Author: S. E. QuarmPublisher: Afram Publication
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Diplomatic Offensive
Author: S. E. QuarmPublisher: Afram Publication
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Charm Offensive
Author: Joshua KurlantzickPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300137915
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, China is poised to become a major global power. And though much has been written of China's rise, a crucial aspect of this transformation has gone largely unnoticed: the way that China is using soft power to appeal to its neighbours and to distant countries alike. This original book is the first to examine the significance of China's recent focus on soft power, that is, diplomacy, trade incentives, cultural and educational exchange opportunities, and other techniques, to project a benign national image, pose as a model of social and economic success, and develop stronger international alliances. Drawing on years of experience tracking China's policies in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, Joshua Kurlantzick reveals how China has wooed the world with a charm offensive that has largely escaped the attention of American policymakers. Beijing's new diplomacy has altered the political landscape in Southeast Asia and far beyond, changing the dynamics of China's relationships with other countries. China also has worked to take advantage of American policy mistakes, the author contends. In a provocative conclusion, he considers a future in which China may be the first nation since the Soviet Union to rival the U.S. in international influence.
A Diplomatic Offensive for Iraq
Author: Carlos PascualDiplomatic Offensive
Author: S. E. QuarmPublisher: Afram Publication
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Stalin's Diplomatic Offensive
Author: James Raymond HawkesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
Book Description
The Ideology of the Offensive
Author: Jack SnyderPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801468612
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Jack Snyder's analysis of the attitudes of military planners in the years prior to the Great War offers new insight into the tragic miscalculations of that era and into their possible parallels in present-day war planning. By 1914, the European military powers had adopted offensive military strategies even though there was considerable evidence to support the notion that much greater advantage lay with defensive strategies. The author argues that organizational biases inherent in military strategists' attitudes make war more likely by encouraging offensive postures even when the motive is self-defense. Drawing on new historical evidence of the specific circumstances surrounding French, German, and Russian strategic policy, Snyder demonstrates that it is not only rational analysis that determines strategic doctrine, but also the attitudes of military planners. Snyder argues that the use of rational calculation often falls victim to the pursuit of organizational interests such as autonomy, prestige, growth, and wealth. Furthermore, efforts to justify the preferred policy bring biases into strategists' decisions—biases reflecting the influences of parochial interests and preconceptions, and those resulting from attempts to simplify unduly their analytical tasks.The frightening lesson here is that doctrines can be destabilizing even when weapons are not, because doctrine may be more responsive to the organizational needs of the military than to the implications of the prevailing weapons technology. By examining the historical failure of offensive doctrine, Jack Snyder makes a valuable contribution to the literature on the causes of war.
Fix This War!
Author: Satow's Diplomatic Practice
Author: Ivor RobertsPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191509736
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 883
Book Description
Satow's Diplomatic Practice is a classic work, first published 90 years ago and revised four times since. This is the first revised edition for thirty years, during which time the world and diplomacy have changed almost beyond recognition. The new edition provides an enlarged and updated section on the history of diplomacy and revises comprehensively the practice of diplomacy and the corpus of diplomatic and international law since the end of the Cold War. It traces the substantial expansion in numbers both of sovereign states and international and regional organisations and features detailed chapters on diplomatic privileges and immunities, diplomatic missions and consular matters. It also examines new forms of diplomacy from the work of NGOs to the use of secret envoys and commercial security firms, and the book highlights the impact of international terrorism on the life and work of a diplomat. Satow is an indispensable guide for anyone working in or studying the field of diplomacy.
The Quiet Diplomacy of Liberation
Author: Chris LandsbergPublisher: Jacana Media
ISBN: 9781770090286
Category : South Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A leading analyst of South Africa's national and foreign policy chronicles the complexities of the transition from apartheid to democracy and South Africa's current approach to diplomacy in Africa and further afield.
Diplomat's Dictionary
Author: Charles W. Freeman, Jr.Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788125664
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
This dictionary grew out of the experiences, readings, & reflections of a career diplomat well versed in the arts of persuasion, diplomacy, & discretion, & tested during times of crisis. An invaluable storehouse for those called upon to serve as mediator, negotiator, governmental officers or business leaders. During his many years of foreign service, the author collected many fragments of classic wisdom, cautionary advice, urbane observations, & witty insights on the art of diplomacy from numerous cultures & eras, often translating them from the original languages himself. Extensive bibliography. Index.