Dallas Public Library

Diplomacy lessons, realism for an unloved superpower, John Brady Kiesling

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-305) and index

contains biographical information

index present

non fiction

Diplomacy lessons

bibliography

John Brady Kiesling

realism for an unloved superpower

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 17 November -- 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