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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Soft Power	Joseph S. Nye	"Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently - and often incorrectly - by political leaders, editorial writers, and academics around the world. So what is sof…	OL1027508W
France in an age of globalization	Hubert Védrine	"This book takes the form of a dialogue between French foreign minister Hubert Vedrine and international relations expert Dominique Moisi. In this conversation, Vedrine spells out his vision of the U…	OL12008802W
America or Europe?	Jeremy Black	Why did Britain's position dramatically improve between 1739 and 1763? In this study, the author examines a pivotal period in Britain's rise to power status that culminated in the defeat of France in…	OL14856967W
The cycles of American history	Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.	What is the key to the American enigma? We cannot escape history; and in The Cycles of American History, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, shows how our past shapes our …	OL15123190W
Neighbors & strangers	William Roe Polk	Drawing on decades of experience in government and in the academy, William R. Polk offers a uniquely informed view of foreign relations as they occur in the real world. Rather than focusing narrowly …	OL15162912W
Clinton's world	William G. Hyland	In this examination of Clinton's foreign policy - the first such book to cover all the global focal points of his administration to date - William G. Hyland shows the effects of combining this confus…	OL15835365W
A commentary on the Holy Bible	Herbert J. Ellison	Papers presented at a conference sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Chinese and Soviet Studies of the University of Washington and held at the Battelle Research Center, Seattle, Oct. 30-Nov. 1,…	OL16325338W
Unthinkable	Kenneth M. Pollack	Examines Iran's current nuclear potential while charting America's future course of action, recounting the prolonged clash between both nations to outline options for American policymakers.	OL17874394W
Foreign policy	Steve Smith,Timothy Dunne,Amelia Hadfield	xxix, 564 pages : 25 cm	OL18808757W
European Union foreign policy in a changing world	Karen Elizabeth Smith	Karen Smith presents a thoroughly revised and updated introduction to the complexities of contemporary European foreign policy and offers a fresh and distinctive perspective on the nature of the EU's…	OL1900109W
Indonesia and China	Rizal Sukma	Indonesia broke off relations with China in 1967 and resumed them only in 1990. Rizal Sukma asks why. His answers shed light on Indonesia's foreign policy, the nature of the New Order's domestic pol…	OL1970389W
To move a nation	Roger Hilsman	Decision making and policy planning during the Kennedy Administration are the subjects of this book in which the author describes and explains the machinery and personalities of American foreign affa…	OL1986990W
Missed chances	Roy Denman	As head of the European Community's Delegation in Washington from 1982-1989, Sir Roy Denman has views on the relationship between Britain and Europe. In Missed Chances he chronicles that relationship…	OL24688013W
A Problem from Hell	Samantha Power	""A Problem from Hell" is a path-breaking interrogation of the last century of American history. Samantha Power poses a question that haunts our nation's past: Why do American leaders who vow "never …	OL264876W
Selections	Jawaharlal Nehru	Translation of articles on nationalism.	OL296013W
Blood and Oil	Michael T. Klare	"Since September 11 and the commencement of the "war on terror," the world's attention has been focused on the relationship between U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and the oceans of crude oil …	OL3375130W
Danger and Survival	McGeorge Bundy	An informed and informative appreciation of nuclear weapons as instruments of diplomatic policy. A special assistant for national security affairs in both the JFK and LBJ administrations who now teac…	OL3554370W
The Israel lobby and U.S. foreign policy	John J. Mearsheimer,Stephen M. Walt,John J. Mearsheimer	Does America's pro-Israel lobby wield inappropriate control over US foreign policy? This book has created a storm of controversy by bringing out into the open America's relationship with the Israel l…	OL4652461W
Nation-building	Cynthia Ann Watson	Nation-Building: A Reference Handbook offers an in-depth examination of the nation-building process with special focus on the late 20th century to the present. U.S. national security expert Cynthia W…	OL4787901W
The limits of power: the world and United States foreign policy, 1945-1954	Joyce Kolko	Examines American foreign policy and diplomacy in the decade following World War II.	OL4988159W