Statecraft

And How to Restore America's Standing in the World

Dennis Ross

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In this wise and thought-provoking book, the renowned peace negotiator Dennis Ross shows that America’s current foreign policy problems stem from the Bush administration’s inability to use the tools of statecraft to advance our national interests. Ross explains that in the globalized world—with its fluid borders, terrorist networks, and violent unrest—statecraft is more necessary than ever. In vivid chapters, he outlines how statecraft helped shape a new world order after 1989. He shows how the failure of statecraft in Iraq and throughout the Middle East has undercut the United States 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 “an essential book for our time” (Walter Isaacson).

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Chapter One

THE BUSH FOREIGN POLICY AND THE NEED FOR STATECRAFT

Even more than his actual conduct of our foreign affairs, George W. Bush’s rhetorical approach to foreign policy has been criticized and caricatured. That he speaks in slogans and general principles hardly makes him unique. Every president tries to put his policies in a clear and understandable framework, and few succeed. It is not easy to find a slogan that encapsulates the U.S. role and interests in the world and, at the same time, offers a sense of direction about our foreign policy.

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“If America is going to try to return to practicing statecraft, Statecraft shows where to begin.” —Jacob Heilbrunn, The New York Times Book Review

“An important contribution to the vital debate about how the next president should define and implement foreign policy.” —Chester A. Crocker, Foreign Affairs
 
“Rarely has a book been more timely or urgently needed. ” —Bill Clinton

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Bdesmond  rated it  
Jan 17, 2010
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Adrian  rated it  
May 9, 2011
Very thorough and analytical book about the nature of international relations and modern diplomacy - a byzantine set of problems that must be resolved through several ways, negotiation, mediation, etc.

Has several very interesting case studies - the ones of most interest are those related ...more
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Patrick  rated it  
Dec 20, 2009
Very well done by Mr. Ross. After an introduction, he walks you through the successes and failures of statecraft in the former USSR, former Yugoslavia, Iraq 1, and Iraq 2, then draws broader lessons. A great treatment of the topic that blends war stories with broader insights. ...more
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Dennis Ross

Dennis Ross, Middle East envoy and the chief peace negotiator in the presidential administrations of George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, is now a counselor and distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Statecraft
And How to Restore America's Standing in the World
Dennis Ross

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks
June 2008
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ISBN: 9780374531195
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