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Author Kiesling, John Brady, 1957-

Title Diplomacy lessons : realism for an unloved superpower / John Brady Kiesling.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2006]
©2006

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Location Call No. Status
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  327.73 KIE    Check Shelf
Edition 1st ed.
Description pages cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents A diplomat's rebellion -- Understanding foreign nationalism -- The sources of U.S. legitimacy -- Some rules of the game -- Diplomatic character and the art of curiosity -- Bureaucratic fantasy and the duty of dissent -- The cost of U.S. unpopularity -- Public diplomacy and the limits of persuasiveness -- Diplomats and journalists -- Democratizing an oligarchic planet -- Counterterrorism lessons from "Revolutionary Organization 17N" -- The domestic politics of nuclear weapons -- The diplomatic cost of clandestine intelligence -- Diplomatic skepticism and the lessons of Iraq -- A look toward the future -- Appendix A. My letter of resignation -- Appendix B. The State Department responds.
Subject United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Political aspects.
Diplomacy -- Philosophy.
Realism -- Political aspects -- United States.
Great powers.
United States -- Foreign public opinion.
Kiesling, John Brady, 1957-
Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.
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