Henry Kissinger and the American Approach to Foreign Policy

Henry Kissinger and the American Approach to Foreign Policy
Author: Gregory D. Cleva
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1989
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780838751473

This analysis of Henry Kissinger's historical philosophy, statecraft, and views on international politics reveals Kissinger to be a transitional figure who urged a conversion of American foreign policy from an insular to a continental approach.

Kissinger and Brzezinski

Kissinger and Brzezinski
Author: Gerry Argyris Andrianopoulos
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349217417

Going beyond superficial comparisons of Kissinger and Brzezinski, this study, by comparing their views on world politics and on strategy and tactics for achieving national goals and examining the consistency of their beliefs and actions while in and out of office, finds that, despite Brzezinski's attacks on Kissinger, he shared many of his views and copied many of his actions while in office and that their policy-making behaviour was, indeed, strongly influenced by their shared beliefs.

Does America Need a Foreign Policy?

Does America Need a Foreign Policy?
Author: Henry Kissinger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2001
Genre: Diplomacy
ISBN: 0684855674

The former Secretary of State under Richard Nixon argues that a coherent foreign policy is essential and lays out his own plan for getting the nation's international affairs in order.

Revising U.S. Grand Strategy Toward China

Revising U.S. Grand Strategy Toward China
Author: Robert D. Blackwill
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2015-04-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0876096461

Robert D. Blackwill and Ashley J. Tellis argue that the United States has responded inadequately to the rise of Chinese power. This Council Special Report recommends placing less strategic emphasis on the goal of integrating China into the international system and more on balancing China's rise.

American Foreign Policy Since the Vietnam War

American Foreign Policy Since the Vietnam War
Author: Richard A. Melanson
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2005
Genre: United States
ISBN: 9780765631404

This book integrates the study of presidential politics and foreign policy-making from the Vietnam aftermath to the events following September 11 and the Iraqi War.

Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1969-1972
Author: United States. Department of State
Publisher: Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

State Department Publication 11017. Editors: Louis J. Smith and David H. Herschler. General Editor: David S. Patterson. Documents the most important issues in the foreign policy of the Nixon Administration. Examines the intellectual assumptions underlying the foreign policy decisions made by the administration"

The Politics of Peace

The Politics of Peace
Author: Petra Goedde
Publisher:
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2019
Genre: History
ISBN: 019537083X

A study of the emerging politics of peace, both as an ideal and as a pragmatic aspect of international relations during the early Cold War, this book argues that a transnational politics of peace emerged through the dynamic interaction among three global actors: Cold War states, peace advocacy groups, and anti-colonial liberationists.

First Strike!

First Strike!
Author: Robert C. Aldridge
Publisher: South End Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1983
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780896081543

A former design engineer for Lockheed presents a comprehensive survey of U.S. and Soviet nuclear forces and strategic doctrines that exposes the U.S. military's dangerous bid for "first strike" capability and describes corporate imperatives for perpetuating the arms race and circumventing arms control.