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Book SynopsisThis volume discusses how diplomacy’s contribution to the effectiveness of foreign policy has been undervalued in the United States by governments, the foreign policy community, and academics. Chapters raise awareness of the importance of American diplomacy, what it can and can’t achieve, and how it may be strengthened in the interests of international peace and security.
Trade Review"This is one of those rare edited volumes which deserves to be read cover to cover." - Diplomacy & Statecraft, Richard Crockatt, University of East Anglia
Table of ContentsIntroduction American Diplomacy Paul Sharp and Geoffrey Wiseman Research Papers Distinctive Characteristics of American Diplomacy Geoffrey Wiseman The Distinction between Foreign Policy and Diplomacyin American International Thought and Practice David Clinton US Diplomacy and Diplomats: A Chinese View CHEN Zhimin European Responses to US Diplomacy: ‘Special Relationships’, Transatlantic Governance and World Order Michael Smith Transformational Diplomacy: US Tactics for Change in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2004-2006 Karin A. Esposito and S. Alaeddin Vahid Gharavi Course Corrections: The Obama Administration at the United Nations David Bosco American Public Diplomacy: Enduring Characteristics, Elusive Transformation Bruce Gregory Quantum Diplomacy, German–US Relations and the Psychogeography of Berlin James Der Derian Obama, Clinton and the Diplomacy of Change Paul Sharp Practitioner’s Perspectives The Incapacitation of US Statecraft and Diplomacy Chas W. Freeman Jr The Traditions and Travails of Career Diplomacy in the United States Thomas Hanson Digital Diplomacy and US Foreign Policy Alec Ross Book Reviews Spyros Blavoukos and Dimitris Bourantonis (eds.), The EU Presence in International Organizations Edith Drieskens Costas M. Constantinou and James Der Derian (eds.), Sustainable Diplomacies Manuel Duran Hany Besada (ed.), Crafting an African Security Architecture: Addressing Regional Peace and Conflict in the 21st Century Maria-Ruxandra Stoicescu
