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Diplomacy lessons : realism for an unloved superpower /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kiesling, John Brady, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2006]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
United States > Foreign relations > 2001-2009.
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.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of 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 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.