In this explosive book, Peter Schweizer provides the riveting details of how the Reagan inner circle undermined the Soviet economy and its dwindling resource base and subverted the Kremlin's hold on its global empire. Using secret diplomacy, the administration dramatically reduced Soviet income while at the same time driving Moscow to expend an increasing amount of precious assets. On another l…
Giving the reader a unique window into the inner workings of U.S. diplomacy in President Bill Clinton's first term, this book highlights the major foreign policy challenges faced and decisions made in a turbulent era. The book is organized around 37 key speeches by the Secretary of State, each introduced by an extensive essay that describes its policy context and purpose, and includes anecdotes…
Beyond today's more immediate foreign policy questions in the European-American relationship, there are significant underlying trends that shape the issues and have their roots in domestic factors.
Contents: The New World in the Pacific (pp. 1-7) by James W. Morley; The Pacific Basin and Its Economic Vitality (pp. 11-22), by Peter Drysdale; Pacific Development and Its Implications for the World Economy (pp. 23-34) by Saburo Okita; The Moderation of Politics (pp. 35-45) by William H. Overholt; Regional Cooperation and the Tilt to the West (pp. 46-56) by Evelyn Colbert; The Burgeoni…
In November 1982, I was appointed representive of the Coordination Council for North American Affairs, Officein USA. This was three months after the publication of the Joint Communiqué by the United States Government that would limit arms sales to my country. Our people at home were exceedingly worried about our relations with the United States; and my assignment seemed a "mission impossible."…
This book gets to the marrow of the matter in East Asia. It is free of the distortions, misrepresentations, and irrelevancies which have so marred the debate on Vietnam and so filled most of the current literature on crises in Asia. In the author seeks to find out how the Asians can take over the primary responsibility for security while the United States decreases its involvement. Thus, he add…
This forthright book is a bold and unequivocal yet objective analysis of the malady and its remedies. The author, whose distinguished career has brought him a deep knowledge of Asia, has concluded that we cannot have a truly peaceful world until Asia is closer to prosperity and stability. This we cannot impose, but only encourage. Our direct strategic, economic, and even political interests in …
Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" to describe a nation's ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power-the ability to coerce- grows out of a country's military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of its culture, political ideals, and policies. Hard power remains crucial in a world of states trying to guard their independence and of non-state groups willin…
The term "rogue nation," formerly reserved for outlaw countries, is increasingly applied to the United States-not only by enemies but by people and nations who have been steadfast friends. The litany is familiar to anyone who has ever read an op-ed page. In the six months before 9/11, the United States walked away from a treaty to control the world traffic in small arms, the Kyoto accord, a tre…
Not since Rome has any nation had so much economic, cultural, and military power, but that power does not allow us to solve global problems like terrorism, environmental degradation, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction without involving other nations. The author focuses on the rise of these and other new challenges and explains clearly why America must adopt a more cooperative …