Statecraft : and how to restore America's standing in the world / Dennis Ross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Dennis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--2001-2009.

United States.

International relations.

International relations--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 370 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.

Summary:

In this thought-provoking book, renowned peace negotiator Ross argues that the Bush administrations problems stem from its inability to use the tools of statecraft--diplomatic, economic, and military--to advance the nations interests around the world.

Contents:

The Bush foreign policy and the need for statecraft

Cases of statecraft : German unification in NATO

Cases of statecraft : Bosnia

Cases of statecraft : undoing Iraqi aggression in Kuwait

Cases of statecraft : Saddam, George W. Bush, and the Iraq War

Lessons of statecraft for today

Statecraft in a new world

Negotiations as an instrument of statecraft

Negotiations : twelve rules to follow

Mediation in a world of local conflict

Eleven rules for mediation

Practicing statecraft : the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Practicing statecraft : radical Islam and the challenge of Iran

Practicing statecraft : China's rise

Conclusion: Statecraft restored : a neoliberal agenda for U.S. foreign policy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-357) and index.

ISBN:

9780374299286

0374299285

OCLC:

76073565

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