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Difficult transitions : foreign policy troubles at the outset of presidential power / Kurt M. Campbell, James B. Steinberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Campbell, Kurt M., 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--Transition periods.
- Presidents.
- United States--Foreign relations.
- United States.
- United States--Foreign relations administration.
- United States--Foreign relations--Case studies.
- United States--Foreign relations administration--Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (221 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Gives an overview of presidential transitions in foreign policy including case studies of prominent episodes. Pinpoints causes of fiascos--writing off previous administrations' policies and failing to appreciate differences between campaign promises and policy realities. Provides a road map to help new administrations steer clear of the land mines ahead"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Difficult Transitions; Firsthand Practitioner Accounts; Transitions Today; Campaign Trials; The Right Staff; Structural Imperatives; Governing Realities; Twenty Recommendations; Transition Verities; Scholarly and Expert Perspectives; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-196) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612131257
- 9781282131255
- 1282131257
- 9780815701828
- 0815701829
- OCLC:
- 567901421
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