Legitimacy and Force: State Papers and Current Perspectives
Subtitle: Volume 1: Political and Moral Dimensions
By: Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 485
ISBN-13: 9781351317962
Subjects: World politics; Foreign relations; Politics and government; Politique mondiale; Relations extérieures; Politique et gouvernement; Diplomatic relations
Description: "Legitimacy and Force, Volumes One and Two are the state papers of Jeane J. Kirkpatrick as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations. The volumes feature all of the ambassador's UN and congressional testimonies, addresses, speeches and statements and a broad selection of speeches on international affairs and human rights. Together they present a lucid and comprehensive account of the position of one of America's most controversial UN representatives. Volume One is oriented around themes of democratic societies and undemocratic systems, human rights and political obligations. Kirkpatrick examines the nature and legitimacy of democracy and the illegitimate nature of undemocratic nations. She also offers poignant commentary on the presidential election of 1980 and what the "Reagan phenomenon" has meant to the United States and the West. Volume Two offers Kirkpatrick's formal remarks on nations and nation-building. She focuses on Grenada, Poland, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, and the Soviet Union. She provides a particularly trenchant analysis of Israel: the Camp David accords, the assault on Israel inside the United Nations, and on the Middle East in general. Essential reading for everyone interested in the policymaking arena, these volumes exemplify Kirkpatrick's articulate conceptual underpinning of present-day American foreign policy. These volumes, far from the usual government position papers, range widely and personally over the major international issues of our times. They are amplified in essays and articles written by Dr. Kirkpatrick for special occasions not related to specific UN work. In addition, the volumes contain crucial papers that were written after her resignation from the UN ambassadorship-and hence reflect Kirkpatrick's current interests and persuasions."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 Democracy, the Method of Consent  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 2 Risking Power for Freedom: Democratic Elections and Democratic Government  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 3 To Live in Freedom  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 4 The Will to Disbelieve  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 5 A Liberal Position?  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 6 We and They  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 7 Telling the Truth About Politics  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 8 The Quest for Empire*  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 9 The Plight of Soviet Jews*  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 10 Moral Equivalence  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 11 The Myth of Moral Equivalence  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter I Freedom and Unfreedom  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 12 To Protect These Rights  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 13 The Method of Violence  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 14 Violence and Peace*  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 15 Human Rights in Ethiopia  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 16 Human Rights in El Salvador  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 17 Puerto Rico: The Right to Self-Determination  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 18 Never to Diminish Freedom  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 19 Ideas and Institutions  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 20 Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 21 Human Rights in the Carter Years  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 22 Human Rights and Foreign Policy  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 23 National Andrei Sakharov Day '85  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 24 The Jewish People and the Soviet Union*  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 25 Polish Solidarity Day  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 26 The Power of Good*  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 27 Freedom of Conscience  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 28 The Affirmation of Human Values  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 29 Human Rights in Nicaragua  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter II Human Rights and Democracy  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 30 Standing Alone  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 31 Making Things Worse  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 32 Conflict Resolution in the United Nations*  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 33 Learning the Game  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 34 The United Nations as a Political System  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 35 UN Mugging Fails  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 36 Global Paternalism*  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 37 The Limits of International Law*  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 38 Confirmation Hearing  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 39 Becoming More Effective*  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 40 Getting a Grip on the Budget*  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 41 UN Voting Patterns: 1982  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 42 Why the UN Matters  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 43 UN Voting Patterns: 1984  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 44 Complex Patterns, Flexible Response  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 45 Multinational Business in a Multilateral Context  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 46 Using Our Political Skills at the United Nations  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 47 Management of the U.S. Mission  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter III The United Nations As A Political System  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 48 Foreign Policy and Democracy  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 49 Private Virtues, Public Vices  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 50 Making Policy Reflect Public Opinion  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 51 To Be Prepared  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 52 A World of Independent Nations  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 53 The Search for a Stable World Order  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 54 The United States and the World: Setting Limits  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 55 The Most Dangerous Time  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 56 The Reagan Phenomenon  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 57 The Resurgence of American Nationalism  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 58 The Dynamics of 1980  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 59 Gaining Strength and Respect in the World  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 60 To the Republican Convention*  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 61 The Reagan Doctrine I  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 62 The Reagan Doctrine II  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 63 The Reagan Doctrine III  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 64 Reflections on On Liberty  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 65 Women in Politics  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 66 Appreciating Harry S. Truman*  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter 67 Appreciating Henry M. Jackson  -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick; title: chapter IV Foreign Policy in A Democracy -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick.