After he was selected to be NATO's sixteenth Supreme Allied
Commander, The New York Times described Jim Stavridis as a
"Renaissance admiral." A U. S. Naval Academy graduate with a
master's degree and doctorate from The Fletcher School of Law and
Diplomacy at Tufts University, conversant in both French and
Spanish, this author of numerous books and articles impressed the
Navy's leaders and senior Pentagon civilians with his wide range of
interests, educational background, keen understanding of strategic
doctrine, mastery of long-range planning, and command of
international affairs. Since NATO had previously been led by
generals, Stavridis saw his assignment as the first admiral to take
command as somewhat "accidental." As the American and NATO
commander in Europe responsible for 120,000 coalition troops
serving in fifty-one nations, on three continents and at sea he had
come a long way since almost leaving the Navy for law school five
years after receiving his commission. The Accidental Admiral offers
an intimate look at the challenges of directing NATO operations in
Afghanistan, military intervention in Libya, and preparation for
possible war in Syria--as well as worrying about the Balkans, cyber
threats, and piracy, all while cutting NATO by a third due to
budget reductions by the twenty-eight nations of the alliance. More
than just describing the history of the times, Stavridis also
shares his insights into the personalities of President Barack
Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretaries of Defense
Robert Gates, Leon Panetta, and Chuck Hagel, Afghan President Hamid
Karzai; Generals David Petraeus, Stanley McChrystal, John Allen,
and many more. Known as an innovator and an early adopter of
technology and social media, Stavridis' ability to think "outside
the box" and sail in uncharted waters is unmatched. He shares his
insights on leadership, strategic communications, planning, and the
convergence of threats that will confront the United States and its
allies in the near future. Stavridis is an advocate of the use of
"Smart Power," which he defines as the balance of hard and soft
power. He explains that in creating security in the twenty-first
century it is critical to build bridges, not walls, and stresses
the need to connect international, interagency, and public-private
actors to achieve security.
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