Outlier States: American Strategies to Change, Contain, or Engage Regimes
The key question it asks—how to integrate, or reintegrate countries that have separated themselves from the international community—is one that will be at the very top of the foreign policy agenda for the next administration. This is an extremely important work of political science.(Mitchell Reiss, Former Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State)Drawing on historical and theoretical analysis, Robert Litwak makes a timely and illuminating case for nuanced American policies toward Iran and North Korea, two of the most challenging countries in American foreign policy today. This book can serve as a strong foundation for policy debates on American diplomacy and strategy in the years ahead.Outlier Statesis policy-relevant scholarship at its finest.(Lee H. Hamilton, Center on Congress)It is a masterly study that contributes significantly to our knowledge of ‘outlier’ states and how best to deal with them. I believe that it will become an essential work in the field of strategic studies.(Ronald Steel, University of Southern California)A fine and much recommended read for international studies collections.(Midwest Book Review)A very insightful book... Litwak is to be congratulated for his impressive contribution.(Paiso JamakarBiz India Magazine)Nothing has bedeviled U.S. foreign policy more since the end of the Cold War than how to deal with a collection of despotic, hostile, and dangerous middle-tier states, such as Iran and North Korea. In this lucid and thoughtful book, Litwak compares the performances of the George W. Bush and Obama administrations in handling such foes.(G. John IkenberryForeign Affairs)Logically organized, conceptually clear, analytically robust and practically useful...Outlier Statesis destined to become the reference of choice for U.S. officials seeking a clear exposition of the policy dilemmas and options for bringing outlier states in from the cold.(Stewart PatrickAmerican Interest)This is an authoritative, substantive, and well-written account that will be essential reading for students, scholars, and the attentive public who wish to understand the problems of outlier states and the policy changes they represent.(Robert J. LieberPerspectives on Politics)