Diplomacy lessons
Subtitle: realism for an unloved superpower
By: John Brady Kiesling.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
Subjects: Kiesling, John Brady, 1957-; Diplomacy -- Philosophy; Realism -- Political aspects -- United States; Great powers; Diplomats -- United States -- Biography; Diplomats -- Greece -- Biography; United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-; United States -- Foreign public opinion
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A diplomat's rebellion; title: Understanding foreign nationalism; title: The sources of U.S. legitimacy; title: Some rules of the game; title: Diplomatic character and the art of curiosity; title: Bureaucratic fantasy and the duty of dissent; title: The cost of U.S. unpopularity; title: Public diplomacy and the limits of persuasiveness; title: Diplomats and journalists; title: Democratizing an oligarchic planet; title: Counterterrorism lessons from "Revolutionary Organization 17N"; title: The domestic politics of nuclear weapons; title: The diplomatic cost of clandestine intelligence; title: Diplomatic skepticism and the lessons of Iraq; title: A look toward the future; title: Appendix A. My letter of resignation; title: Appendix B. The State Department responds.