In short, the book is a series of case studies of U.S.-China negotiations, examining the impact, at various points in time, of distinct combinations of internal and external factors on the behavior of the negotiators and the outcome of the negotiations.
The title of this unique insider's look at a crucial decade of Sino-American interchange derives from a Chinese expression that describes a relationship of two people whose lives are intimately intertwined but who do not fundamentally communicate with each other.
Discusses China's growing military and economic power, and warns of the potential threat to American hegemony throughout the world.
This volume examines the shifting relationship between the peoples and governments of the United States and China during the last century. By focusing on personalities and cultures as well as politics, the author explains the misperceptions that have driven the two countries together and apart.
Pollack examines all the major events in U.S.-Iran relations--including the hostage crisis, the U.S. tilt toward Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war, the Iran-Contra scandal, military tensions in 1987 and 1988, the covert Iranian war against U.S. interests in the Persian Gulf that culminated in the 1996 Khobar Towers terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia, and recent U.S.-Iran skirmishes over Afghanistan a…
A provocative account of the state of Asian geopolitics and US foreign policy in Asia. Drawing on decades of business and political experience, William H. Overholt argues that there is a tension between America's continuing Cold War attitudes and its national interests that poses severe problems for US policy.
Contents: 1. Sino-America relations studies in China 2. Japanese scholarship in the history of U.S.-East Asian relations 3. Geopolitics and ideology in the mirror of Russian historigraphy etc.
A collection of essays, reviews, and speeches examining the changes in the world and in the relations between the United States and the Soviet Union and Russia during the twentieth century.
This book tells the story of post-war Europe and how a continent chose the path of peace and progress by forming a union. The EU is far from perfect, but at least the EU has shown the world that nationalism breeds hatred and war. By forging unity, accepting differences and trying to find ways to work together. Other countries should pay attention to their strategies and try to overcome their bo…
In "Monsoon," a pivotal examination of the Indian Ocean region and the countries known as "Monsoon Asia," bestselling author Robert D. Kaplan deftly shows how crucial this dynamic area has become to American power in the twenty-first century. Kaplan also offers riveting insights into the economic and naval strategies of China and India and how they will affect U.S. interests, while also providi…