Mel Gurtov

Engaging Adversaries (eBook, ePUB)

Peacemaking and Diplomacy in the Human Interest

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This groundbreaking book explores how adversaries in world politics can surmount their differences and disputes and start on the path to peaceful, mutually productive relations. Writing with authority and clarity, Mel Gurtov defines the strategy of deep engagement, examines how it progressed under President Obama with Cuba and Iran, and probes its potential for US-Russian and US-North Korean relations and other critical hotspots. At the core of the book are case studies that highlight the strategy and practice of engagement in both successful and failed efforts. Showing that domestic political obstacles turn out to be more formidable than strategic interests when national leaders seek to engage adversaries, Gurtov draws lessons for diplomacy in ways to engage, such as practicing mutual respect, paying attention to symbols, and using incentives rather than sanctions. At a time when use of force remains the main way governments pursue their interests, Engaging Adversaries is a timely appeal to diplomacy and a reminder that a multitude of ways exist for adversaries to find common ground.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538111147
• Artikelnr.: 50489279

Autorenporträt

Mel Gurtov is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University. He previously was on the staff of the RAND Corporation, where he was an author of the Pentagon Papers, and then began his teaching career at the University of California, Riverside. He has written 30 books on China, US foreign policy, and international affairs, most recently America in Retreat: Foreign Policy under Donald Trump and Engaging Adversaries: Peacemaking and Diplomacy in the Human Interest, both published by Rowman & Littlefield. Dr. Gurtov is a former Senior Fulbright Scholar and is Senior Editor of Asian Perspective, which he served as Editor-in-Chief for over 20 years.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1: The Global Citizen and Engagement
Chapter 2: Engaging Adversaries
Chapter 3: Successful Engagement: US Relations with Iran and Cuba
Chapter 4: Halfway There: US-China Engagement
Chapter 5: Disengagement: Failures in US-Russia and US-North Korea
Relations
Chapter 6: Trapped by History: China-Japan, Israel-Palestine
Chapter 7: Engagement: Lessons for Policy Makers and Peacemakers
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author