Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Nemesis Nemesis Chalmers A. Johnson In Blowback, Chalmers Johnson linked the CIA's clandestine activities abroad to disaster at home. In The Sorrows of Empire, he explored the ways in which the growth of American militarism has jeopard… OL11137419W
The superpower myth The superpower myth Nancy E. Soderberg Foreword I Things fall apart 9 II Crossing the Rubicon 32 III Go as peacemakers 54 IV Force and diplomacy 76 V A realistic foreign policy? 101 VI A new breed of terrorists 129 VII The myth of… OL13638504W
Faith misplaced Faith misplaced Ussama Samir Makdisi Explores the change in relations between the United States and the Arab world, rejecting the common argument over civilization clash and claiming the western colonial movement and the creation of Isr… OL15520411W
Another century of war? Another century of war? Gabriel Kolko "The war in Afghanistan was apparently a decisive military triumph. But was it also a political failure? Gabriel Kolko, whose masterly studies of conflict have redefined our views of modern warfare a… OL1633813W
The decline and fall of the United States Information Agency The decline and fall of the United States Information Agency Nicholas John Cull "At a time when issues of international engagement are again at the fore of foreign policy, this book tells the story of how the United States's apparatus for public diplomacy came to be in disarray.… OL16599754W
Presidents' secret wars Presidents' secret wars John Prados Provides an analysis of postwar covert activities by United States intelligence agencies, documenting the early days of the CIA and its operations. OL1836169W
Ethnic lobbies and US foreign policy Ethnic lobbies and US foreign policy David M. Paul xii, 261 p. 24 cm OL18583740W
Soldiers of Reason Soldiers of Reason Alex Abella Born in the wake of World War II, RAND quickly became the creator of America’s anti-Soviet nuclear strategy. A magnet for the best and the brightest, its ranks included Cold War luminaries such as Al… OL1890837W
Turkey's Transformation and American Policy Turkey's Transformation and American Policy Morton Abramowitz "The authors of these essays probe the growth and complexity of the U.S.-Turkey relationship and analyze the nature of Turkey's major internal problems - the Kurdish issue, the rise of Islam, and the… OL19130583W
A world in disarray A world in disarray Richard Haass "An examination of a world increasingly defined by disorder and a United States unable to shape the world in its image, from the president of the Council on Foreign Relations. Things fall apart; the … OL19664620W
US foreign policy and defense strategy US foreign policy and defense strategy Derek S. Reveron This work analyzes the strategic underpinnings of US defense strategy and foreign policy since 1945. Primarily intended to be a supplemental textbook, it explains how the United States became a super… OL20001061W
Go With Me Go With Me David Armstrong,Joseph J. Trento,Castle Freeman The turbulent nation of Pakistan, where Osama bin Laden is far more popular than George W. Bush, possesses a nuclear arsenal built with technology from the United States and Europe, and financed with… OL2641968W
The real policy makers The real policy makers Anna Kasten Nelson "This book is about policy makers, often unknown, who have wielded enormous influence on U.S. foreign policy. With the advent of the Cold War, presidents moved beyond their secretaries of state and r… OL4622185W
Fools' Crusade Fools' Crusade Diana Johnstone "In the endless series of United States military interventions, the 'humanitarian' bombing of Yugoslavia played a key role in gaining support of the center left for war as an instrument of policy. Th… OL5460057W