{"product_id":"in-uncertain-times-american-foreign-policy-after-the-berlin-wall-and-9-11-paperback-softback-9780801476198","title":"In Uncertain Times; American Foreign Policy After the Berlin Wall and 9\/11 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780801476198","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIn Uncertain Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAmerican Foreign Policy After the Berlin Wall and 9\/11\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMelvyn P. Leffler (Edited by), Jeffrey W. Legro (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801476198\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 May 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 1.6 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe invaluable perspective provided by the authors, both of whom actually participated in the strategic policy building of the time, as well as the detailed research and rigorous analysis contributed by the academic scholars, is beyond reproach or comparison to any other works on this subject.... This book is a must read for those interested in U.S foreign policy and its development. It is also an informative read for mid-grade to senior-level military officers and government officials, who may find themselves involved in policy shaping activities.\u003c\/p\u003e - Dr. David A. Anderson (Military Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Uncertain Times considers how policymakers react to dramatic developments on the world stage\u003c\/b\u003e. Few expected the Berlin Wall to come down in November 1989; no one anticipated the devastating attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in September 2001. American foreign policy had to adjust quickly to an international arena that was completely transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMelvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. Legro have assembled an illustrious roster of officials from the George H. W. Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush administrations—Robert B. Zoellick, Paul Wolfowitz, Eric S. Edelman, Walter B. Slocombe, and Philip Zelikow. These policymakers describe how they went about making strategy for a world fraught with possibility and peril. They offer provocative reinterpretations of the economic strategy advanced by the George H. W. Bush administration, the bureaucratic clashes over policy toward the breakup of the USSR, the creation of the Defense Policy Guidance of 1992, the expansion of NATO, the writing of the National Security Strategy Statement of 2002, and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA group of eminent scholars address these same topics. Bruce Cumings, John Mueller, Mary Elise Sarotte, Odd Arne Westad, and William C. Wohlforth probe the unstated assumptions, the cultural values, and the psychological makeup of the policymakers. They examine whether opportunities were seized and whether threats were magnified and distorted. They assess whether academicians and independent experts would have done a better job than the policymakers did. Together, policymakers and scholars impel us to rethink how our world has changed and how policy can be improved in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Navigating the Unknown\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMelvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. Legro\u003c\/i\u003e1. The Wall Comes Down: A Punctuational Moment\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Elise Sarotte\u003c\/i\u003e2. An Architecture of U.S. Strategy after the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert B. Zoellick\u003c\/i\u003e3. Shaping the Future: Planning at the Pentagon, 1989–93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Wolfowitz\u003c\/i\u003e4. The Strange Career of the 1992 Defense Planning Guidance\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEric S. Edelman\u003c\/i\u003e5. A Crisis of Opportunity: The Clinton Administration and Russia\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWalter B. Slocombe\u003c\/i\u003e6. U.S. Strategic Planning in 2001–02\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip Zelikow\u003c\/i\u003e7. Questing for Monsters to Destroy\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Mueller\u003c\/i\u003e8. The Assumptions Did It\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruce Cumings\u003c\/i\u003e9. Faulty Learning and Flawed Policies in Afghanistan and Iraq\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOdd Arne Westad\u003c\/i\u003e10. How Did the Experts Do?\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam C. Wohlforth\u003c\/i\u003eConclusion: Strategy in a Murky World\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMelvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. Legro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52542048469272,"sku":"9780801476198","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/in-uncertain-times-american-foreign-policy-after-the-berlin-wall-and-9-11-paperback-softback-9780801476198","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}