war on peace: the end of diplomacy and the decline of american influence audible <p>a harrowing exploration of the collapse of american diplomacy and the abdication of global leadership. </p> <p>american diplomacy is under siege. offices across the state department sit empty while abroad, the military-industrial complex has assumed the work once undertaken by peacemakers. we're becoming a nation that shoots first and asks questions later. </p> <p>in an astonishing account ranging from washington, dc, to afghanistan, pakistan, and north korea in the years since 9/11, acclaimed journalist and former diplomat ronan farrow illuminates one of the most consequential and poorly understood changes in american history. his firsthand experience in the state department affords a personal look at some of the last standard-bearers of traditional statecraft, including richard holbrooke, who made peace in bosnia and died while trying to do so in afghanistan. farrow's narrative is richly informed by interviews with whistle-blowers, policymakers, and a warlord, from henry kissinger to hillary clinton. diplomacy, farrow argues, has declined after decades of political cowardice, shortsightedness, and outright malice - but it may just offer america a way out of a world at war. </p>