Overview
Acts as a compelling and thought-provoking challenge to the conventional wisdom of the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations
Covers the transition from what is usually thought of as the “post-Cold War era” to an era characterized by a struggle to define a new international system
Provides both a contemporary history of this period in the United States and a collection of lessons learned from the mistakes and successes during an era of rapid change
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part I
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Part II
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Reviews
“There is one immutable fact about cooperative security—when practiced well, it works. Countries can solve together problems that none of them can solve alone. Ambassador Goodby and Professor Weisbrode are superb guides through the past two decades of American policy, pointing out how cooperative security could have helped us—and still could help us—to address global challenges like nuclear proliferation and climate change.” (Gloria Duffy, President, The Commonwealth Club, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense)
“The idea that America has lost its vision of global leadership has become a commonplace in the era of Trump. This thoughtful and wide-ranging compilation of op-eds reveals both the deeper history of these developments and the existence of longstanding efforts to counter them. For two decades, the esteemed diplomat-historian duo of Goodby and Weisbrode have delivered a series of prophetic warnings about the dangers and consequences of America’s failure to apply and adapt the principles of collective security—diplomacy, international institutions, and regional alliances—to a rapidly changing and globalizing world. Together with their reflections on these writings, this volume offers a nuanced assessment of the US international order that dominated the second half of the twentieth century, as well as a rebuke of the dark ‘America First’ nationalism that has reemerged in the Trump era. This sober yet ultimately hopeful book is vital reading for the current and future generation of America’s leaders and all who are dedicated to the prospect of a more peaceful, equitable, and sustainable world.” (Hannah Gurman, author of The Dissent Papers: The Voices of Diplomats in the Cold War and Beyond (2012))
“This engaging collaboration of a diplomatic practitioner and a political historian offers its analysis and critique of US foreign policy—the good, the bad, and the ugly—in the years 1998–2015. Arrogance and ignorance, we learn, have appeared in American leadership predating the Trump administration.” (Peter J. Katzenstein, Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies, Cornell University, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Kenneth Weisbrode is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Bilkent University, Turkey. He is a former defense analyst who has worked at the Atlantic Council of the United States, the European University Institute, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and the United States Institute of Peace.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Practical Lessons from US Foreign Policy
Book Subtitle: The Itinerant Years
Authors: James E. Goodby, Kenneth Weisbrode
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27312-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-27311-8Published: 14 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-27314-9Published: 14 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-27312-5Published: 05 November 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 231
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Foreign Policy, International Relations Theory, Diplomacy, Military and Defence Studies