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And How to Restore America's Standing in the World
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
June 2007
On Sale: June 12, 2007
384 pages ISBN: 0374299285 EAN: 9780374299286 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
How did it come to pass that, not so long after 9/11 brought
the free world to our side, U.S. foreign policy is in a
shambles? In this thought-provoking book, the renowned peace
negotiator Dennis Ross argues that the Bush administration’s
problems stem from its inability to use the tools of
statecraft—diplomatic, economic, and military—to advance our
interests. Statecraft is as old as politics: Plato wrote about it,
Machiavelli practiced it. After the demise of Communism,
some predicted that statecraft would wither away. But Ross
explains that in the globalized world—with its fluid
borders, terrorist networks, and violent unrest—statecraft
is necessary simply to keep the peace. In illuminating chapters, he outlines how statecraft helped
shape a new world order after 1989. He shows how the failure
of statecraft in Iraq and the Middle East has undercut the
United States internationally, and makes clear that only
statecraft can check the rise of China and the danger of a
nuclear Iran. He draws on his expertise to reveal the art of
successful negotiation. And he shows how the next president
could resolve today’s problems and define a realistic,
ambitious foreign policy. Statecraft is essential reading for anyone interested in
foreign policy—or concerned about America’s place in the world.
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