P. J. Crowley

Red Line (eBook, ePUB)

American Foreign Policy in a Time of Fractured Politics and Failing States

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Over the past quarter century, four consecutive American presidents-two Democrat, two Republican-have spent more time, diplomatic capital, and military resources on Iraq than any other country in the world. Much as the Vietnam syndrome cast a long shadow over American security policy in the decades after the end of the Vietnam War, Iraq provides the commanding narrative for this generation of American leaders. In this book, former Deputy Secretary of State P. J. Crowley, one of America's most insightful national security commentators, unpacks the legacy of American triumphs and failures in Iraq . He argues that presidents have fallen victim to the Iraq Syndrome-the disconnect between politics, policy, strategy, and narrative-that has hampered America's foreign policy in the Middle East and hotspots throughout the world. In order to maintain America's global leadership role, Crowley argues that the next president must realign American's national security politics, policies, strategies, and narrative for the long term.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781442255715
• Artikelnr.: 47669375

Autorenporträt

P. J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary of State and Spokesman for the U.S. Department of State under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, appears frequently on national and global television networks. His opinion pieces have been published in a wide range of print and on-line outlets, including The Washington Post, the Guardian, and the BBC. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Al Jazeera America. He resides in Washington, DC.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Introduction Red Lines and Political Boundaries
1 Reasonable Assurance
2 War Against Al Qaeda
3 Central Front
4 Extended Hand
5 Wrong Side of History
6 Leading from Behind
7 All Wars End
8 The Pivot
9 Someone Else's Civil War
10 Reset
11 A Good Deal
12 Good Enough
13 War Within Islam
14 No Boots on the Ground
15 Incredible Nation
16 A Foreign Policy within the Political Lines
Acknowledgments
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author