcast *"How far will the US go in its relationship with Vietnam’s military?" interview with Ted Osius * PRI's "The World" *Modern American Diplomacy: The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST) interview with Ted Osius * Modern American Diplomacy podcast *"Why the US's and Vietnam's militaries became unlikely comrades, and how their relationship survived Trump" * Business Insider *"First and foremost, however, Osius’ memoir is an invaluable contribution to understanding the history of U.S.-Vietnam relations, particularly how this process was conducted by officials in Washington and Hanoi. And the book’s intrigue lies in its anecdotes. It isn’t difficult to imagine future works on Vietnam quoting at length the conversations Osius had with Vietnamese or American officials, which are relayed in this book." * Council on Foreign Relations *"Osius demonstrates a deep understanding of Vietnamese culture and history, including its difficult relations with China.... [The] book is a compelling road map of the steps and actions Vietnam and the United States took to normalise and deepen their ties. Clearly it took many people in both countries to push to build trust and take the first halting steps. Nothing Is Impossible could serve as a helpful primer for other countries that may seek rapprochement with Washington down the road." * South China Morning Post *"?129 - Ted Osius - US Ambassador to Vietnam 2014-2017" * "The Vietnamese" podcast with Kenneth Nguyen *Amb. Ted Osius on Shaping U.S. Economic Diplomacy in ASEAN * The Tea Leaves Podcast *Talk Back: Wednesday, Mar 2 - Michael McKinley and Ted Osius * KGVO Talk Back Radio *"OUT AND ABOUT — SPOTTED at a party for former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius’ new book, “Nothing is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam” ($29.95), at Nelson Cunningham’s Georgetown home on Wednesday night: John Negroponte (who introduced Osius), Carla Hills, Eric Rubin,Jim Kolbe and Thomas Hubbard." * POLITICO Playbook PM *"Osius delves into a wide range of important issues, including climate change, educational exchange, the East Sea (known as the South China Sea to the rest of the world), energy policy, environmental pollution, LGBT, the Mekong Delta, religion, and war legacies. On another positive note, the book is chock full of insider information about Vietnam-US relations, some of which drew the ire of the Vietnamese government." * Counterpunch *“The book tells an inspiring story of how international diplomacy can create a better world by describing a 20-year journey of daring diplomacy that led not only to the reconciliation between the two former foes, but also the constant improvement in their bilateral ties. The book vividly illustrates how diplomacy—not just government to government, but also people to people and culture to culture—allowed the two countries to overcome seemingly irreconcilable differences.” -- Nugyen Tuan Viet * Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs *"This is a lot more than a first-rate memoir. It is a brilliantly organized account of a decades-long struggle towards reconciliation, not just on the part of two governments but on the part of two nations bearing the physical and emotional scars of a protracted war. As U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, Ted was far more than merely diligent. He was intensely creative in finding ways, both moral and material, to soften bitter memories with new hope. In the process, he served the strategic interests of the United States by stressing common interests and building mutual respect. His work in Vietnam is a reminder of something often overlooked in our country: the extraordinary value of its professional Foreign Service—which I personally saw every day as Vice President, and which is clear as day on the pages of this book." -- Al Gore * Former United States Vice President *"America’s reconciliation with Vietnam is one of the most remarkable diplomatic stories of the past three decades, and Ambassador Ted Osius was at the center of it all. In his new book, Ambassador Osius takes readers behind the scenes of this initiative, helping them understand how two old enemies came together to forge a better future for their people. Nothing Is Impossible is an absorbing memoir from one of America’s finest diplomats." -- Madeleine K. Albright * Former U.S. Secretary of State *“In the great tradition of Dean Acheson’s Present at the Creation, Ambassador Osius has provided us with a thoughtful and gripping diplomatic history of the critical moments in the reconciliation and the rebuilding of relations between the United States and Vietnam. This book provides important historical context but is also deeply personal, reminding us just how valuable diplomacy and the creative diplomats who toil tirelessly, often behind the scenes, just are. This is a must-read not just for those interested in the role of the United States in Asia, but for anyone who seeks to understand what contribution an individual can make to addressing the complexities of international relations.” -- Ambassador Michael Froman * Former U.S. Trade Representative *“The title of this book tells you a lot about Ted Osius, and about the instrumental role he played in building trust and cooperation between the United States and Vietnam. Forty years after a war that caused incalculable suffering and loss for the people of both countries, Ted’s story of how an openly gay American ambassador won the hearts of the Vietnamese people contains priceless lessons for every aspiring diplomat, and for people everywhere who believe in the power of listening and of staying true to one’s convictions in pursuit of a larger goal in a foreign land.” -- Patrick Leahy * U.S. Senator *"Ambassador Ted Osius tells a remarkable story of how the United States and Vietnam overcame the tragedy of war to build an enduring new relationship. My husband John played a part, along with so many Americans, including principled Democrats and Republicans in Congress, successive U.S. presidents of different political parties, and civic leaders—including proud veterans—determined to chart a new course for our peoples that is about the future, not the past. I recommend Ted’s book as both an authoritative history and a colorful account of an ambassador’s life in a country of strategic importance to the United States." -- Cindy McCain * Chair of the Board of Trustees of the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State *"This remarkable book is a tribute to the power of reconciliation between former enemies—The United States and Vietnam. It also reveals the power and promise of diplomacy and the extraordinary American Ambassador, Ted Osius, who led the way in building a new peace with the Vietnamese people and government." -- Nicholas Burns * Ambassador (ret.), Harvard University Professor, and former U.S. Under Secretary of State *"From his direct engagement in the establishment of the US embassy to his 2014-2017 ambassadorship in Ha Noi, Ted Osius has demonstrated outstanding commitment and perseverance in the complex and difficult journey towards his stated goal of Viet Nam-US reconciliation. I applaud Ambassador Osius’s remarkable contribution to this worthy cause. His memoir provides us a needed American perspective from a top US diplomat. Let us hope that in the near future there will also be Vietnamese perspectives offered on the topic of Viet Nam-US reconciliation." -- Ton Nu Thi Ninh * Former Ambassador of Viet Nam to the European Union *"Ted’s evocative book, Nothing is Impossible instantly took me down a path of very fond memories. His story is an extremely personal one for me as well; one that brings back countless recollections of people, places, events, hard decisions, some of which evoked forgotten moments when history was made. His lively firsthand account of the timing, the key players, and the complex circumstances leading to the reconciliation and development of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam will keep readers glued to the book’s pages. Anyone interested in an expertly detailed account of American/Vietnam relations will discover that Nothing is Impossible is a gold mine of historical and interesting anecdotal information." -- Pete Peterson * Former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam *“Ted Osius and I started our ambassadorship in each other country’s capital, Hanoi and Washington DC, almost at the same time in late 2014. We committed ourselves to working together and we witnessed remarkable achievements: President Obama visiting Vietnam and Party General Secretary Trong’s first-ever historic visit to the US, among others. Ted has been much appreciated by leaders of both countries for his dedication and wise counseling. And, featured as the title of his new book, Nothing is Impossible has been, not only Ted’s famous remarks, but more uniquely, an attribute to the US-Vietnam relationship.” -- Pham Quang Vinh * former Ambassador of Vietnam to the United States *"Ted Osius has been the tip of the U.S. diplomatic spear in some of the most critical areas around the world. In his more than 30 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, Ted has successfully navigated the ever changing chessboard of U.S.-Asian relations in a political landscape populated with both fierce U.S. allies and determined opponents. All at a time that has seen the ever-growing influence of China on the world stage. Ted has shown he is a diplomat's diplomat and his story—as riveting and touching as it is detailed—is ultimately one of courage, devotion, and dedication." -- Alan Lowenthal * United States Representative for California's 47th congressional district *"Ted Osius has written a wonderful book about his, and America’s, relationship with Vietnam. He shows vividly how through diplomacy—not just government to government, but people to people and culture to culture—former wartime enemies surmounted differences once thought unbridgeable, and makes the case for pursuing goals still thought impossible, like the advancement of human rights in Vietnam. His story is fascinating, fun to read, and a primer for how America can regain its standing and influence in Vietnam and beyond." -- Thomas Malinowski * Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 7th district *"Ambassador Ted Osius has written an illuminating, engaging and often moving story of the quarter century he has dedicated to helping the United States and Vietnam overcome their painful past. It is a narrative of political, economic, environmental and educational policies, of cultures and traditions, of losses and memories, of the lingering devastation of war and the commitment to work for reconciliation and peace." -- Drew Gilpin Faust * Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor and President Emerita, Harvard University *"This is a book you cannot put down. Set in the corridors of power, Ted Osius's insider account offers fascinating insights about Vietnamese politics and geo-political relations. Highly recommended to anyone who is interested in contemporary Vietnam." -- Maikhoi Donguyen * Vietnamese artist and activist *"This is an outstanding account of a rare transformational moment in history, when two people formerly divided by bitter ideological differences and scarred by warfare, were able to find their ways towards a reconciliation of the spirit, long after the swords were put away. As US ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius was far more than a detached observer and reporter of these events, in the classical manner of diplomats. Without ever losing perspective as an exponent of US policy, he invested heart and soul in furtherance of this process, and, as an unintended consequence of his respect for the values and cultures of the people of Vietnam, and by virtue of the examples he set in the details of his personal life, became in his own right a symbol of the best we have to offer as a nation." -- Leon Fuerth * Formerly, National Security Adviser to the Vice President of the United States, Albert Gore *"Ted Osius expertly weaves the personal and the political into an engaging and insightful story of how Vietnam and the United States have come so far so fast since diplomatic relations were established 25 years ago. 'Dealing honestly with the past…was key to carving out a different future…' he writes, and the most challenging part of that past is Agent Orange. Today the U.S. is giving material assistance to victims of Agent Orange and cleaning up the dioxin residue left behind at former American bases in Vietnam. But reconciliation is not yet complete and these and other measures which address the legacies of war will require continuing American attention and commitment." -- Charles Bailey * former Ford Foundation Representative in Vietnam & co-author, From Enemies to Partners: Vietnam, the *"I had the pleasure of spending time with Ted in 2016 while I was filming in Vietnam. He instantly impressed me as a diplomat who not only held a strong commitment to US diplomacy, but more importantly as someone who cared deeply about the people of Vietnam with whom he interacted daily. He later demonstrated great personal integrity and courage by standing up against an unjust and misguided policy that would have abandoned people who had sacrificed greatly for our country. More Americans should follow his example of genuine communication, deeper understanding of others, and courageous living!" -- Samuel L. Jackson * Actor *"How do countries move from war to peace to friendship to cooperation to partnership? The dynamic is exceedingly, and unfortunately, rare. But Ted Osius had the good fortune to be engaged in America's reconciliation with Vietnam from its earliest days. In the finest tradition of diplomatic memoirs, he effortlessly synthesizes grand strategy and humanitarian affairs, tense negotiations and touching bicycle rides, to definitively document the course—and the enormous potential—of one of America's most vital partnerships in Asia." -- Parag Khanna * author of The Future is Asian *"Warriors and prisoners turned diplomats, revolutionaries and political activists turned statesmen, soldiers and draft dodgers turned national leaders: such are the extraordinary people whose unimaginable determination and resilience helped to overcome the impossible aftermath of war— and succeeded at a magnificent act of reconciliation. As brilliantly told by former ambassador Ted Osius, two former deadly enemies become bound into a reflection of one another through a desire for peace. Nothing is Impossible deserves to be read for generations." -- Nguyen Qui Duc * Former National Public Radio journalist and author of Where the Ashes Are: the Odyssey of a Vietname *"While millions of pages have been written about the terrible war between the United States and Vietnam, the two countries’ fraught and complicated efforts to rebuild diplomatic and economic relations afterward has been understudied and misunderstood. Ted Osius’ Nothing is Impossible beautifully fills this important gap. Told from the perspective of a diplomat on the front lines of the negotiations, the story Osius shares is both deeply personal and revelatory. Readers will learn new facts about the incremental steps toward reconciliation while being introduced to a cast of compelling characters who shaped the process." -- Edmund Malesky * Professor of Political Economy and Director of the Duke Center for International Development *“Nothing Is Impossible reminds me of Vietnam Now by former Los Angeles Times bureau chief, the late David Lamb. Like David, Ted is a great storyteller connecting the people he's met along the way to the pivotal moments in Vietnam's modern history. From lifting the U.S. trade embargo by President Clinton in 1994 to Vietnam's crackdown on civil society leaders during President Obama's visit in 2016, one can sense Ambassador Osius' frustration as well as his jubilation in his dealing with Washington DC or Hanoi where he once called home. Someday he will return with his family to call it home again. For he is an American at birth, but a Vietnamese at heart.” -- Trinh Hoi * Lawyer and TV Host *"Despite a tortured history, America's relationship with Vietnam is now evolving into a strategic partnership as Southeast Asia becomes a testing ground for China's rise and the epicenter of U.S.-China rivalry in the world. This illuminating book by Ted Osius tells the dramatic story — through the people who lived it — of how the two countries transitioned from implacable enemies to cooperative partners on the regional stage. As a central player in this transition, Osius has written the rare volume that is both important diplomatic history and an engrossing and enjoyable read." -- Jonathan Stromseth * Lee Kuan Yew Chair in Southeast Asian Studies, Brookings Institution, and former member of the Secre *"Ted Osius has shared such an important story about how America and Vietnam made the remarkable transition from enemies to friends, and what it means, truly, to come to terms with epic tragedy and loss.” -- Lynn Novick * co-director/producer, The Vietnam War *"The Notorious RBG," by Ted Osius https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/09/19/the-notorious-rbg/ * Washington Blade *“[A] complex and fact-filled book. Osius has succeeded in making the many people involved come very much alive in his book.” * Thomas Bo Pendersen *"The Remonstrating Official," by Ted Osius * The Foreign Service Journal *"Former US ambassador writes on US reconciliation with Vietnam" * Sai Gon Giai Phong English edition online *"Fascinating detail....A reader curious to learn why Washington and Hanoi are now contemplating a 'comprehensive strategic relationship' won't be disappointed by Ted Osius' book. There is lucid discussion, inter alia, of the step-by-step development of 'strategic trusts' between the military establishments of both nations." * Asia Sentinel *"Vice President Kamala Harris’s Visit To Vietnam" By Ted Osius * Tuoi Tre newspaper *Vietnam The US: Legacy and Partnership with Admiral Scott Swift and Ambassador Ted Osius * The General and the Ambassador *The Remonstrating Official: "Speaking Out" by Ted Osius * The Foreign Service Journal *"Ted Osius, ex-US envoy in Hanoi, to head US-ASEAN Business Council," by Larry Luxner * The Washington Diplomat *"Nothing is Impossible: Diplomacy, Leadership and Acceptance with Ted Osius" * Fifth Dimensional Leadership podcast *"Osius is well positioned to write the book. He served twice at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Hanoi, first as a political officer shortly after normalization, and then as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam almost 20 years later. Osius’ extended engagement with Vietnam, which he summarized as “pursuing diplomacy with Vietnam for twenty-three years – under four presidents and seven secretaries of state,” enabled him to gain a deep understanding of the different contours of bilateral relations. This, in turn, provided him with the necessary ingredients to fill his book with fascinating accounts of how Washington and Hanoi have worked together to promote reconciliation and strengthen their ties." * The Diplomat *"IN OTHER TRUMP NEWS — There’s a new book out next week by TED OSIUS, the former U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, recounting his experiences in the job. He tells one story about preparations for Trump’s 2017 trip to Vietnam for an APEC meeting. The planning included an upcoming White House meeting with Vietnamese PM NGUYEN XUAN PHUC. When Trump heard the name, he responded with a racist joke." * POLITICO Playbook *"Ex-Ambassador to Vietnam 'Grieved' Trump Victory, Saw It As Threat to U.S.-Asia Relations," by Jenni Fink * Newsweek *"Trump made a racist joke asking if then-Vietnamese prime minister's name was 'like Fook Yoo,' book says," by Grace Panetta * Business Insider *"Behind the scenes of Donald Trump's very strange White House meeting with Vietnam's prime minister," an excerpt from Nothing Is Impossible by Ted Osius * Salon *"Racist President Told Racist Joke Before Meeting Vietnam’s Prime Minister: New Book," by Peter Wade * Rolling Stone *"In his new book, Nothing is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam, Osius serves up a vivid first-hand account of the development of Vietnam-U.S. relations in the last quarter century." * Radio Free Asia *"Ted Osius retired from his post as US Ambassador to Vietnam when asked to implement covertly-devised deportation policies he found morally repugnant and un-American. Hear about his crisis of conscience and also of the heroic service of senators John McCain and John Kerry, Vietnam vets who did the right thing at great political cost." https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/nothing-is-impossible-with-ted-osius?tdest_id=1754555 * American Diplomat Podcast *"Vietnam: The Long Shadow of War" by Robert Bociago * Asia Media Center *"Retired Vietnam Ambassador Ted Osius: Diplomacy Is about Building Trust and Taking Risks," by Nick Erikson * GW Today *"An inspiring story of how international diplomacy can create a better world." * Foreign Service Journal - In Their Own Write *"Former U.S.-Vietnam ambassador discusses post-war reconciliation," by Jackson Lanzer * The GW Hatchet *Ted Osius interview with Pho Bolsa TV * Pho Bolsa TV *S2#15 Ted Osius, President CEO US-ASEAN Business Council: Vietnam’s economic prospects after the pandemic * Vietnam Innovators podcast *"How far will the US go in its relationship with Vietnam’s military?" interview with Ted Osius * PRI's "The World" *Modern American Diplomacy: The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST) interview with Ted Osius * Modern American Diplomacy podcast *"Why the US's and Vietnam's militaries became unlikely comrades, and how their relationship survived Trump" * Business Insider *"First and foremost, however, Osius’ memoir is an invaluable contribution to understanding the history of U.S.-Vietnam relations, particularly how this process was conducted by officials in Washington and Hanoi. And the book’s intrigue lies in its anecdotes. It isn’t difficult to imagine future works on Vietnam quoting at length the conversations Osius had with Vietnamese or American officials, which are relayed in this book." * Council on Foreign Relations *"Osius demonstrates a deep understanding of Vietnamese culture and history, including its difficult relations with China.... [The] book is a compelling road map of the steps and actions Vietnam and the United States took to normalise and deepen their ties. Clearly it took many people in both countries to push to build trust and take the first halting steps. Nothing Is Impossible could serve as a helpful primer for other countries that may seek rapprochement with Washington down the road." * South China Morning Post *"129 - Ted Osius - US Ambassador to Vietnam 2014-2017" * "The Vietnamese" podcast with Kenneth Nguyen *Amb. Ted Osius on Shaping U.S. Economic Diplomacy in ASEAN * The Tea Leaves Podcast *Talk Back: Wednesday, Mar 2 - Michael McKinley and Ted Osius * KGVO Talk Back Radio *"OUT AND ABOUT — SPOTTED at a party for former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius’ new book, “Nothing is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam” ($29.95), at Nelson Cunningham’s Georgetown home on Wednesday night: John Negroponte (who introduced Osius), Carla Hills, Eric Rubin,Jim Kolbe and Thomas Hubbard." * POLITICO Playbook PM *"Osius delves into a wide range of important issues, including climate change, educational exchange, the East Sea (known as the South China Sea to the rest of the world), energy policy, environmental pollution, LGBT, the Mekong Delta, religion, and war legacies. On another positive note, the book is chock full of insider information about Vietnam-US relations, some of which drew the ire of the Vietnamese government." * Counterpunch *“The book tells an inspiring story of how international diplomacy can create a better world by describing a 20-year journey of daring diplomacy that led not only to the reconciliation between the two former foes, but also the constant improvement in their bilateral ties. The book vividly illustrates how diplomacy—not just government to government, but also people to people and culture to culture—allowed the two countries to overcome seemingly irreconcilable differences.” -- Nugyen Tuan Viet * Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs *Table of ContentsList of Photographs Foreword by John Kerry Preface: Biên Hòa Cemetery A Note on the Text 1 An Improbable Friendship 2 A Time to Heal and a Time to Build 3 The Story of Pete Peterson 4 David and Goliath 5 The Legacies of War 6 Think Unthinkable Thoughts 7 Diplomacy from a Bicycle Seat 8 Châu, Khiết, and the Students of Vietnam 9 China and the Trans-Pacific Partnership 10 The Communist Party 11 The Notorious RBG 12 A New Journey 13 A New President 14 Ditches and Tree Roots Epilogue: Reconciliation Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Chamberlin convincingly shows that the Cold War (1945–90) was neither cold nor solely a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. Chamberlin has done for the Cold War era what Fredrik Logevall’s Choosing War did for the Vietnam War. Historians and other informed readers will find much to consider in this significant revisionist work.” — Library Journal “Ambitious, important… [a] tour de force.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) [An] “eye-opening … precise, painful account of the Cold War.... what’s so valuable about Chamberlin’s book is that it draws the separate wars together into one intelligent, crisply written narrative. Doing so drives home just how relentlessly murderous the Cold War was. It also allows Chamberlin to make an important and novel argument about where the killings took place.” — The Nation

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Book SynopsisMaking peace in Northern Ireland was the greatest success of the Blair government, and one of the greatest achievements in British politics since the Second World War. This book demonstrates how the events in Northern Ireland have valuable lessons for those seeking to end conflict in other parts of the world.Trade ReviewFascinating and fast-moving... an extraordinary book * Observer *A powerful contribution to the history of Anglo-Irish relations * Literary Review *A fascinating book. No-one else could provide such an insider's account, for he was the only one to be involved in the detail of every tortuous step * Sunday Telegraph *Jonathan Powell has produced one of the half-dozen best books on the Troubles... He was the ultimate insider... Powell writes in a personal manner, with deft character sketches * Independent *This is the best-informed rough draft of history so far written by someone who was on the roller-coaster ride to a settlement * The Times *

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Book SynopsisDrawing on conflicts from Colombia and Sri Lanka to Palestine and South Africa, this book is about how and why we should talk to terrorists.Trade ReviewEssential reading for all parties in conflict -- Patrick Cockburn * Independent *Fascinating -- Michael Ignatieff * Sunday Times *This is an inspiring book. You’ll enter the New Year shaking hands with all. -- Kirsty Brimelow * The Times *This is an unusual, indeed a unique, book -- Oliver Miles * Guardian *The book is an enthralling case study of the art, in which Powell carefully establishes his argument for why dialogue with terror groups is usually necessary -- Anthony Loyd * New Statesman *It is a witty, light-footed, anecdote-rich history of the recent art of talking to terrorists -- Justin Webb * The Times *Thoughtful, well-structured, intelligent and well-informed -- Conor Gearty * Irish Times *Intelligent and insightful book on conflict resolution -- Andrew Lynch * Sunday Business Post *

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Book SynopsisUS enthusiasm for peace operations' has fluctuated markedly in the post-Cold War era. In the early 1990s, the first Bush Administration's interest in a new world order and the Clinton Administration's policy of assertive multilateralism opened the door to direct engagement in Somalia and support to UN operations in the former Yugoslavia. Failures in both places led to a loss of enthusiasm for UN peacekeeping (manifest most tragically in Rwanda), but not NATO operations, which took over from UNPROFOR in Bosnia and later deployed to Kosovo and Afghanistan. Concern about failed states in Africa prompted the US to seek ways of bolstering the capacity of African states and organizations. Meanwhile, the US has actively supported recent operations in Haiti and East Timor, and is taking the lead in pushing for a major new UN operation in Darfur. The post-9/11 environment, combined with difficulties faced in Iraq, has led to a significant policy shift in the Bush Administration, from initialTable of ContentsPart 1: Overview 1. Introduction Ian Johnstone 2. Historical Perspective: Evolution of US Policy William Durch, Ed Luck and Tom Weiss Part 2: The Dimensions of Contemporary Peace Operations 3. Military: US Peace Support Operations Doctrine Victoria Holt, Michael O’Hanlon and John Ruggie 4. Police: Reform and the Demand for Constabulary Forces Robert Perito and Michael Diedzic 5. Civilian: The Challenges of Political and Economic Reconstruction Michael Doyle, Robert Orr and Michael Barnett Part 3: Regions/Cases 6. US and the Americas: From El Salvador to Haiti Theresa Whitfield, Ayaka Suzuki and Charles Call 7. US and NATO: From Bosnia to Afghanistan Bruce Jones, Richard Gowan and Elizabeth Cousens 8. US and Africa: From Somalia to Darfur John Prendergast and Sarjoh Bah Part 4: Conclusion 9. Future US Peace Operations Policy: Lessons from Iraq Nancy Soderberg, James Dobbins and Marina Ottoway

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Book SynopsisThe Anatomy of Peace will instil hope and inspire reconciliation. Through a series of moving stories about once-bitter enemies reunited, it shows us how we routinely misunderstand the causes of conflict - and perpetuate the very problems we''re trying to solve. The Anatomy of Peace shows you how to:- Focus on helping things go right, rather than ''fixing'' things that go wrong- Think about others as people with fears of their own, not obstacles in your way- Stop worrying about how the world sees you- Learn to move away from blame and bitternessTrade ReviewThe Anatomy of Peace is truly transforming and powerful * Don Serratt, Founder and CEO, Life Works UK *A can't-put-it-down, enthralling story of peacemaking -- The Reverend Victor de Waal, former Dean of Canterbury CathedralWhether you're trying to get along with your manager, coworkers or family, there are great lessons in this book. Inspirational -- Personnel TodayThe theoretical work underlying this book is deep and significant in its diagnosis of the ills of our society - from the small scale of individual self-deceptions to self-deceptions of whole cultures -- Rom Harré, Professor of Psychology, Fellow Emeritus, Linacre College, Oxford UniversityPhenomenal . . . compelling . . . This is a book that every manager, teacher, advisor and parent should read and apply -- Steven C. Wheelwright, Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School

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Book Synopsis''A fascinating and timely account of the current crisis in the relationship between Russia and the United States'' Daniel Beer, The New York Times''Could not be more timely ... crucial reading for anyone interested in what''s happening inside Putin''s head'' Oliver Bullough, ProspectA revelatory, behind-the-scenes account of Russian-American relations, from a former US ambassador and ''Obama''s top White House advisor on Russia policy'' (The New York Times)In 2008, when Michael McFaul was asked to leave his perch at Stanford and join President-elect Barack Obama''s national security team, he had no idea that he would find himself at the beating heart of one of today''s most contentious international relationships. McFaul had been studying and visiting Russia for decades, becoming one of America''s preeminent scholars on the country during the first Putin era.During President Obama''s fTrade ReviewMike McFaul gives us a broad, thoughtful analysis of a critical shift in world affairs. Read From Cold War to Hot Peace for timely, informative, and intriguing insights on changing US-Russia relations. -- George P. Shultz, former Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan (1982-1989)As both a first-hand observer and a key participant in many of the recent events that have shaped US-Russia relations, Ambassador McFaul has an important story to tell. From Cold War to Hot Peace is a gripping and intensely personal account of one of the most complex and consequential geopolitical developments of our time. -- Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State under Bill Clinton (1997-2001)Mike McFaul has lived history. In this terrific book, he recounts a pivotal time in U.S.-Russian relations, bringing the perspective of a central participant and one of America's finest scholars of Russian politics. This book will be valued by students, experts, historians and diplomats for years to come -- Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State under George W. Bush (2005-2009)This is an indispensable book. McFaul is a candid and insightful guide to the history, personalities, and politics that continue to shape one of America's most consequential relationships -- Hillary Rodham Clinton, former Secretary of State under Barack Obama (2009-2013)Careful about providing evidence for his hard-earned opinions, the Stanford professor is always clear and successfully assesses the level of complexity we lay-readers need to understand academic theories about revolutions and economics... Persuasive and convincing * Christian Science Monitor *Michael McFaul left his posting as the US ambassador in Moscow in February 2014, as the Russian annexation of the Crimea inaugurated the worst crisis in the East-West relations in generation. In this thoughtful and clearly written account McFaul, one of the architects of President Obama's "reset" policy vis-à-vis Moscow, provides a unique insight in the chain of events that ended the new 'détente" and put the two nuclear superpowers on the brink of a new Cold War. This is a must read for everyone who wants to understand contemporary Russia and the dangerous world we live in today. -- Serhii Plokhy, Harvard University, author of Chernobyl: History of a TragedyImpressive... a candid expert account ... McFaul is a senior policymaker both hugely knowledgeable about and admiring of Russia ... Essential reading * Financial Times *McFaul's lively memoir is an up-close account of how Washington tried to find common ground with a Kremlin crippled by suspicion... McFaul comes at Putin from a special corner: as a boyish enthusiast for engagement with Russia. [...] As a young academic he was hungry to know about how the Soviet Union was going to break up. As an evangelist for democratic change he made contact with dissidents. And then, as special assistant to the president and ambassador, he was behind Barack Obama's 'reset' of relations with Russia * The Times *McFaul sheds needed light on the most geopolitically competitive relationship of the last 75 years * Guardian *Vigorously argued...McFaul's contribution to the debate is significant, based on his experience as a political practitioner as well as an academic analyst * Washington Post *An invaluable memoir -- David RemnickMcFaul provides useful insights into the changing relationship between America and Russia in this smart, personable mix of memoir and political analysis... an essential volume for those trying to understand one of the U.S.'s most significant current rivals * Publisher's Weekly *Of interest to observers of the unfolding constitutional crisis as well as of Russia's place in the international order * Kirkus *In From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia, Michael McFaul examines how U.S.-Russia relations have evolved since 1989. He draws on history as well as the unique perspective he gained while serving as an ambassador. Given what's going on in the world, this book couldn't be more timely * Bustle *An engaging, well-penned account of McFaul's days in Moscow * MacLeans *

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Book SynopsisAn essential resource, newly revised and updated   In print for nearly half a century, and now in its eighth edition, The Israel-Arab Reader is an authoritative guide to over a century of conflict in the Middle East. It covers the full spectrum of a violent and checkered history—the origins of Zionism and Arab nationalism, the struggles surrounding Israel’s independence in 1948, the Six-Day War and other wars and hostilities over the decades, and the long diplomatic process and many peace initiatives.   Arranged chronologically and without bias by two veteran historians of the Middle East, this comprehensive reference brings together speeches, letters, articles, and reports involving all the major interests in the area. The eighth edition features a new introduction as well as a large new section—more than 40 pages—recounting developments over the last decade, including the intra-Palestinian factional strife between

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Book SynopsisImagine you could eavesdrop on a dinner party with three of the most fascinating historical figures of all time. In this landmark book, a gifted Harvard historian puts you in the room with Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt as they meet at a climactic turning point in the war to hash out the terms of the peace. The ink wasn''t dry when the recriminations began. The conservatives who hated Roosevelt''s New Deal accused him of selling out. Was he too sick? Did he give too much in exchange for Stalin''s promise to join the war against Japan? Could he have done better in Eastern Europe? Both Left and Right would blame Yalta for beginning the Cold War. Plokhy''s conclusions, based on unprecedented archival research, are surprising. He goes against conventional wisdom-cemented during the Cold War- and argues that an ailing Roosevelt did better than we think. Much has been made of FDR''s handling of the Depression; here we see him as wartime chief. Yalta is authoritatiTrade ReviewThe end of the Cold War has given scholars a chance to step back and take a more dispassionate look at those eight consequential days in February 1945. It is hard to imagine anyone doing so better than S.M. Plokhy in 'Yalta: The Price of Peace' ... colorful and gripping ... * The Wall Street Journal *Harvard historian S.M. Plokhy has produced a gripping narrative of the eight days in February 1945 when the Big Three - Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin - convened the Yalta summit as World War II raged on. * The Boston Globe *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Approaches to Peace does an excellent job of framing excerpts from major works in peace studies. This technique helps instructors show their students why texts from previous historical periods remain relevant in the present day. Barash's introductions and editorial comments can be read as free-standing essays; they do an impressive job of explaining the major theories and concepts."--Mark Frezzo, University of Mississippi "Approaches to Peace is very readable and offers comprehensive coverage of key themes. I think that it is one of the best readers."--Paula Rayman, University of Massachusetts, LowellTable of ContentsIntroduction: Approaches to Approaches to PeaceChapter 1. Understanding War Why War?: Sigmund Freud Warfare Is Only an Invention--Not a Biological Necessity: Margaret Mead War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning: Chris Hedges War and Other Essays: William Graham Sumner Victims of Groupthink: Irving Janis The Causes of War: Michael Howard National Images and International Systems: Kenneth Boulding The Clash of Civilizations: Samuel P. Huntington * How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion: Michael Klare Battlefields of the Future: Peter W. Singer The Revisionist Imperative: Rethinking Twentieth Century Wars: Andrew BacevichChapter 2. Building "Negative Peace" The Moral Equivalent of War: William James Getting to Yes: Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton Disarmament Demands GRIT: Charles Osgood Ten Nuclear Myths: David Krieger and Angela McCrackien A World Free of Nuclear Weapons: George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger, and Sam Nunn A Powerful Peace: Jonathan Schell * Disarmament, Economic Conversion, and Jobs for All: Seymour Melman International Law: David P. Barash Catholic Answers: Just War Doctrine * Reforming the UN for the 21st Century: Vijay Mehta Violence Vanquished: Steven Pinker Life without War?: Douglas P. FryChapter 3. Responding to Terrorism The Evil Scourge of Terrorism: Reality, Construction, Remedy: Noam Chomsky Terrorism: Theirs and Ours: Eqbal Ahmad The U.S. Response to Terrorism: Haviland Smith Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism: Robert Pape * The True Spirit of Jihad: Sarah AhmadChapter 4. Building "Positive Peace" The Land Ethic: Aldo Leopold * Speech to the United Nations, 2015: Pope Francis * How to Judge Globalism: Amartya Sen Human Rights: David P. Barash Letter from a Birmingham Jail: Martin Luther King Jr. * Feminist Politics: Where We Stand: bell hooksChapter 5. Nonviolence Civil Disobedience: Henry David Thoreau Letter to Ernest Howard Crosby: Leo Tolstoy Conscientious Objector: Edna St. Vincent Millay Neither Victims nor Executioners: Albert Camus * The Gospel of Nonviolence: Mohandas Gandhi Seeking a Solution to the Problem of War: Gene Sharp Soft Power: Joseph S. Nye Jr.Chapter 6. Peace Movements, Transformation, and the Future On Humane Governance: Richard Falk Sexism and the War System: Betty Reardon A Human Approach to World Peace: Dalai Lama * Empire v. Democracy--Why Nemesis Is at Our Door: Chalmers Johnson No Future without Forgiveness: Desmond Tutu World Government?: David P. Barash * How Economic Growth Has Become Antilife: Vandana Shiva Antiwar Activists, Where Are You?: Victoria A. Bonney Index:

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Book SynopsisSigned on June 28, 1919 between Germany and the principal Allied powers, the Treaty of Versailles formally ended World War I. Problematic from the very beginning, even its contemporaries saw the treaty as a mediocre compromise, creating a precarious order in Europe and abroad and destined to fall short of ensuring lasting peace. At the time, observers read the treaty through competing lenses: a desire for peace after five years of disastrous war, demands for vengeance against Germany, the uncertain future of colonialism, and, most alarmingly, the emerging threat of Bolshevism. A century after its signing, we can look back at how those developments evolved through the twentieth century, evaluating the treaty and its consequences with unprecedented depth of perspective.The author of several award-winning books, Michael S. Neiberg provides a lucid and authoritative account of the Treaty of Versailles, explaining the enormous challenges facing those who tried to put the world back together after the global destruction of the World War I. Rather than assessing winners and losers, this compelling book analyzes the many subtle factors that influenced the treaty and the dominant, at times ambiguous role of the Big Four leaders: Woodrow Wilson of the United States, David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy, and Georges Clémenceau of France.The Treaty of Versailles was not solely responsible for the catastrophic war that crippled Europe and the world just two decades later, but it played a critical role. As Neiberg reminds us, to understand decolonization, World War II, the Cold War, and even the complex world we inhabit today, there is no better place to begin than with World War I and the treaty that tried, and perhaps failed, to end it.Table of ContentsPreface 1. From war to armistice to peace conference 2. The big three (or maybe four) 3. Ideals versus interests 4. Drafting the treaty 5. To bed, sick of life 6. War to end war? References Further reading Index

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Book SynopsisTerrorism and radicalization came to the forefront of news and politics in the US after the unforgettable attacks of September 11th, 2001. When George W. Bush famously asked Why do they hate us?, the President echoed the confusion, anger and fear felt by millions of Americans, while also creating a politicized discourse that has come to characterize and obscure discussions of both phenomenon in the media.Since then the American public has lived through a number of domestic attacks and threats, and watched international terrorist attacks from afar on television sets and computer screens. The anxiety and misinformation surrounding terrorism and radicalization are perhaps best detected in questions that have continued to recur in the last decade: Are terrorists crazy?; Is there a profile of individuals likely to become terrorists?; Is it possible to prevent radicalization to terrorism? Fortunately, in the two decades since 9/11, a significant body of research has emerged that can help provide definitive answers. As experts in the psychology of radicalization, Sophia Moskalenko and Clark McCauley propose twelve mechanisms that can move individuals, groups, and mass publics from political indifference to sympathy and support for terrorist violence. Radicalization to Terrorism: What Everyone Needs to Know synthesizes original and existing research to answer the questions raised after each new attack, including those committed by radicalized Americans. It offers a rigorously informed overview of the insight that will enable readers to see beyond the relentless new cycle to understand where terrorism comes from and how best to respond to it.Table of ContentsChapter 1. What is terrorism and who becomes a terrorist? Chapter 2. What is radicalization? Chapter 3. How are individuals radicalized to join a terrorist group? Chapter 4. How are small groups radicalized to use terrorism as a tactic? Chapter 5. How are mass publics radicalized to support terrorism? Chapter 6. What is the relation between radical ideas and radical action? Chapter 7. What's different about lone-wolf terrorists? Chapter 8. Are suicide bombers suicidal? Chapter 9. Is it possible to prevent radicalization to terrorism? Chapter 10. Is it possible to de-radicalize terrorists? Chapter 11. What are Mass Identity Manipulations (MIMs)--pictures, songs/chants, rumors, rituals and symbols? Chapter 12. Mass radicalization in the United States Chapter 13. Conclusions: What Everyone Needs to Know about Radicalization and Extremism

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Book SynopsisVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The concept of peace has always attracted radical thought, action, and practices. It has been taken to mean merely an absence of overt violence or war, but in the contemporary era it is often used interchangeably with ''peacemaking'', ''peacebuilding'', ''conflict resolution'', and ''statebuilding''. The modern concept of peace has therefore broadened from the mere absence of violence to something much more complicated.In this Very Short Introduction, Oliver Richmond explores the evolution of peace in practice and in theory, exploring our modern assumptions about peace and the various different interpretations of its applications. This second edition has been theoretically and empirically updated and introduces a new framework to understand the overall evolution of the international peace architecture.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost evTable of ContentsIntroduction: the multiple dimensions of peace 1: Defining peace 2: The victor's peace in history 3: Peace in history: towards the Enlightenment 4: Peace in modernity: the constitutional peace 5: The next step: an institutional peace 6: A radical phase: a civil peace and social advocacy 7: The development of an international peace architecture 8: Peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and statebuilding 9: Hybrid forms of peace, peace formation and counter-peace Epilogue: new agendas for peace Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisHow do international organizations change? Many organizations expand into new areas or abandon programmes of work. Advocacy and Change in International Organizations argues that they do so not only at the collective direction of member states. Advocacy is a crucial but overlooked source of change in international organizations. Different actors can advocate for change: national diplomats, international bureaucrats, external experts, or civil society activists. They can use one of three advocacy strategies: social pressure, persuasion, and ''authority talk''. The success of each strategy depends on the presence of favourable conditions related to characteristics of advocates, targets, issues, and context. Institutionalization of new issues in international organizations as a multi-stage process, often accompanied by contestation.This book demonstrates how the advocacy-focused framework explains the origins of three workstreams of contemporary UN peacekeeping operations: communication, p

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the question, 'Why has UN state-building so consistently failed to meet its objectives?'. It proposes an explanation based on the application of complexity theory to UN interventions in South Sudan and DRC, where the UN has been tasked to implement massive stabilization and state-building missions.Trade ReviewThis book is a welcome contribution to our scholarly understanding ofthe UN's approach to statebuilding … * Dr Andrew E. Yaw Tchie, Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute ofInternational Affairs , International Peacekeeping *The United Nations is sent to build peace in some of the hardest conflicts on earth. Adam Day has been in the trenches and draws on years of observations to show how simplistic attempts to build states make the situation worse. But this is no glib critique of international liberalism or predatory states: Day's deft use of complexity theory offers a deep understanding of how systems of governance are ordered and how international interventions could do better if they took the time to understand the relationships on which order is built. Every UN, World Bank, and foreign office staffer should read this crucial book. * Rachel Kleinfeld, author of A Savage Order: How the World's Deadliest Countries Can Forge a Path to Security *A masterwork. This book will fundamentally change your thinking on why the UN too often fails when intervening in conflict zones, and how they must reform their approach to be effective in the current era. Combining empirically-based insights from complexity science on how entrenched systems do and do not change with his lived experience and research in some of the most intractable settings of our time, Adam Day delivers a brilliant treatise and actionable steps. This should be mandatory reading at the UN, as well as in all university courses in international affairs and peace studies. A tour de force! * Peter Coleman, Founding Director of The Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity at The Earth Institute at Columbia. Author of The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization *States of Disorder makes a bold claim: Because systems of governance evolve and adapt over time, United Nations interventions regularly contribute to exclusion and violence. Thankfully, Adam also shows that avoiding such unintended consequences-and helping transform authoritarian states for the better-is possible. His unique insights, born from an innovative use of complexity theory combined with deep first-hand experience, should be required reading for anyone involved in peacebuilding or conflict resolution. * Séverine Autesserre, Author of Peaceland and The Frontlines of Peace *Adam Day offers a healthy critique of the self-serving mantra of interventionists who patronizingly talk of "fragile states" and claim "to extend state authority" but regularly fail. After the Afghan debacle, it is high time to re-visit traditional assumptions, and acknowledge that, as the author reminds us, "there is no disorder on earth; life is constantly re-ordering itself". We just don't see it, and ignore at our own peril the networks and relationships that intervention disrupts. * Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Director of International Conflict Resolution at Columbia University's School for International and Public Affairs *States of Disorder offers a powerful insider's critique of UN state-building efforts. We've long known that the liberal statehood approach to conflict resolution has run its course. But Adam offers hope: if the UN wishes to exert influence and fulfil the goal of reducing violence, rather than impose external models, it can gradually understand the complex systems of governance and web of relationships at work in societies riven by conflicts and evolve new ways of managing growing levels of violence in many parts of the world. * Comfort Ero, President and CEO of International Crisis Group *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One: Ideologies and Logics of State-Building 1: "A state in anarchy" 2: Into the black hole - applying complexity Part Two: Experiences in State-Building 3:

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Book SynopsisEdited by three leading scholars of peace and conflict, Resolving Conflict brings together the work of international experts to provide an in-depth study of thirty-three peace/conflict organizations in Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Israel/Palestine. The contributors show how the sociopolitical and cultural context of the conflict in each region has shaped the type of resolution organisations that have emerged and their conception of the conflict and its resolution. By promoting more humane images of the contestants and by offering alternative peaceful approaches to resolve the conflict, the organisations have successfully galvanised previously weak or non-existent pro-peace political forces to become important players in the political struggle for peace.Trade ReviewWe highly recommend the Gidron, Katz and Hasenfeld book. This is a systematic, theory-based study of third sector organizations, which have very rarely been studied before. This study contributed significantly to the understanding of their structure and dynamics. * Administration in Social Work *Table of ContentsPART 1: INTRODUCTION, THEORETICAL APPROACH, AND METHODOLOGY; PART 2: HISTORIES OF THE THREE CONFLICTS; PART 3: PEACE CONFLICT RESOLUTION ORGANISATIONS IN THE FOUR LOCALES STUDIED; PART 4: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF P/CROS; PART 5: CONCLUSION

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Book SynopsisJohn Paul Lederach''s work in the field of conciliation and mediation is internationally recognized. As founding Director of the Conflict Transformation Program and Institute of Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, he has provided consultation and direct mediation in a range of situations from the Miskito/Sandinista conflict in Nicaragua to Somalia, Northern Ireland, the Basque Country, and the Philippines. His influential 1997 book Building Peace has become a classic in the discipline. This new book represents his thinking and learning over the past several years. He explores the evolution of his understanding of peacebuilding by reflecting on his own experiences in the field. Peacebuilding, in his view, is both a learned skill and an art. Finding this art, he says, requires a worldview shift. Conflict professionals must envision their work as a creative act - an exercise of what Lederach terms the ''moral imagination.''Trade ReviewToday the telecommunications and transport revolution has made the world a smaller place offering both an opportunity and challenge to the major leading countries to come together to shape the world, overcome violence and create a peaceful global community. John Paul Lederach presents a powerful case for the use of the moral imagination in rising to this challenge, thus creating authentic new possibilities. This book provides a valuable contribution to peacebuilding literature and I welcome it wholeheartedly. * John Hume, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace *This is a wonderful book it resonated, provoked and exhilarated me, challenging me to think very carefully and deeply about why peace builders do what they do. It also offers some profound compass points for direction which may help to keep many of us sane and focused in the midst of the chaos and violence that so often makes up our world. * Mari Fitzduff, Brandeis University *The Moral Imagination is an eloquent and personal meditation on the challenge of peacebuilding by one of the fields most insightful theorists and practitioners. Professor Lederach correctly observes that the years following the tragedy of September 11, 2001, represent a precious opportunity to address underlying cycles of violence and insecurity, locally and globally. It will take courage and creativity, but it is an opportunity we must not let pass us by. * Jimmy Carter, Chairman, The Carter Center *Much exists in the conflict resolution literature about method and technique, little about art and soul. John Paul Lederach, a theorist of great insight who also happens to be a practitioner of high skill, brings us deep into his own process of learning and the results are marvelous. He offers us a rich fare of insights, stories and metaphors that captivate the moral imagination this world so badly needs. Consider this book a precious treat! * William Ury, co-author of Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In and author of The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can Stop *In its depth of wisdom regarding the dynamics of soul, spirit and society that lead good people to become effective practitioners of conflict transformation in war zones, The Moral Imagination could serve as the magnificent capstone to a life's work. The thrilling fact, however, is that Lederach stands not at the end but at the midpoint of a remarkable journey of conciliation, peacebuilding and ethical reflection. This book is a milestone in that journey; there is nothing quite like it in the literature of social change, peace and conflict studies, theology, ethics, and spiritualit? * for it weaves those disciplines together into a seamless, riveting whole.R. Scott Appleby, Professor of History and John M. Regan, Jr. Director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame *

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Book SynopsisA profoundly heartening view of human nature, Beyond War offers a hopeful prognosis for a future without war. Douglas P. Fry convincingly argues that our ancient ancestors were not innately warlike--and neither are we. He points out that, for perhaps ninety-nine percent of our history, for well over a million years, humans lived in nomadic hunter-and-gatherer groups, egalitarian bands where warfare was a rarity. Drawing on archaeology and fascinating recent fieldwork on hunter-gatherer bands from around the world, Fry debunks the idea that war is ancient and inevitable. For instance, among Aboriginal Australians, warfare was an extreme anomaly. Fry also points out that even today, when war seems ever present, the vast majority of us live peaceful, nonviolent lives. We are not as warlike as we think, and if we can learn from our ancestors, we may be able to move beyond war to provide real justice and security for the world.Trade Review"This is a passionate book containing a tidy account of systems of war and peace."--New Scientist "This book offers a refreshing and timely look at the evidence that we have warfare in our genes. Clearly, the assumptions of those who argue this position exceed the facts. Using anthropological data, Fry argues forcefully that our species has not only a strong desire for peace, but also plenty of ways to achieve it."--Frans de Waal, author of Our Inner Ape "If you believe humanity is doomed to war, read this book. If you want to convince others that it is not, read this book. Fry does two very important things in Beyond War. He shows that humans are not innately warlike and are fully capable of living in peace. And he shows how past scholarship has been biased by an assumption of a 'beast within.' His magisterial tour of the evidence is clear, sensible, and entertaining."--Brian Ferguson, author of Yanomami Warfare: A Political History "Few questions are as controversial and consequential as whether war is 'natural.' In this important book, Fry does a fine job of demystifying the argument, while making a strong case for optimism. Human nature is a slippery thing, a concept often misused, yet crucial to understanding our past, present, and future. Beyond War will help scholar and lay-person alike to grasp hold."--David P. Barash, author of Madame Bovary's Ovaries: A Dawinian Look at Literature "An important and timely volume, [Beyond War ]...is a valuable addition to the perennial debates on warfare."--American AnthropologistTable of ContentsFOREWORD BY ROBERT M. SAPOLSKY; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; APPENDIX 1: ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTACT; APPENDIX 2: NONWARRING SOCIETIES; NOTES; SUGGESTED READING; INDEX

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Book SynopsisConflict and dispute pervade political and policy discussions. Moreover, unequal power relations tend to heighten levels of conflict. In this context of contention, figuring out ways to accommodate others and reach solutions that are agreeable to all is a perennial challenge for activists, politicians, planners, and policymakers. John Forester is one of America''s eminent scholars of progressive planning and dispute resolution in the policy arena, and in Dealing with Differences he focuses on a series of ''hard cases''--conflicts that appeared to be insoluble yet which were resolved in the end. Forester ranges across the country--from Hawaii to Maryland to Washington State--and across issues--the environment, ethnic conflict, and HIV. Throughout, he focuses on how innovative mediators settled seemingly intractable disputes. Between pessimism masquerading as ''realism'' and the unrealistic idealism that ''we can all get along,'' Forester identifies the middle terrain where disputes do aTrade ReviewIntended as a 'guide' to tackling complex social issues, Forester's book will serve as a very useful starting point for mediators and organizers alike. Many readers will benefit from reading it carefully to savor the message and reflect on the lessons, then looking for advice and inspiration, returning to it again and again. * Journal of Planning Educaiton and Research *Table of ContentsPART ONE: WHEN PARTIES CONFLICT, EXPECT THAT MORE'S POSSIBLE THAN ANYONE SAYS ; PART TWO: RESPECTING VALUE DIFFERENCES AND ACTING PRACTICALLY TOGETHER TOO ; PART THREE: FROM VENTING AND POSTURING TO LEARNING AND PROPOSING ; PART FOUR: FROM ARGUING TO INVENTING, FROM PRESUMING TO ENABLING ACTION

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Book SynopsisGender oppression has been a feature of war and conflict throughout human history, yet until fairly recently, little attention was devoted to addressing the consequences of violence and discrimination experienced by women in post-conflict states. Thankfully, that is changing. Today, in a variety of post-conflict settings--the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Colombia, Northern Ireland --international advocates for women''s rights have focused bringing issues of sexual violence, discrimination and exclusion into peace-making processes. In On the Frontlines, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Dina Francesca Haynes, and Naomi Cahn consider such policies in a range of cases and assess the extent to which they have had success in improving women''s lives. They argue that there has been too little success, and that this is in part a product of a focus on schematic policies like straightforward political incorporation rather than a broader and deeper attempt to alter the cultures and societies that are at tTable of ContentsIntroduction ; Key Threads and Themes ; Gender Centrality ; Relevant International Norms ; Part I - Conflict and its Dynamics ; Chapter 1 - Before, During and After Conflict - The Connections for Women ; Mapping the Status of Women Prior to Conflict ; Some Relevant Measures ; Gender, Law, and Social Capital ; A Practical Assessment of the Before and After ; Chapter 2 - Gender and the Forms and Experiences of Conflict ; Women as Political and Military Actors ; Violence, Women, and Victimization ; Masculinities and Conflict ; Part II - Towards Peace ; Chapter 3 - The Significance of Security: Realizing Peace ; Is Gender Central to Security? ; Security Reform and Transition ; Critique of Mainstream Approaches to the Concept of Post-Conflict Security ; So Where is Gender in Security Reform? ; Security Reform, Transition, and Transnational Interests ; A New Paradigm of Gendered Security ; Chapter 4 - Engendering International Intervention ; International Interventions ; The Actors ; Towards Gender Positive Intervention ; Capturing and Retaining Gender Equity Achieved During War ; Chapter 5 - Peacekeeping ; Parameters and Status of Peacekeeping Missions ; Masculinities of Peacekeeping ; Positive and Negative Lessons Learned from Peacekeeping Missions ; Positives and Negatives of Employment and Economic Stimulus ; Sexual Violence and Peacekeeping Missions ; What Would Gender-Positive Peacekeeping Address? ; Legal Accountability ; Codes of Conduct ; Added Gender Roles in Peacekeeping ; Chapter 6 - Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Programs (DDR) ; DDR Programs: What Happens? ; The Power of Gender and DDR ; Deconstructing DDR Programs ; Reconstructing DDR Programs ; Attention to Masculinities ; The Ways Forward ; Chapter 7 - International and Local Criminal Accountability for Gendered Violence ; Sex-Based Violence and Accountability in International Law ; The Legal Journey to Codify Gendered Crimes in Armed Conflicts ; Evidentiary Rules and Sexual Violence ; Other Accountability Mechanisms - Restorative Justice and Other Practices ; Chapter 8 - Remedies ; Truth Processes ; The Gendered Dimensions of Truth Recovery ; How Can Truth Recovery Mechanisms Centralize Gender? ; Reparations ; Lustration, Vetting, and Gender ; Chapter 9 - Law Reform, Constitutional Design, and Gender ; Gender and the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Societies ; Constitutional Transformation and Post-Conflict Processes ; Process: Peace Agreements as Constitutional Documents ; Constitutional Gender Centrality - Substance and Export ; Reproductive Rights ; Part III - Reconstruction and Development ; Chapter 10 - Gender and Governance ; Post Conflict Governance ; Institution Building ; Governance Conflated with Economic Reconstruction and Democratization ; Gendering Governance ; Chapter 11 - Development Infrastructure: Economics, Health and Education ; The Differing Directions of Post-conflict and Development Fields ; Gender Centrality in Development ; Social Services Justice as the Integration of Post Conflict ; Processes and Development ; Long-term Development

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Book SynopsisSudan''s Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 ended over two decades of civil war and led to South Sudan''s independence. Peacemaking that brought about the agreement and then sought to sustain it involved, alongside the Sudanese, an array of regional and western states as well as international organisations. This was a landmark effort to create and sustain peace in a war-torn region. Yet in the years that followed, multiple conflicts continued or reignited, both in Sudan and in South Sudan. Peacemaking attempts multiplied. Authored by both practitioners and scholars, this volume grapples with the question of which, and whose, ideas of peace and of peacemaking were pursued in the Sudans and how they fared. Bringing together economic, legal, anthropological and political science perspectives on over a decade of peacemaking attempts in the two countries, it provides insights for peacemaking efforts to come, in the Sudans and elsewhere.Trade ReviewThe book is essential reading for dedicated scholars of the two countries and long-serving practitioners working in the area of peacemaking. * Jamie Pring, Sudan Studies *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Note on Contributors Preface 1: SHARATH SRINIVASAN AND SARAH M. H. NOUWEN: Introduction: Peace and Peacemaking in Sudan and South Sudan 2: NASREDEEN ABDULBARI: The Interlinkage between Understandings of Self-Determination and Understandings of Peace 3: WENDY JAMES: Making Peace on Paper Only: A View from the Blue Nile 4: DOUGLAS H. JOHNSON: Abyei, the CPA, and the War in Sudan's New South 5: PETER DIXON: Strategic Peacebuilding and the Sudanese Peace Process 6: BENEDETTA DE ALESSI: Peacemaking, the SPLM/A's Political Transition During the CPA Era and Conflict in the Sudans 7: EDWARD THOMAS: Fiscal Policy and Sudan's 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement 8: LAURA M. JAMES: Economic Provisions of the CPA: Selective Implementation and Long-Term Consequences 9: NADA MUSTAFA ALI: Gender and Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration in Post-Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) South Sudan 10: DANIEL LARGE: China and the CPA: Developing Peace in Sudan? 11: BRENDAN BROMWICH: Natural Resources, Conflict and Peacebuilding in Darfur: The Challenge to Detraumatise Social and Environmental Change 12: PARTHA MOMAN: A Flawed Formula for Peacemaking and Continued Violence in Darfur: The Abuja Negotiations, 2004-2006 13: ROSALIND MARSDEN: Peacemaking in Darfur and the Doha Process: The Role of International Actors 14: SOPHIA DAWKINS: Why Negotiate? Why Mediate? The Purpose of South Sudanese Peacemaking 15: ALY VERJEE: How Mediators Conceive of Peace: The Case of IGAD in South Sudan, 2013-15 16: MAREIKE SCHOMERUS AND ANOUK S. RIGTERINK: South Sudan's long crisis of justice: Merging notions of lack of socio-economic justice and criminal accountability 17: ALEX DE WAAL: Concluding Reflections: Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement: Theories of Change Index

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Book SynopsisIn recent decades, there has been a generational shift of the US veterans'' peace movement, from one grounded mostly in the experiences of older white men of the Vietnam War era, to one informed by a young, diverse cohort of post-9/11 veterans. In Unconventional Combat, Michael A. Messner traces this transformation through the life-history interviews of six veterans of color to show how their experiences of sexual and gender harassment, sexual assault, racist and homophobic abuse during their military service has shaped their political views and action. Drawing upon participant observation with the Veterans For Peace and About Face organizations and interviews with older male veterans as his backdrop, Messner shows how veterans'' military experiences form their collective situated knowledge of intersecting oppressions. This knowledge, Messner argues, further shapes their intersectional praxis, which promises to transform the veterans'' peace movement and potentially link their anti-milTrade Review(The Book) provide(s) insight into their efforts for peace, racial equality, and the LGBT+ movement. * E. Hannel, CHOICE Connect, Vol. 59 No. 8 *Veterans of any war in any country are intersectionally gendered. Michael Messner has listened carefully to 6 American recent veterans whose experiences and ideas are rarely heard. He has thus drawn back the curtain both on today's US military's misogynist and racialized culture and on older white male veteran peace activists' difficulty in grasping its implications for them. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time. * Cynthia Enloe, author of Nimo's War, Emma's War: Making Feminist Sense of the Iraq War *Michael Messner does a beautiful job of thinking deeply about the interconnectedness of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and social class as they affect the standpoint and experiences of young activists. His book offers something really substantial to the study of intersectionality and social movements, and it's a wonderful contribution to these fields of study. * Mignon R. Moore, Columbia University *A groundbreaking analysis of veterans and the peace movement, Messner focuses on a young generation outside of the heterosexual, white male norm in the military. Told through compelling narratives and an intersectional lens, this is an important book for anyone interested in the complications of serving in the military and then coming to seek an end to war. * Jo Reger, Professor of Sociology, Oakland University *Table of ContentsPrologue Chapter 1: Action at intersections: Wars, militarization, and veterans' peace movements INTERLUDE 1: "It was all men." Chapter 2: "I was in unconventional combat": Intersectional pathways through the military INTERLUDE 2: Guys being guys Chapter 3: "Rip off the band-aid": A new generation confronts the veterans' peace movement INTERLUDE 3: "We cannot stand in fear" Chapter 4: "Connecting the dots": From silos to intersectional coalitions INTERLUDE 4: "Say it, mean it, and do something about it." Chapter 5: "You've got to do something radical": Intersectional praxis in social movements Appendix I: Methodological Appendix: Centering Intersectional Standpoints List of References Notes Appendix

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface 1. The Hope for Democracy 2. The Hope for Suffrage and Peace in the New Century 3. Gender and Aggression: Nature or Nurture? 4. Suffrage, Democracy and War 5. Women's Votes and the World Wars 6. Do Women Leaders Spell the End of War? 7. Women's Continuing Influence on War 8. The Future A. Appendices Data on Women's Suffrage B. Other Explanations References

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Book SynopsisA sweeping and theoretically original analysis of the India-Pakistan rivalry from 1947 to the present.Since their mutual independence in 1947, India and Pakistan have been engaged in a fierce rivalry. Even today, both rivals continue to devote enormous resources to their military competition even as they face other pressing challenges at home and abroad. Why and when do rival states pursue conflict or cooperation? In The Difficult Politics of Peace, Christopher Clary provides a systematic examination of war-making and peace-building in the India-Pakistan rivalry from 1947 to the present. Drawing upon new evidence from recently declassified documents and policymaker interviews, the book traces India and Pakistan''s complex history to explain patterns in their enduring rivalry and argues that domestic politics have often overshadowed strategic interests. It shows that Pakistan''s dangerous civil-military relationship and India''s fractious coalition politics have frequently stymied leaders that attempted to build a more durable peace between the South Asian rivals. In so doing, Clary offers a revised understanding of the causes of war and peace that brings difficult and sometimes dangerous domestic politics to the forefront.Trade ReviewThis book is written chronologically across eight chapters, spanning the creation of the partition in 1947 to the recent Modi and Khan leadership pairing...Clary's detailed focus on the impact of these factors throughout the entire history of the two nations makes this book a useful addition to any collection on South Asian conflict studies. * Choice *Clary's provocative new theory to explain the oscillations in India-Pakistan ties between peacebuilding and warmaking is a remarkable contribution to the field of international relations. Grounded in the history, domestic politics and geopolitics of South Asia over the past seven decades, this forensic examination is bound to challenge conventional wisdom and traditional arguments about the subcontinent. * Sushant Singh, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research & visiting lecturer, Yale University *By focusing on domestic politics and developing a theory of leader primacy—how leaders control foreign policy authority—The Difficult Politics of Peace sheds new light on when rivalries are more peaceful, and when they are more conflictual. This book deserves to be widely read, for its illuminating, careful study of the India-Pakistan rivalry, and for its insights into the domestic politics of war and peace. * Elizabeth N. Saunders, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University *Theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich, The Difficult Politics of Peace is an outstanding analysis of the long rivalry between India and Pakistan. This carefully and closely argued account challenges and revises much of the received wisdom on the sources of cooperation as well as conflict in the subcontinent. * Srinath Raghavan, author of Fierce Enigmas: A History of the United States in South Asia *This is a spectacular book. It is empirically rich and theoretically sophisticated. Clary successfully debunks the age-old typification of the India-Pakistan rivalry as an 'unending' conflict. He clearly shows how and why leaders in both South Asian countries made choices about peace-making efforts, not just as a temporary measure between wars, but those with unique motivational characteristics. This excellent book will appeal to not only those interested in the history and politics of South Asia, but to any reader of war and peace in the modern world. * Rudra Chaudhuri, Director, Carnegie India *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Rivals, Leaders, and Change Chapter 2: Partition, the First Kashmir War, and the Origins of the Rivalry Chapter 3: War Scares and the Failure of Kashmir Talks, 1948-1954 Chapter 4: Nehru, Ayub, and the Indus Waters Treaty Chapter 5: The Rise of Bhutto, Sino-Indian Conflict, and the Second Kashmir War Chapter 6: Dhaka, Simla, and an Incomplete Peace Chapter 7: Dictatorship, Democracy, and the Bomb in South Asia Chapter 8: From Musharraf to Modi Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThe contemporary world is beset with a wide variety of conflicts, all of which have features without historical precedent. While most accounts of peacekeeping focus on attempts to limit violent conflict, this traditional view hardly captures the variety of challenges that today''s peacekeepers face. Peacekeepers are now thrust into the unconventional roles of monitoring elections, facilitating transitions to the rule of law, distributing humanitarian aid, and resolving conflicts in civil societies that are undergoing transformation. This is the context for understanding the activities of modern-day peacekeepers.In When Peacekeeping Missions Collide, Paul F. Diehl, Daniel Druckman, and Grace B. Mueller provide an original and comprehensive assessment on how different peacekeeping missions intersect with one another in contemporary conflicts. They begin by documenting the patterns of peacekeeping missions in 70 UN operations, noting the dramatic increase in number and diversity of operatTrade ReviewThis important new book, written by renowned experts, takes a look under the bonnet of UN peacekeeping to examine how the different tasks peacekeepers are given interact with one another and influence the overall effectiveness of UN operations. Combining detailed case studies with rigorous social scientific analysis, this book takes a giant leap in thought and understanding. The results are so compelling that readers—academics, students, and practitioners alike—won't look at peacekeeping in the same way again. * Alex Bellamy, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Queensland, Australia *Not always, but on average, peacekeeping works. This insightful book asks how and why peacekeeping is asked to work in ever more complex ways, with 'Christmas trees' of ambitions. Then it develops evidence-based principles for priority setting. 'Security first' is not a surprising finding. When a peace operation fails to stem the bloodshed and rape, subsequent goals, like moving on to a post-conflict election, likely will have limited success. A surprise, on the other hand, is that accomplishing 'democracy' with peace operation support is mostly not a gateway to further mission accomplishments. This is thoughtful, helpful research by greats of peacekeeping research on matters of importance. * John Braithwaite, Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Australian National University *Diehl, Druckman and Mueller add a valuable perspective on our understanding of peace operations success (and failure) by focusing on a neglected factor: missions' interdependencies. The book offers novel insights on how to define and assess compatibility between simultaneous or sequential missions, and implications for success. The conceptualization and operationalization of compatibility is followed by a clear set of empirical expectations tested across five in-depth case studies, which include some of the most prominent peacekeeping missions...Academic rigor and policy relevance makes the book a must-read for those interested in the study and practice of peace operations. * Jessica Di Salvatore, Associate Professor in Political Science and Peace Studies, University of Warwick *Peacekeeping operations are tasked with many 'missions,' some of which overlap, are contradictory, or have varying effects on one another. The authors build a novel quantitative dataset, while employing qualitative cases studies, in order to evaluate the extent to which one mission, say, promoting democratic elections, might reinforce or undermine other missions like providing security. In this way, the authors fill an important 'middle-level' theoretical and empirical gap in the literature. A must-read for peacekeeping scholars, students, and practitioners. * Lise Howard, Professor of Government and Foreign Service, Georgetown University, and President of the Academic Council on the United Nations System *This book provides an excellent guide to understanding the complexity of UN peacekeeping. Diehl, Druckman, and Mueller advance the field by conceptualizing and categorizing the overall goals of UN peacekeeping operations. Their rich empirical analysis generates new insights into the highly policy-relevant question of how to sequence and combine different missions that the UN seeks to accomplish. When Peacekeeping Missions Collide will enrich both scholarship and policy discussions on the future of peacekeeping. * Lisa Hultman, Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University *The complexity of peacekeeping missions and their effectiveness has outpaced our understanding of them. In this nuanced book, Diehl, Druckman, and Mueller offer a clear framework for understanding the different missions involved in peace operations, the ways in which they interact, and the effects of these dynamics on success. This is the much-needed advancement we have been waiting for. * Barbara Walter, Rohr Professor of International Affairs, University of California, San Diego *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Tables List of Figures Chapter 1: The Puzzle of Multiple Missions Chapter 2: Patterns in Multi-Mission Peace Operations and Theoretical Expectations Chapter 3: Research Plan Chapter 4: Limited Mission Cases: ONUC and UNPROFOR Chapter 5: Complex Mission Cases: UNTAET and MONUC Chapter 6: The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) Chapter 7: Conclusions and Implications References Index

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Book SynopsisGlobal politics in the twenty-first century is complicated by dense economic interdependence, rapid technological innovation, and fierce security competition. How should governments formulate grand strategy in this complex environment? Many strategists look to deterrence as the answer, but how much can we expect of deterrence? Classical deterrence theory developed in response to the nuclear threats of the Cold War, but strategists since have applied it to a variety of threats in the land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains. If war is the continuation of politics by other means, then the diversity of technologies in modern war suggests a diversity of political effects. Some military forces or postures are most useful for winning various kinds of wars. Others are effective for warning adversaries of consequences or demonstrating resolve. Still others may accomplish these goals at lower political cost, or with greater strategic stability. Deterrence is not a simple strategy, therefore, bu

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Book SynopsisFor decades, scholars have asserted that gender matters when it comes to domestic and international politics and that gender equality means more than the rights and inclusion of women in the political sphere. Yet the existing research on gender equality and violent political conflict tends to equate and conflate gender equality with observable indicators related to women''s inclusion in formal politics. Consequently, this conceptual problem has impeded efforts to theorize and empirically examine the connection between gender equality, women''s status, and political violence.In Positioning Women in Conflict Studies, Sabrina Karim and Daniel W. Hill, Jr., develop an original framework to study the condition of women in peace and conflict that avoids conflating gender equality with other terms. Karim and Hill re-evaluate the literature on gender, international politics, and conflict to reveal that the term gender equality is often used to refer to four distinct concepts: women''s inclusion, women''s rights, harm to women, and beliefs about women''s roles. They develop original measures for each of these concepts and examine their impact on inter-state war onset, intra-state conflict onset, state repression/human rights violations, and terrorism. The results suggest that the relationships between women''s status and political violence are not uniform and vary across different aspects of women''s status as well as different types of political violence. Overall, Positioning Women in Conflict Studies demonstrates how the conceptualization and measurement of gender equality and women''s status is critical in understanding how to reduce political violence globally.

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Book SynopsisFor decades, scholars have asserted that gender matters when it comes to domestic and international politics and that gender equality means more than the rights and inclusion of women in the political sphere. Yet the existing research on gender equality and violent political conflict tends to equate and conflate gender equality with observable indicators related to women''s inclusion in formal politics. Consequently, this conceptual problem has impeded efforts to theorize and empirically examine the connection between gender equality, women''s status, and political violence.In Positioning Women in Conflict Studies, Sabrina Karim and Daniel W. Hill, Jr., develop an original framework to study the condition of women in peace and conflict that avoids conflating gender equality with other terms. Karim and Hill re-evaluate the literature on gender, international politics, and conflict to reveal that the term gender equality is often used to refer to four distinct concepts: women''s inclusion, women''s rights, harm to women, and beliefs about women''s roles. They develop original measures for each of these concepts and examine their impact on inter-state war onset, intra-state conflict onset, state repression/human rights violations, and terrorism. The results suggest that the relationships between women''s status and political violence are not uniform and vary across different aspects of women''s status as well as different types of political violence. Overall, Positioning Women in Conflict Studies demonstrates how the conceptualization and measurement of gender equality and women''s status is critical in understanding how to reduce political violence globally.

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Book SynopsisThis book makes an original contribution to international relations and British politics. It identifies for the first time the dominant pre-modern theory of international relations, which fatalistically assumed that war was beyond human control. It then shows how this theory was undermined from the 1730s onwards, with the consequence that a debate began about how best to prevent war in which a vocal minority argued that war as an institution for settling disputes could be abolished. Britain led the way in this repudiation of fatalism and exploration of pacific alternatives: it produced the world''s first peace movement (which appeared in the mid-1790s as a response to the French wars) and the first enduring national peace association (the Peace Society, founded in 1816 and active for nearly a century); and it was the first country to allow peace thinking (for example, as expounded by Richard Cobden) to enter its political mainstream. This book, the first to make use of the Peace SocietTrade ReviewMartin Caedel has done us a great favour by this meticulous study of the Peace Society ... and its antecedents ... an excellent study of those who started to organise English peace activity, nearly two hundred years ago. * Challenge, Vol. XXXVII no.3, May/June 1997 *... an important and impressive piece of research ... * New Routes, Vol.2 No.2 1997 *No recent British writer has done more than Martin Ceadel to clarify concepts and terminology in our thinking about war and peace...His latest, and most ambitious, book unites in one volume both the "theoretical" and the "historical" approaches which have been characteristic of his work... This gives his chapters on the decades after 1816 an authority and comprehensiveness achieved by no previous writer. Taken in the round...this book is not likely to be surpassed. - Keith Robbins. War in History 1999.

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Book SynopsisIn this highly original and important book, Hidemi Suganami analyses one of the fundamental questions of international relations: what causes war? Drawing on historical, statistical, and philosophical perspectives to produce an innovative theory, he rejects the simplistic notion that war can be explained by some straightforward formula, yet demonstrates that there are basic similarities among the diverse origins of wars. Such similarities, he argues, are rooted in the way the origins of wars, conventionally, are narrated. Comparing various narrative accounts of the origins of wars, Suganami shows that enquiry into the causes of war is inseparable from the question of responsibility.Trade ReviewSuganami goes back to his intellectual roots, to political science, not history. The intelligence and rigour of his arguments ought to impress both disciplines. * Times Literary Supplement *This is a good and very readable book. Anyone interested in the causes of war or the philosophy of explanation in International Relations should read it. It will be very helpful to graduate students and third year undergraduates. * Michael Nicholson, Millennium *Suganami presents On the Causes of War as a corrective; in reality, he is tearing up Waltz's book and starting again. * Hew Strachan, Times Literary Supplement *The intelligence and rigour of his arguments ought to impress both disciplines [history and political science]. * Times Literary Supplement *Suganami's taut, spare, disciplined, analytical. * Times Literary Supplement *A strength of Suganami's approach is the width of the scholarship he considers ... this is a good and very readable book. Anyone interested in the causes of was or the philosophy of explanation in International Relations should read it. It will be very helpful to graduate students and third year undergraduates, and so the publishers should think quickly of a paperback edition. * Millennium *Hidemi Suganami's book is a detailed analysis of the substantive problems of the causes of war, embedded in a careful analysis of the relevant issues in the philosophy of the social sciences ... A strength of Suganami's approach is the width of the scholarship he considers ... this is a good and very readable book. Anyone interested in the causes of war or the philosophy of explanation in International Relations should read it. It will be very helpful to graduate students and third year undergraduates, and so the publishers should think quickly of a paperback edition. * Millennium *Students of war are well-advised to pay heed to Suganami's critique, but this compact essay would make worthwhile reading for all social scientists and historians. It is a fundamental inquiry into the nature of explanation and causation, problems that far too often are taken for granted rather than articulated explicitly ... Suganami shows us how we can better link the scientific and ethical domains. * International Affairs *Suganami's book is a much needed contribution to a field which for too long has been dominated by over-confident grand theorists and over-ambitious empirical researchers ... His book is a brilliant demonstration of the fact that an exercise in the philosophy of science really can pay off in terms of concrete empirical analysis. The book should be prescribed reading for all scholars of international conflicts. It fits perfectly in a course on the origins of war, even, I think, one at a fairly elementary level. * Neue Politische Literatur *Students of war are well-advised to pay heed to Suganami's critique, but this compact essay would make worthwhile reading for all social scientists and historians. It is a fundamental inquiry into the nature of explanation and causation, problems that far too often are taken for granted rather than articulated explicitly ... Suganami shows us how we can better link the scientific and ethical domains. * International Affairs *The range of discussion in this volume is broad indeed. * Journal of Peace Research *The fusion of historical and philosophical approaches does lead to insights of value...He also offers a persuasive analysis of the relationship between war origins in general and the location of the sources of specific wars. * The Times Higher Education Supplement *a complex philosophical treatment of the idea of causation ... He provides a new way of examining the past to learn how wars could have been avoided and why they were brought about. Those engaged in peace research, and especially those concerned with normative peace studies or with doing empirical research in a postpositivist vein, will find this book of interest. * John A. Vasquez, Vanderbilt University, American Political Science Review, Vol. 91, No. 2, June 1997 *

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive description of the global basing networks of the major powers, including their types, their locations and the politics and economics of their acquisition. The crucial link between arms transfers and the politics of basing is emphasized.Trade Review`This is fascinating read for anyone interested in defence and intelligence issues.' BBC Book of the Week, Arabic Service`Robert Harkavy has produced a book that has long needed to be written, a comprehensive and well-organized analysis of bases and related military facilities around the world.' Security and Arms Control`This is a substantial piece of work. Harkavy provides a meticulous historical survey of how the two superpowers have obtained their bases ... a most useful survey.' The Journal of Strategic Studies`Harkavy has provided a treasury of basic data and analysis to inform both sides ... by far the most complete reference guide to an issue that is bound to grow in importance in the years to come.' War Studies`Harkavy has produced a meticulous and detailed study of US and Soviet military presence in foreign countries ... Detailed tables give data ... The work is well organized and has valuable notes and a bibliography.' G.N. Sandwick, North Hennepin Community College, USA`Robert Harkavy has produced a book that has long needed to be written, a comprehensive and well-organized analysis of bases and related military facilities around the world ... As Harkavy makes clear, bases also remain an issue of great political sensitivity, in both developed and Third World countries.' Fred Halliday, London School of Ecoomics'an excellent reference work ... Anyone interested in military matters should have it in his or her library.' John C. Ausland, Oslo, Survival, Vol.xxxii, No.6 Nov/Dec 1990'The empirircal material is overwhelming, but is presented in an orderly fashion under various headings.' Magne Barth, Journal of Peace Research, No.3, 1990Table of ContentsNaval facilities; air force facilities; ground-force FMP; missiles; overseas "technical" facilities - intelligence, space and communications; research and environmental facilities; nuclear-related FMP - deterrence and defence; conventional FMP power projection; the politics and economics of foreign military presence.

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Book SynopsisDrive critical, engaged learning. Helping learners more deeply understand historical concepts, the student-centred approach of this new Course Book enables broader, big picture understanding. Developed directly with the IB and fully supporting the new 2015 syllabus, the structured format helps you easily progress through the new course content.Trade ReviewIt's about time that modern world history courses are brought up to date and this is a great example of the IB handling this in the new history curriculum. Martin Cannon handles the material with aplomb, giving an excellent background to the complexities of the Rwandan genocide as well as the creation of the Yugoslav state… The activities and documentary source are varied and engaging, allowing the student to proceed through the material buildings skills and technique in an absorbing manner. I particularly like the selection of many quotations, the quality of the political cartoons and the overall manner in which the author engages with the reader, taking them on a roller coaster ride through some of the complexities of the late twentieth century case studies, allowing an exploration of the themes. The book is beautifully laid out, clear and compelling and should be an excellent guide for the discerning learner. * Amazon review *Table of Contents1: Case Study 1: Rwanda, 1990-1998 1.1: Africa in the late 19th century: European 1.2: Colonial Rwanda, 1884-1962 1.3: Rwanda from independence to civil war, 1962-1990 1.4: The last years of the Habyarimana regime: Civil War, 1990-1994 1.5: The assassination of presidents Habyarimana and Ntaryamira, April 1994 1.6: Course and interventions: The genocide begins 1.7: The impact of the genocide 2: Case Study 2: Kosovo, 1989-2002 2.1: The causes of the conflict 2.2: Yugoslavia under Tito, 1945-1980 2.3: The decade of change: Yugoslavia, 1980-1989 2.4: The disintegration of Yugoslavia, 1990-1995 2.5: Course and interventions: The actions of the KLA, the Serbian government, the police and the military 2.6: The NATO bombing campaign: Operation 2.7: The impact of the war: Social and economic consequences

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Book SynopsisAzar Gat sets out to resolve one of the age-old questions of human existence: why people fight and can they stop. Spanning warfare from prehistory to the 21st century, the book shows that, neither an irresistible drive nor a cultural invention, deadly violence and warfare have figured prominently in our behavioural toolkit since the dawn of our species. People have always alternated between cooperation, peaceful competition, and violence to attain evolution-shaped human desires. A marked shift in the balance between these options has occurred since the onset of the industrial age. Rather than modern war becoming more costly (it hasn''t), it is peace that has become more rewarding. Scrutinizing existing theories concerning the decline of war - such as the ''democratic peace'' and ''capitalist peace'' - Gat shows that they in fact partake of a broader Modernization Peace that has been growing since 1815. By now, war has disappeared within the world''s most developed areas. Finally, Gat explains why the Modernization Peace has been disrupted in the past, as during the two World Wars, and how challenges to it may still arise. They include claimants to alternative modernity - such as China and Russia - anti-modernists, and failed modernizers that may spawn terrorism, potentially unconventional. While the world has become more peaceful than ever before, there is still much to worry about in terms of security and no place for complacency.Trade ReviewIt would be a welcome addition to any military history or international relations syllabus lacking an accessible and thought-provoking text on the causes of war... Highly recommended * CHOICE *Gat's book is a very well-informed, well-argued and an agreeable to read discussion of the causes of war and the causes of the spread of peace. Though primarily of interest to political theorists working on the subject of war, it may also be of interest to philosopher working on the question of war, especially to philosophers who, rather than engaging in ever more sophisticated thought-experiments, prefer to develop a more general philosophical theory of war. * Norbert Campagna, Ethical Perspectives *Azar Gat is among the most brilliant of historians of war, with a masterful command of history and biology, and a gift for combining them to provide deep and revelatory insight. War has long been considered an enigma of the human condition, but after reading this book you will feel that you understand it. * Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of How the Mind Works and The Better Angels of Our Nature *Exhilarating - it makes clear and brave statements rather than hedging contentious matters... * Sir Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford *Table of ContentsPREFACE: WHY WAR? THE UNSOLVED MYSTERY; PAST IMPERFECT: PREHISTORY AND HISTORY; FLAWS AND MISCONCEPTIONS IN DISCIPLINARY GRAND THEORIES; THE MODERNIZATION PEACE; CONCLUSION

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Book SynopsisContrary to predictions that it would become increasingly redundant in a globalizing world, citizenship is back with a vengeance. The Oxford Handbook of Citizenship brings together leading experts in law, philosophy, political science, economics, sociology, and geography to provide a multidisciplinary, comparative discussion of different dimensions of citizenship: as legal status and political membership; as rights and obligations; as identity and belonging; as civic virtues and practices of engagement; and as a discourse of political and social equality or responsibility for a common good. The contributors engage with some of the oldest normative and substantive quandaries in the literature, dilemmas that have renewed salience in today''s political climate. As well as setting an agenda for future theoretical and empirical explorations, this Handbook explores the state of citizenship today in an accessible and engaging manner that will appeal to a wide academic and non-academic audience. Chapters highlight variations in citizenship regimes practiced in different countries, from immigrant states to ''non-western'' contexts, from settler societies to newly independent states, attentive to both migrants and those who never cross an international border. Topics include the ''selling'' of citizenship, multilevel citizenship, in-between statuses, citizenship laws, post-colonial citizenship, the impact of technological change on citizenship, and other cutting-edge issues. This Handbook is the major reference work for those engaged with citizenship from a legal, political, and cultural perspective. Written by the most knowledgeable senior and emerging scholars in their fields, this comprehensive volume offers state-of-the-art analyses of the main challenges and prospects of citizenship in today''s world of increased migration and globalization. Special emphasis is put on the question of whether inclusive and egalitarian citizenship can provide political legitimacy in a turbulent world of exploding social inequality and resurgent populism.Trade ReviewThe definitive source on a critical concept in political and social life. Innovative in its conception and authoritative in its execution. * J.H.H. Weiler, NYU School of Law *This is an invaluable Handbook. No other single volume achieves the theoretical acuity, historical depth, legal grounding, and sociological analysis of citizenship that this book manages to achieve. It is clear, wide ranging, and admirably un-parochial in the range of its references. By focusing on a wide range of citizenship claims, from those of dominant groups seeking to exclude to marginalized groups struggling for legal recognition, the Handbook enlarges our sense of the moral stakes and political struggles at the heart of citizenship. * Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Centre for Policy Research *The diversity of disciplinary perspectives and the combination of both theoretical and empirical approaches … sets The Oxford Handbook of Citizenship apart from other comparable volumes. * Timothy Jacob-Owens, European Journal of Legal Studies *An excellent starting point for the study of some of the main challenges and prospects informing citizenship in today's world. * Zakaria Sajir, Ethnic and Racial Studies *A robust, modern guideline to induce creative and pragmatic discussions about some of the most pressing issues we currently face. * Global Citizenship Review *Table of ContentsPart I Opening Pages 1: Ayelet Shachar, Rainer Bauböck, Irene Bloemraad, and Maarten Vink: Introduction Part II Approaches and Perspectives 2: Ryan Balot: Revisiting the Classical Ideal of Citizenship 3: Alexander Diener: Re-Scaling the Geography of Citizenship 4: Rainer Bauböck: Political Membership and Democratic Boundaries 5: Iseult Honohan: Liberal and Republican Conceptions of Citizenship 6: Chaim Gans: Citizenship and Nationhood 7: David FitzGerald: The History of Racialized Citizenship 8: Leti Volpp: Feminist, Sexual, and Queer Citizenship 9: Kamal Sadiq: Postcolonial Citizenship 10: Don DeVoretz and Nahikari Irastorza: Economic Theories of Citizenship Ascention 11: Maarten Vink: Comparing Citizenship Regimes Part III Membership and Rights 12: David Owen: Citizenship and Human Rights 13: Daniel Weinstock: Citizenship and Cultural Diversity 14: Jo Shaw: Citizenship and the Franchise 15: Linda Bosniak: Status Non-Citizens 16: Liav Orgad: Naturalization 17: Matthew Gibney: Denationalization Part IV Context and Practice 18: Christian Joppke: Citizenship in Immigrant States 19: Oxana Shevel: Citizenship and State Transition 20: Erin Chung: Citizenship in Non-Western Contexts 21: Kirsty Gover: Indigenous Citizenship in Settler States 22: Bryan S. Turner: Secular and Religious Citizenship 23: Engin Isin: Performative Citizenship 24: Irene Bloemraad: Does Citizenship Matter? Part V Membership in the State and Beyond 25: Neil Walker: The Place of Territory in Citizenship 26: Michael Collyer: Diasporas and Transnational Citizenship 27: Joel Trachtman: Fragmentation of Citizenship Governance 28: Peter Spiro: Multiple Citizenship 29: Willem Maas: Multilevel Citizenship 30: Francesca Strumia: Supranational Citizenship 31: Kok-Chor Tan: Cosmopolitan Citizenship Part VI Tomorrow's Challenges 32: Cathryn Costello: On Refugeehood and Citizenship 33: Noora Lori: Statelessness, "In-Between" Statuses, and Precarious Citizenship 34: Costica Dumbrava: Citizenship and Technology 35: Ayelet Shachar: Citizenship for Sale? 36: Rogers Smith: Citizenship and Membership Duties Toward Quasi-Citizens 37: Will Kymlicka and Sue Donaldson: Inclusive Citizenship Beyond the Capacity Context

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