Description
Book SynopsisInsider accounts of how policymakers reacted to dramatic developments in recent history.
Trade ReviewThe invaluable perspective provided by the authors, both of whom actually participated in the strategic policy building of the time, as well as the detailed research and rigorous analysis contributed by the academic scholars, is beyond reproach or comparison to any other works on this subject.... This book is a must read for those interested in U.S foreign policy and its development. It is also an informative read for mid-grade to senior-level military officers and government officials, who may find themselves involved in policy shaping activities.
-- Dr. David A. Anderson * Military Review *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Navigating the Unknown
Melvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. Legro1. The Wall Comes Down: A Punctuational Moment
Mary Elise Sarotte2. An Architecture of U.S. Strategy after the Cold War
Robert B. Zoellick3. Shaping the Future: Planning at the Pentagon, 1989–93
Paul Wolfowitz4. The Strange Career of the 1992 Defense Planning Guidance
Eric S. Edelman5. A Crisis of Opportunity: The Clinton Administration and Russia
Walter B. Slocombe6. U.S. Strategic Planning in 2001–02
Philip Zelikow7. Questing for Monsters to Destroy
John Mueller8. The Assumptions Did It
Bruce Cumings9. Faulty Learning and Flawed Policies in Afghanistan and Iraq
Odd Arne Westad10. How Did the Experts Do?
William C. WohlforthConclusion: Strategy in a Murky World
Melvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. LegroNotes
Notes on Contributors
Index
