In Uncertain Times: American Foreign Policy after the Berlin Wall and 9/11 by Me

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE In Uncertain Times by Melvyn P. Leffler, Jeffrey W. Legro Insider accounts of how policymakers reacted to dramatic developments in recent history. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In Uncertain Times considers how policymakers react to dramatic developments on the world stage. 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. Melvyn 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. A 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. Contributors: Bruce Cumings, University of Chicago; Eric S. Edelman, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments; Melvyn P. Leffler, University of Virginia; Jeffrey W. Legro, University of Virginia; John Mueller, Ohio State University; Mary Elise Sarotte, University of Southern California; Walter B. Slocombe, Council on Foreign Relations and Caplin & Drysdale; Odd Arne Westad, London School of Economics and Political Science; William C. Wohlforth, Dartmouth College; Paul Wolfowitz, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research; Philip Zelikow, University of Virginia; Robert B. Zoellick, World Bank Group Author Biography Jeffrey W. Legro is Taylor Professor of Politics and Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Rethinking the World and Cooperation under Fire and coeditor of In Uncertain Times, all from Cornell. Table of Contents Introduction: Navigating the Unknown Melvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. Legro 1. The Wall Comes Down: A Punctuational Moment Mary Elise Sarotte 2. An Architecture of U.S. Strategy after the Cold War Robert B. Zoellick 3. Shaping the Future: Planning at the Pentagon, 1989-93 Paul Wolfowitz 4. The Strange Career of the 1992 Defense Planning Guidance Eric S. Edelman 5. A Crisis of Opportunity: The Clinton Administration and Russia Walter B. Slocombe 6. U.S. Strategic Planning in 2001-02 Philip Zelikow 7. Questing for Monsters to Destroy John Mueller 8. The Assumptions Did It Bruce Cumings 9. Faulty Learning and Flawed Policies in Afghanistan and Iraq Odd Arne Westad 10. How Did the Experts Do? William C. Wohlforth Conclusion: Strategy in a Murky World Melvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. Legro Notes Notes on Contributors Index Review "The 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."-Dr. David A. Anderson,Military Review(May/June 2015) "It is terrific to see smart policymakers and scholars in one volume. In a way Ive never seen before, these two different communities engage each other and their issues in a way that is all too rare. Melvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. Legro are to be commended for their accomplishment. I am impressed by the humility shown by both the practitioners and scholars; a recurring theme is how uncertainty is the only constant in strategic planning and how hard it is to plan for the future."-Francis J. Gavin, Tom Slick Professor of International Affairs and Director, Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin "Bringing policy makers, political scientists, and historians together, Melvin P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. Legros collection provides a wealth of insights and arguments into where we are and how we got here. There is a lot to think about and to argue with in these essays."-Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Columbia University Long Description In Uncertain Times considers how policymakers react to dramatic developments on the world stage. 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. Melvyn 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. A 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. Review Quote "The 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."--Dr. David A. Anderson,Military Review(May/June 2015) Details ISBN0801476194 Short Title IN UNCERTAIN TIMES Language English ISBN-10 0801476194 ISBN-13 9780801476198 Media Book Format Paperback Publisher Cornell University Press Year 2011 Imprint Cornell University Press Place of Publication Ithaca Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2011-04-28 Edited by Jeffrey W. Legro Illustrations black & white illustrations Series Miller Center of Public Affairs Books Translated from English Subtitle American Foreign Policy after the Berlin Wall and 9/11 UK Release Date 2011-04-28 AU Release Date 2011-04-28 NZ Release Date 2011-04-28 US Release Date 2011-04-28 Author Jeffrey W. 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