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Hand-Off details the Bush administration's national security and
foreign policy as described at the time in then-classified
Transition Memoranda prepared by the National Security Council
experts who advised President Bush. Thirty of these Transition
Memoranda, newly declassified and here made public for the first
time, provide a detailed, comprehensive, and first-hand look at the
foreign policy the Bush administration turned over to President
Obama. In a postscript to each memorandum, these same experts now
in hindsight take a remarkably self- critical look at that Bush
foreign policy legacy after more than a dozen years of watching
subsequent administrations attempt to deal with the same vexing
agenda of threats and opportunities-- China, Russia, Iran, the
Middle East, terrorism, proliferation, cyber, pandemics, and
climate change--an agenda that still dominates America's national
security and foreign policy. Hand-Off will be an invaluable
resource for scholars, students, policy analysts, and general
readers seeking to understand afresh the Bush administration's
foreign policy, particularly in view of the records of the Obama,
Trump, and Biden administrations.
A deeply researched international history and exemplary study (New
York Times Book Review) of how a divided world ended and our
present world was fashioned, as the world drifts toward another
great time of choosing. Two of America's leading scholar-diplomats,
Philip Zelikow and Condoleezza Rice, have combed sources in several
languages, interviewed leading figures, and drawn on their own
firsthand experience to bring to life the choices that molded the
contemporary world. Zeroing in on the key moments of decision, the
might-have-beens, and the human beings working through them, they
explore both what happened and what could have happened, to show
how one world ended and another took form. Beginning in the late
1970s and carrying into the present, they focus on the momentous
period between 1988 and 1992, when an entire world system changed,
states broke apart, and societies were transformed. Such periods
have always been accompanied by terrible wars -- but not this time.
This is also a story of individuals coping with uncertainty. They
voice their hopes and fears. They try out desperate improvisations
and careful designs. These were leaders who grew up in a postwar
world, who tried to fashion something better, more peaceful, more
prosperous, than the damaged, divided world in which they had come
of age. New problems are putting their choices, and the world they
made, back on the operating table. It is time to recall not only
why they made their choices, but also just how great nations can
step up to great challenges. Timed for the thirtieth anniversary of
the fall of the Berlin Wall, To Build a Better World is an
authoritative depiction of contemporary statecraft. It lets readers
in on the strategies and negotiations, nerve-racking risks,
last-minute decisions, and deep deliberations behind the dramas
that changed the face of Europe -- and the world -- forever.
When former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels was named Purdue
University's twelfth president, he became one of a small handful of
nationally renowned figures to lead an institution of higher
education. In an era when university presidents had largely
abandoned the role of public intellectual, Daniels immediately
captured broad attention for his willingness to take a thoughtful
stand on America's most pressing challenges—in academia and far
beyond.Boiler Up: A University President in the Public Square
offers readers a fascinating compendium of commencement addresses,
published columns, and transcripts of speeches and hosted events
spanning ten years of insights and insightful interactions that put
Mitch Daniels front and center among American thought leaders.
Throughout the book, Daniels's sharp intellect, incisive analysis,
and delightful sense of humor reign supreme. Via embedded QR codes,
readers can "attend" recorded content, including evenings with
Condoleezza Rice, Garry Kasparov, Walter Isaacson, and other
fascinating people. Whether the reader seeks lessons on leadership
or immersion in engaging ideas, Boiler Up is a tour de force of
transformative thinking.
Is your business playing it safe—or taking the right
risks? If you read nothing else on managing risk, read these 10
articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review
articles and selected the most important ones to help your company
make smart decisions and thrive, even when the future is unclear.
This book will inspire you to: Avoid the most common errors in risk
management Understand the three distinct categories of risk and
tailor your risk-management processes accordingly Embrace
uncertainty as a key element of breakthrough innovation Adopt best
practices for mitigating political threats Upgrade your
organization's forecasting capabilities to gain a competitive edge
Detect and neutralize cyberattacks originating inside your company
This collection of articles includes "Managing Risks: A New
Framework," by Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes; "How to Build
Risk into Your Business Model," by Karan Girotra and Serguei
Netessine; "The Six Mistakes Executives Make in Risk Management,"
by Nassim N. Taleb, Daniel G. Goldstein, and Mark W. Spitznagel;
"From Superstorms to Factory Fires: Managing Unpredictable
Supply-Chain Disruptions," by David Simchi-Levi, William Schmidt,
and Yehua Wei; "Is It Real? Can We Win? Is It Worth Doing?:
Managing Risk and Reward in an Innovation Portfolio," by George S.
Day; "Superforecasting: How to Upgrade Your Company's Judgment," by
Paul J. H. Schoemaker and Philip E. Tetlock; "Managing 21st-Century
Political Risk," by Condoleezza Rice and Amy Zegart; "How to
Scandal-Proof Your Company," by Paul Healy and George Serafeim;
"Beating the Odds When You Launch a New Venture," by Clark Gilbert
and Matthew Eyring; "The Danger from Within," by David M. Upton and
Sadie Creese; and "Future-Proof Your Climate Strategy," by Joseph
E. Aldy and Gianfranco Gianfrate.
For almost a decade, Freedom House's annual survey has highlighted
a decline in democracy in most regions of the globe. While some
analysts draw upon this evidence to argue that the world has
entered a "democratic recession," others dispute that
interpretation, emphasizing instead democracy's success in
maintaining the huge gains it made during the last quarter of the
twentieth century. Discussion of this question has moved beyond
disputes about how many countries should be classified as
democratic to embrace a host of wider concerns about the health of
democracy: the poor economic and political performance of advanced
democracies, the new self-confidence and assertiveness of a number
of leading authoritarian countries, and a geopolitical weakening of
democracies relative to these resurgent authoritarians. In
Democracy in Decline?, eight of the world's leading public
intellectuals and scholars of democracy-Francis Fukuyama, Robert
Kagan, Philippe C Schmitter, Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, Thomas
Carothers, and editors Larry Diamond and Marc F Plattner-explore
these concerns and offer competing viewpoints about the state of
democracy today. This short collection of essays is essential
reading for anyone wanting to understand the latest thinking on one
of the most critical questions of our era.
This collection of essays on the character, administration, and
management of research universities concentrates on issues of
systematic planning, planning models, teaching approaches, and
management associated with the aims and methods of operations
research. The book also deals with more general concerns about the
management of universities and university resources, and with some
of the applications of operations-research and statistical tools
that have moved outside university settings.
From one of the world's most admired women, this is former National
Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's
compelling story of eight years serving at the highest levels of
government. In her position as America's chief diplomat, Rice
traveled almost continuously around the globe, seeking common
ground among sometimes bitter enemies, forging agreement on
divisive issues, and compiling a remarkable record of achievement.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama who overcame the racism of the
Civil Rights era to become a brilliant academic and expert on
foreign affairs, Rice distinguished herself as an advisor to George
W. Bush during the 2000 presidential campaign. Once Bush was
elected, she served as his chief adviser on national-security
issues - a job whose duties included harmonizing the relationship
between the Secretaries of State and Defense. It was a role that
deepened her bond with the President and ultimately made her one of
his closest confidantes.
With the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Rice found herself
at the center of the Administration's intense efforts to keep
America safe. Here, Rice describes the events of that harrowing day
- and the tumultuous days after. No day was ever the same.
Additionally, Rice also reveals new details of the debates that led
to the war in Afghanistan and then Iraq.
The eyes of the nation were once again focused on Rice in 2004 when
she appeared before the 9-11 Commission to answer tough questions
regarding the country's preparedness for - and immediate response
to - the 9-11 attacks. Her responses, it was generally conceded,
would shape the nation's perception of the Administration's
competence during the crisis. Rice conveys just how pressure-filled
that appearance was and her surprised gratitude when, in succeeding
days, she was broadly saluted for her grace and forthrightness.
From that point forward, Rice was aggressively sought after by the
media and regarded by some as the Administration's most effective
champion.
In 2005 Rice was entrusted with even more responsibility when she
was charged with helping to shape and carry forward the President's
foreign policy as Secretary of State. As such, she proved herself a
deft crafter of tactics and negotiation aimed to contain or reduce
the threat posed by America's enemies. Here, she reveals the
behind-the-scenes maneuvers that kept the world's relationships
with Iran, North Korea and Libya from collapsing into chaos. She
also talks about her role as a crisis manager, showing that at any
hour -- and at a moment's notice -- she was willing to bring all
parties to the bargaining table anywhere in the world.
"No Higher Honor"takes the reader into secret negotiating rooms
where the fates of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Lebanon
often hung in the balance, and it draws back the curtain on how
frighteningly close all-out war loomed in clashes involving
Pakistan-India and Russia-Georgia, and in East Africa.
Surprisingly candid in her appraisals of various Administration
colleagues and the hundreds of foreign leaders with whom she dealt,
Rice also offers here keen insight into how history actually
proceeds. In"No Higher Honor, " she delivers""a master class in
statecraft -- but always in a way that reveals her essential warmth
and humility, and her deep reverence for the ideals on which
America was founded.
'Smart. Informative. Overdue' Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google
Political risk - the probability that a political action could
significantly affect an organisation - is changing fast, and it's
more widespread than ever before. In the past, the chief concern
used to be whether a foreign dictator would nationalise the
country's oil industry. Today, political risk stems from a widening
array of agents, from Twitter users and terrorists to hackers and
insurgents. What's more, the very institutions and laws that are
supposed to reduce uncertainty and risk often increase it instead.
This means that in today's globalised world there are no 'safe'
bets. Political risk affects companies and organisations of all
sizes, operating everywhere from London to Lahore, even if they
don't know it. Political Risk investigates and analyses this
shifting landscape, suggests what businesses can do to navigate it,
and explains how all of us can better understand these rapidly
changing geopolitical dynamics.
This study of the tensions of military clientage focuses on
Czechoslovakia to explore the ambiguous position of the military
forces of East European countries and to show how the military's
dual role as instrument of both national defense and the
Soviet-controlled socialist alliance" fundamentally affects the
interaction of military and political elites in Eastern Europe.
Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the
latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
This study of the tensions of military clientage focuses on
Czechoslovakia to explore the ambiguous position of the military
forces of East European countries and to show how the military's
dual role as instrument of both national defense and the
Soviet-controlled socialist alliance" fundamentally affects the
interaction of military and political elites in Eastern Europe.
Originally published in 1985.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these
important books while presenting them in durable paperback
editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly
increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the
thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since
its founding in 1905.
From one of the world's most admired women, this is former National
Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's
compelling story of eight years serving at the highest levels of
government. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, who overcame the
racism of the Civil Rights era to become a brilliant academic and
expert on foreign affairs, Rice distinguished herself as an advisor
to George W. Bush during the 2000 presidential campaign. Once Bush
was elected, she served as his chief adviser on national-security
issues - a job whose duties included harmonizing the relationship
between the Secretaries of State and Defence. It was a role that
deepened her bond with the President and ultimately made her one of
his closest confidantes. With the 11 September 2001 terrorist
attacks, Rice found herself at the centre of the Administration's
efforts to keep America safe. Here, Rice describes the events of
that harrowing day - and the tumultuous days after. Surprisingly
candid in her appraisals of various Administration colleagues and
the hundreds of foreign leaders with whom she dealt, Rice also
offers her keen insight into how history actually proceeds. In No
Higher Honour, she delivers a master class in statecraft - but
always in a way that reveals her essential warmth and humility, and
her deep reverence for the ideals on which America was founded.
For almost a decade, Freedom House's annual survey has highlighted
a decline in democracy in most regions of the globe. While some
analysts draw upon this evidence to argue that the world has
entered a "democratic recession," others dispute that
interpretation, emphasizing instead democracy's success in
maintaining the huge gains it made during the last quarter of the
twentieth century. Discussion of this question has moved beyond
disputes about how many countries should be classified as
democratic to embrace a host of wider concerns about the health of
democracy: the poor economic and political performance of advanced
democracies, the new self-confidence and assertiveness of a number
of leading authoritarian countries, and a geopolitical weakening of
democracies relative to these resurgent authoritarians. In
Democracy in Decline?, eight of the world's leading public
intellectuals and scholars of democracy-Francis Fukuyama, Robert
Kagan, Philippe C. Schmitter, Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, Thomas
Carothers, and editors Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner-explore
these concerns and offer competing viewpoints about the state of
democracy today. This short collection of essays is essential
reading for anyone wanting to understand the latest thinking on one
of the most critical questions of our era.
From the former secretary of state and bestselling author -- a
sweeping look at the global struggle for democracy and why America
must continue to support the cause of human freedom. "This
heartfelt and at times very moving book shows why democracy
proponents are so committed to their work...Both supporters and
skeptics of democracy promotion will come away from this book wiser
and better informed." -- The New York Times From the end of the
Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union to the ongoing
struggle for human rights in the Middle East, Condoleezza Rice has
served on the front lines of history. As a child, she was an
eyewitness to a third awakening of freedom, when her hometown of
Birmingham, Alabama, became the epicenter of the civil rights
movement for black Americans. In this book, Rice explains what
these epochal events teach us about democracy. At a time when
people around the world are wondering whether democracy is in
decline, Rice shares insights from her experiences as a
policymaker, scholar, and citizen, in order to put democracy's
challenges into perspective. When the United States was founded, it
was the only attempt at self-government in the world. Today more
than half of all countries qualify as democracies, and in the long
run that number will continue to grow. Yet nothing worthwhile ever
comes easily. Using America's long struggle as a template, Rice
draws lessons for democracy around the world -- from Russia,
Poland, and Ukraine, to Kenya, Colombia, and the Middle East. She
finds that no transitions to democracy are the same because every
country starts in a different place. Pathways diverge and sometimes
circle backward. Time frames for success vary dramatically, and
countries often suffer false starts before getting it right. But,
Rice argues, that does not mean they should not try. While the
ideal conditions for democracy are well known in academia, they
never exist in the real world. The question is not how to create
perfect circumstances but how to move forward under difficult ones.
These same insights apply in overcoming the challenges faced by
governments today. The pursuit of democracy is a continuing
struggle shared by people around the world, whether they are
opposing authoritarian regimes, establishing new democratic
institutions, or reforming mature democracies to better live up to
their ideals. The work of securing it is never finished. NEW YORK
TIMES BESTSELLER
Socialism or free-market capitalism: Which is better for achieving
human prosperity? The debate is long-standing—but some of the
results are in. Historians, economists, political scientists, and
other leading scholars review the evidence from multiple
perspectives, examining what it takes for a society to flourish and
how well each economic and political system supports its promises.
"The Strategy of Campaigning" explores the political careers of
Ronald Reagan and Boris Yeltsin, two of the most galvanizing and
often controversial political figures of our time. Both men
overcame defeat early in their political careers and rose to the
highest elected offices in their respective countries. The authors
demonstrate how and why Reagan and Yeltsin succeeded in their
political aspirations, despite--or perhaps because of--their
apparent "policy extremism": that is, their advocacy of policy
positions far from the mainstream. The book analyzes the viability
of policy extremism as a political strategy that enables candidates
to forge new coalitions and outflank conventional political
allegiances.
Kiron K. Skinner is Associate Professor of International
Relations and Political Science at Carnegie Mellon University, a
Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and a member of the
Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel and the National Security
Education Board. Serhiy Kudelia is Lecturer of Politics at
Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine and advisor to Deputy Prime Minister
of Ukraine. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita is Julius Silver Professor and
Director of the Alexander Hamilton Center for Political Economy at
New York University and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Condoleezza Rice is on a leave of absence from Stanford University,
where she was a Professor of Political Science and a Senior Fellow
at the Hoover Institution. She is currently serving as U.S.
Secretary of State.
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