Brent Scowcroft : internationalism and post-Vietnam war American foreign policy / David F. Schmitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmitz, David F.

Series:

Biographies in American foreign policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cabinet officers--United States--Biography.

Cabinet officers.

Internationalists--United States--Biography.

Internationalists.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1974-1977.

United States--Foreign relations--1981-1989.

National Security Council (U.S.)--Biography.

National Security Council (U.S.).

Scowcroft, Brent.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As National Security Advisor to President Gerald Ford, advisor to President Ronald Reagan, and as National Security Advisor to President George H. W. Bush, Brent Scowcroft was at the center of the ongoing debate over how to shape American foreign policy in the post-war world. As David F. Schmitz makes clear in his new biography, Scowcroft was a realist in his outlook on American foreign policy and an heir to the Cold War internationalism that had shaped that policy since 1945. During his most important service, as George H. W. Bushs national security advisor, Scowcroft sought to work with like-minded Republicans and Democrats to construct a post-Cold War foreign policy that would provide consistency and stability to American policymaking in a rapidly changing international environment, defend the internationalist position from challenges and criticisms, and buffer the conduct of diplomacy from the turbulence of domestic politics. The type of bi-partisan cooperation and internationalism that marked the pre-Vietnam War years served as Scowcrofts guide to how to defend American interests and promote U.S. values and institutions globally. While not always successful, Scowcroft provided a consistent internationalist voice in the midst of change.

Contents:

Chronology

Introduction: Internationalism and post-Vietnam War foreign policy

Accidental policy maker

Constructing a post-Vietnam War foreign policy

Internationalism under fire

Internationalism triumphant : the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War

The Gulf War and the new world order

Elder statesman.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-32060-9

1-282-99180-9

9786612991806

0-7425-7042-8

OCLC:

707917862