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The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24)
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Diplomacy
THE SEMINAL WORK ON FOREIGN POLICY AND THE ART OF DIPLOMACY Moving from a sweeping overview of history to blow-by-blow accounts of his negotiations with world leaders, Henry Kissinger describes how th...e art of diplomacy has created the world in which we live, and how America's approach to foreign affairs has always differed vastly from that of other nations. Brilliant, controversial, and profoundly incisive, Diplomacy stands as the culmination of a lifetime of diplomatic service and scholarship. It is vital reading for anyone concerned with the forces that have shaped our world today and will impact upon it tomorrow. In a brilliant, controversial, and profoundly incisive book, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger explains the art of diplomacy and reveals why Americans have historically repudiated both the style and substance of diplomacy as it is practiced throughout the world. 30 pages of photos. QBPC Alternate.
War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence
The Journalist And Former U.s. State Department Official Explores The Decline Of American Diplomacy And Traditional Statecraft, The Abdication Of Global Leadership, And How The Work Of Peacemaking Has... Been Taken Over By The Military-industrial Complex. A Harrowing Exploration Of The Collapse Of American Diplomacy And The Abdication Of Global Leadership. Us Foreign Policy Is Undergoing A Dire Transformation, Forever Changing America's Place In The World. Institutions Of Diplomacy And Development Are Bleeding Out After Deep Budget Cuts; The Diplomats Who Make America's Deals And Protect Its Citizens Around The World Are Walking Out In Droves. Offices Across The State Department Sit Empty, While Abroad The Military-industrial Complex Has Assumed The Work Once Undertaken By Peacemakers. We're Becoming A Nation That Shoots First And Asks Questions Later. In An Astonishing Journey From The Corridors Of Power In Washington, Dc, To Some Of The Most Remote And Dangerous Places On Earth--afghanistan, Somalia, And North Korea Among Them--acclaimed Investigative Journalist Ronan Farrow Illuminates One Of The Most Consequential And Poorly Understood Changes In American History. His Firsthand Experience As A Former State Department Official Affords A Personal Look At Some Of The Last Standard Bearers Of Traditional Statecraft, Including Richard Holbrooke, Who Made Peace In Bosnia And Died While Trying To Do So In Afghanistan. Drawing On Newly Unearthed Documents, And Richly Informed By Rare Interviews With Warlords, Whistle-blowers, And Policymakers--including Every Living Secretary Of State From Henry Kissinger To Hillary Clinton To Rex Tillerson--[this Book] Makes A Powerful Case For An Endangered Profession. Diplomacy, Farrow Argues, Has Declined After Decades Of Political Cowardice, Shortsightedness, And Outright Malice--but It May Just Offer America A Way Out Of A World At War.--dust Jacket. Prologue: Mahogany Row Massacre -- The Last Diplomats -- Shoot First, Ask Questions Never -- Present At The Destruction -- Epilogue: The Tool Of First Resort. Prologue: Mahogany Row Massacre -- Part I: The Last Diplomats. American Myths ; Lady Taliban ; Dick ; The Mango Case ; The Other Haqqani Network ; Duplicity ; The Frat House ; Mission: Impossible ; Walking On Glass ; Farmer Holbrooke ; A Little Less Conversation ; A-rod ; Promise Me You'll End The War ; The Wheels Come Off The Bus ; The Memo ; The Real Thing -- Part Ii: Shoot First, Ask Questions Never. General Rule ; Dostum: He Is Telling The Truth And Discouraging All Lies ; White Beast ; The Shortest Spring ; Midnight At The Ranch -- Part Iii: Present At The Destruction. The State Of The Secretary ; The Mosquito And The Sword ; Meltdown -- Epilogue: The Tool Of First Resort. Ronan Farrow. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Diplomacy of Wolves (The Secret Texts, #1)
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Arms and Influence
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Weapons of Mass Diplomacy
Overview: Following 9/11, President Bush's War On Terror With Plans To Invade Iraq Erupted Into A Cultural Clash Between French Reluctance And American Assurance Over The Case For Weapons Of Mass Dest...ruction. In Weapons Of Mass Diplomacy, Diplomat Abel Lanzac Reveals The Tension And Politics Through A French Insider's Point Of View, With Satirical Humor That Softens The Controversial Subject Matter. Readers Follow Lanzac's Fictionalized Self, Arthur Vlaminck, A Speechwriter For The French Foreign Minister. As Part Of A Team Of Flamboyant Ministerial Advisors, He Has Been Tasked With Drafting France's Response To The Growing International Crisis In The Middle East, Which Is Then Delivered Before The United Nations Security Council. A Graphic Milestone Of Diplomacy, Weapons Of Mass Diplomacy-a Bestseller In Europe-provides A Revelatory Account Of A Period That Saw French Fries Become Freedom Fries And An Alternative Perspective On The Decisions Leading Up To The U.s.-led Invasion Of Iraq. Written By Abel Lanzac ; Illustrated By Christophe Blain ; Translated By Edward Gauvin. Writing Under The Pseudonym Abel Lanzac, Author And Diplomat Antonin Baudry Gives A Revealing, Fictionalized Account Of His Time As An Adviser To French Foreign Minister Dominique De Villepin In The Lead-up To The Iraq War.--back Cover. Translation Of: Quai D'orsay.
Diplomacy
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American Diplomacy
Drawing on his diplomatic experience and expertise, George F. Kennan offers an informed, plain-spoken appraisal of United States foreign policy. His evaluations of diplomatic history and international... relations cut to the heart of policy issues much debated today. This expanded edition retains the lectures and essays first published in 1951 as American Diplomacy, 1900-1950 and adds two lectures delivered in 1984 as well as a new preface by the author. In these additional pieces, Kennan explains how some of his ideas have changed over the years. He confronts the events and topics that have come to occupy American opinion in the last thirty years, including the development and significance of the Cold War, the escalation of the nuclear arms race, and the American involvement in Vietnam. "A book about foreign policy by a man who really knows something about foreign policy."—James Reston,New York Times Book Review "These celebrated lectures, delivered at the University of Chicago in 1950, were for many years the most widely read account of American diplomacy in the first half of the twentieth century. . . . The second edition of the work contains two lectures from 1984 that reconsider the themes of American Diplomacy"—Foreign Affairs, Significant Books of the Last 75 Years.
Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the U.S. Foreign Service
Kopp And Gillespie, Both Former U.s. Foreign Service Officers, Provide A Candid Look At The Country's Professional Diplomats And Their Work And Achievements In Advancing American National Security Int...erests Around The World. The Authors Also Examine The Foreign Service As An Institution And As A Career, And Offer A Context For The Challenges The Service Will Face In The Future. What Is The Foreign Service? -- History -- The Foreign Service Today -- Form And Content -- Stabilization And Reconstruction In Iraq -- Politics And Professionalism -- Stability And Change -- Foreign Service Functions Five Tracks -- Assignments And Promotions -- Tomorrow's Diplomats. Harry W. Kopp, Charles A. Gillespie. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 247-252) And Index.
The Tragedy of American Diplomacy
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