| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 233 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Distinctive characteristics of American diplomacy / Geoffrey Wiseman -- The distinction between foreign policy and diplomacy in American international thought and practice / David Clinton -- US diplomacy and diplomats: a Chinese view / Chen Zhimin -- European responses to US diplomacy / Michael Smith -- Transformational diplomacy: US tactics for change in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2004-2006 / Karin A. Esposito and S. Alaeddin Vahid Gharavi -- Course corrections: the Obama administration at the United Nations / David Bosco -- American public diplomacy: enduring characteristics, elusive transformation / Bruce Gregory -- Quantum diplomacy, German-US relations and the psychogeography of Berlin / James Der Derian -- Obama, Clinton and the diplomacy of change / Paul Sharp -- The incapacitation of US statecraft and diplomacy / Chas W. Freeman Jr -- The traditions and travails of career diplomacy in the United States / Thomas Hanson -- Digital diplomacy and US foreign policy / Alec Ross -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
This volume discusses how diplomacy's contribution to the effectiveness of foreign policy has been undervalued in the United States by governments, the foreign policy community, and academics. Chapters raise awareness of the importance of American diplomacy, what it can and can't achieve, and how it may be strengthened in the interests of international peace and security |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Diplomatic and consular service, American.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Diplomatic and consular service, American
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International relations -- Administration
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations administration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140116
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sharp, Paul, 1953- editor.
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Wiseman, Geoffrey, editor
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| LC no. |
2011048457 |
| ISBN |
9789004214149 |
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9004214143 |
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