Foreign Service: Five Decades on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy - Hardcover

Dobbins, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0815730047 ISBN 13: 9780815730040

Verlag: Brookings Institution Press, 2017

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A behind the scenes look at 50 years of US diplomacy.
From Vietnam in the 1960s to Afghanistan in this decade, James Dobbins was on the frontlines of American diplomacy and worked to advance U.S. national interests in some of the world's most difficult and troubled arenas.
In Foreign Service, Dobbins takes the reader behind the scenes at the Vietnam peace talks, the darkest days of the Cold War, the reunification of Germany, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the U.S. military interventions in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Haiti, Kosovo, and Somalia. He provides a thoughtful insider's account of all these ventures, analyzes the sources of both success and failure, and provides incisive portraits of many of the chief actors.
Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama turned repeatedly to Dobbins as a diplomatic trouble-shooter with the right instincts and experience to help find solutions for seemingly irresolvable problems. Foreign Service vividly captures why they did.

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James Dobbins served as Assistant Secretary of State for Europe, Special Assistant to the President for the Western Hemisphere, Special Adviser to the President and Secretary of State for the Balkans, Ambassador to the European Community, and special envoy for Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo, and Afghanistan. He holds the Distinguished Chair for Diplomacy and Security at the RAND Corporation.

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A behind-the-scenes look at fifty years of U.S. diplomacy

From Vietnam in the 1960s to Afghanistan this decade, James Dobbins was on the frontlines of American diplomacy. In some of the world’s most difficult and troubled arenas, he worked to seek cooperation and mutual security with America’s allies and partners.

Here this seasoned diplomat takes the reader behind the scenes at the Vietnam peace talks, the darkest days of the Cold War, the reunification of Germany, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the U.S. military interventions in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Haiti, Kosovo, and Somalia. He provides a thoughtful insider’s account of these ventures, examines the causes of both success and failure, and provides unforgettable portraits of many of the chief actors.

Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama turned repeatedly to Dobbins as a diplomatic troubleshooter with the right instincts and experience to help find solutions for seemingly irresolvable problems. Foreign Service vividly captures why they did.

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A behind-the-scenes look at fifty years of U.S. diplomacy

From Vietnam in the 1960s to Afghanistan this decade, James Dobbins was on the frontlines of American diplomacy. In some of the world s most difficult and troubled arenas, he worked to seek cooperation and mutual security with America s allies and partners.

Here this seasoned diplomat takes the reader behind the scenes at the Vietnam peace talks, the darkest days of the Cold War, the reunification of Germany, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the U.S. military interventions in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Haiti, Kosovo, and Somalia. He provides a thoughtful insider s account of these ventures, examines the causes of both success and failure, and provides unforgettable portraits of many of the chief actors.

Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama turned repeatedly to Dobbins as a diplomatic troubleshooter with the right instincts and experience to help find solutions for seemingly irresolvable problems. Foreign Service vividly captures why they did.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Brookings Institution Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0815730047
• ISBN 13: 9780815730040
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 356
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