Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 0544716248
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 0544716248
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
The Back Channel
Author: William Joseph BurnsPublisher:
ISBN: 0525508864
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
As a distinguished and admired American diplomat of the last half century, Burns has played a central role in the most consequential diplomatic episodes of his time: from the bloodless end of the Cold War and post-Cold War relations with Putin's Russia to the secret nuclear talks with Iran. Here he recounts some of the seminal moments of his career, drawing on newly declassified cables and memos to give readers a rare, inside look at American diplomacy in action, and of the people who worked with him. The result is an powerful reminder of the enduring importance of diplomacy. -- adapted from jacket
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949: Eastern Europe; the Soviet Union
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Russia's Public Diplomacy
Author: Anna A. VelikayaPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030128741
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Russian public diplomacy attracts growing attention in the current global climate of tension and competition. However, it is often not understood or is misunderstood. Although some articles and book chapters exist, there are almost no books on Russian public diplomacy neither in Russian, nor in English. This edited collection is an in-depth and broad analysis of Russian public diplomacy in its conceptual understanding and its pragmatic aims and practice. Various aspects of Russian public diplomacy – from cultural to business practices – will interest professors, students and practitioners from various countries. Written by a diverse collection of the most prominent and capable scholars, from academia to international organizations, with a wealth of knowledge and objective experience, this book covers the vital topics and thoroughly analyzes the best practices and mistakes within the broad understanding of public diplomacy conducted by the Russian Federation.
The New Cold War
Author: Edward LucasPublisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1137472618
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The first edition of The New Cold War was published to great critical acclaim. Edward Lucas has established himself as a top expert in the field, appearing on numerous programs, including Lou Dobbs, MSNBC, NBC Nightly News, CNN, and NPR. Since The New Cold War was first published in February 2008, Russia has become more authoritarian and corrupt, its institutions are weaker, and reforms have fizzled. In this revised and updated third edition, Lucas includes a new preface on the Crimean crisis, including analysis of the dismemberment of Ukraine, and a look at the devastating effects it may have from bloodshed to economic losses. Lucas reveals the asymmetrical relationship between Russia and the West, a result of the fact that Russia is prepared to use armed force whenever necessary, while the West is not. Hard-hitting and powerful, The New Cold War is a sobering look at Russia's current aggression and what it means for the world. This edition includes 30% updated material. It is also fully updated to include an incisive analysis of the Crimean crisis, from Russia's seizure of the region to the dismemberment of Ukraine.
My Three Years in Moscow
Author: Gen. Walter Bedell SmithPublisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1789122821
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
MY THREE YEARS IN MOSCOW is a good deal more than an account of diplomatic negotiations. General Smith undertook to study the whole framework of Soviet life-the people, their leaders and their institutions. In this study he had the help of a large and well-informed staff and, in addition, he has had the advantage of closer personal contact with Marshal Stalin than any other Westerner. There are vivid portraits of the men who run the Soviet Union, all the way from the members of the all-powerful Politburo to the director of a small collective farm. There are revealing discussions of the efficiency of Soviet industry and agriculture. In the course of his duties General Smith met numbers of Russians of all kinds, and his pages contain fascinating sketches of them, thus building a picture of the life of the ordinary man in a collectivized economy. The American Ambassador had his own housekeeping problems, like the incident of the supply of fresh eggs, which eventually involved ponderous governmental machinery. MY THREE YEARS IN MOSCOW is one of the important books of our time distinguished in its character and permanent in historical value. “...casts more light on the Soviet system, on Marshal Stalin and on the tortuous twists and turns of Soviet policy than anything published thus far.”—The New York Times
Lessons from the Edge
Author: Marie YovanovitchPublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0358457599
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 623
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | An inspiring and urgent memoir by the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine—a pioneering diplomat who spent her career advancing democracy in the post-Soviet world, and who electrified the nation by speaking truth to power during the first impeachment of President Trump. By the time she became U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch had seen her share of corruption, instability, and tragedy in developing countries. But it came as a shock when, in early 2019, she was recalled from her post after a smear campaign by President Trump’s personal attorney and his associates—men operating outside of normal governmental channels, and apparently motivated by personal gain. Her courageous participation in the subsequent impeachment inquiry earned Yovanovitch the nation’s respect, and her dignified response to the president’s attacks won our hearts. She has reclaimed her own narrative, first with her lauded congressional testimony, and now with this memoir. A child of parents who survived Soviet and Nazi terror, Yovanovitch’s life and work have taught her the preciousness of democracy as well as the dangers of corruption. Lessons from the Edge follows the arc of her career as she develops into the person we came to know during the impeachment proceedings. “A brilliant, engaging, and inspiring memoir from one of America’s wisest and most courageous diplomats—essential reading for current policymakers, aspiring public servants, and anyone who cares about America’s role in the world.”—Madeleine K. Albright “At turns moving and gripping and always inspiring … a powerful testament to a uniquely American life well-lived and a remarkable career of dedicated public service at the highest levels of government.”—Fiona Hill, New York Times best-selling author of There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century
Nuclear Security
Author: Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
ISBN: 0817918051
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
Concern about the threat posed by nuclear weapons has preoccupied the United States and presidents of the United States since the beginning of the nuclear era. Nuclear Security draws from papers presented at the 2013 meeting of the American Nuclear Society examining worldwide efforts to control nuclear weapons and ensure the safety of the nuclear enterprise of weapons and reactors against catastrophic accidents. The distinguished contributors, all known for their long-standing interest in getting better control of the threats posed by nuclear weapons and reactors, discuss what we can learn from past successes and failures and attempt to identify the key ingredients for a road ahead that can lead us toward a world free of nuclear weapons. The authors review historical efforts to deal with the challenge of nuclear weapons, with a focus on the momentous arms control negotiations between U.S. president Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. They offer specific recommendations for reducing risks that should be adopted by the nuclear enterprise, both military and civilian, in the United States and abroad. Since the risks posed by the nuclear enterprise are so high, they conclude, no reasonable effort should be spared to ensure safety and security.
Diplomatic Law
Author: Eileen DenzaPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198703961
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations has for over 50 years been central to diplomacy and applied to all forms of relations among sovereign States. Participation is almost universal. The rules giving special protection to ambassadors are the oldest established in international law and the Convention is respected almost everywhere. But understanding it as a living instrument requires knowledge of its background in customary international law, of the negotiating history which clarifies many of its terms and the subsequent practice of states and decisions of national courts which have resolved other ambiguities. Diplomatic Law provides this in-depth Commentary. The book is an essential guide to changing methods of modern diplomacy and shows how challenges to its regime of special protection for embassies and diplomats have been met and resolved. It is used by ministries of foreign affairs and cited by domestic courts world-wide. The book analyzes the reasons for the widespread observance of the Convention rules and why in the special case of communications - where there is flagrant violation of their special status - these reasons do not apply. It describes how abuse has been controlled and how the immunities in the Convention have survived onslaught by those claiming that they should give way to conflicting entitlements to access to justice and the desire to punish violators of human rights. It describes how the duty of diplomats not to interfere in the internal affairs of the host State is being narrowed in the face of the communal international responsibility to monitor and uphold human rights.
The Case of the Russian Diplomat
Author: E. V. CunninghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Masuto, Masao (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
