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In foreign policy, the Trump administration has appeared to depart
from long-standing norms of international behavior that have
underwritten American primacy for decades in a more interdependent
and prosperous world. In this book, a diplomat and a historian
revisit that perception by examining and reproducing several of
their own essays during the past twenty years. The essays reveal
that Trump's style exaggerates tendencies towards unilateralism
already present in the actions, if not the policies, of previous
presidents, and in their neglect of three imperatives: collective
security, regional integration, and diplomatic imagination. It is
not too late, however, to remedy the problem by learning the
lessons of the recent past.
The Paradox of a Global USA describes the vexed relationship
between the United States and globalization. On the one hand, the
U.S. has vociferously promoted modernization and open markets, both
central components of the process of globalization. On the other
hand, it appears to be resolutely determined not to live within an
institutional framework of globalized authority. As the world's
only superpower, the United States is often perceived as
championing its own narrow national sovereignty-for example, by
opposing the Kyoto Protocol and the International Criminal Court,
and by taking action in Iraq outside the auspices of the UN. The
book treats the paradox of American exceptionalism and
globalization as a "local" happening within the broader process of
globalization. These essays analyze the ways in which the USA has
both played a role in, and reacted against, emerging present-day
globalization. Examples are drawn from the fields of history,
political science, cultural studies, and economics, making this
collection one of the very few to link together so diverse a group
of authors and approaches to the subject of global USA.
What is influence and why might real influencers be those whose
names we no longer remember? Ken Weisbrode embarks on an
exploration to trace the most powerful strands of cultural and
intellectual influence, and demonstrates it might not be what we
think it is. "The influencer is a person who made an art of absence
in the trade of cultural and sometimes political capital. The ones
in this book represent a range of vocations, from politics to
diplomacy to novel-writing, but almost all were cultural
entrepreneurs. They were not puppet masters, gray eminences, unsung
heroes, or Svengalis--although one or two have been portrayed thus.
Rather, their influence is spread by virtue of their willful
disappearance, of its perpetuation of a new language and cultural
standard, and of their many conscious and unconscious imitators.
The reason they had such influence was precisely because a part of
their method was to be less visible in order to watch their ideas,
habits, and styles proliferate without their names necessarily
being affixed. [...] Yet, to understand such a modus operandi is
necessary today when the proliferation of social media influencers
are squandering cultural capital so quickly by the simultaneous
promotion of their products, above all, themselves."
In foreign policy, the Trump administration has appeared to depart
from long-standing norms of international behavior that have
underwritten American primacy for decades in a more interdependent
and prosperous world. In this book, a diplomat and a historian
revisit that perception by examining and reproducing several of
their own essays during the past twenty years. The essays reveal
that Trump's style exaggerates tendencies towards unilateralism
already present in the actions, if not the policies, of previous
presidents, and in their neglect of three imperatives: collective
security, regional integration, and diplomatic imagination. It is
not too late, however, to remedy the problem by learning the
lessons of the recent past.
In this handbook, a group of 40 scholars and practitioners from
some 30 countries takes a critical look at the contemporary
practice of diplomacy. Many assume diplomacy evolves naturally, and
that state- and non-state actors are powerless to make significant
changes. But Diplomacy's methods, its key institutions and
conventions were agreed more than six decades ago. None take
account of the opportunities and vulnerabilities presented by the
Internet. Diplomacy is now a neglected global issue.The COVID
pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine have highlighted some of the
problems of diplomatic dysfunction. Beyond identifying current
problems diplomacy is facing, the book also seeks to identify some
practical options for reform and innovation. How might a process of
reform be agreed and implemented? What role might the United
Nations, regional organizations and Big Tech play? How can new
norms of diplomatic behavior and methods be established in a
multipolar, digital world where diplomacy is seen as less and less
effective?
The Paradox of a Global USA describes the vexed relationship
between the United States and globalization. On the one hand, the
U.S. has vociferously promoted modernization and open markets, both
central components of the process of globalization. On the other
hand, it appears to be resolutely determined not to live within an
institutional framework of globalized authority. As the world's
only superpower, the United States is often perceived as
championing its own narrow national sovereignty-for example, by
opposing the Kyoto Protocol and the International Criminal Court,
and by taking action in Iraq outside the auspices of the UN. The
book treats the paradox of American exceptionalism and
globalization as a "local" happening within the broader process of
globalization. These essays analyze the ways in which the USA has
both played a role in, and reacted against, emerging present-day
globalization. Examples are drawn from the fields of history,
political science, cultural studies, and economics, making this
collection one of the very few to link together so diverse a group
of authors and approaches to the subject of global USA.
"Wonderfully readable. . . . This is popular history at its best."
--The Daily Beast King George VI and Winston Churchill were not
destined to be partners, let alone allies. Yet together--as foils,
confidants, conspirators, and comrades--the unlikely duo guided
Britain through war while inspiring renewed hope in the monarchy,
Parliament, and the nation itself. In Churchill and the King,
Kenneth Weisbrode explores the delicate fashioning of this
important, though largely overlooked, relationship. The king and
Churchill met nearly every week in private over lunch during the
war. As they worked through the many problems facing their nation
and empire, they came to realize that they had more in common than
anyone could have guessed. Despite their differences, the trust and
loyalty they eventually shared helped Britain navigate the most
trying time in its history.
This unique collection of essays lays the groundwork for the study
of the intersection of European integration and transatlantic
relations in the 1980s. With archives for this period only recently
being opened, scholars are beginning to analyse and understand what
some have called a peak moment in the European project and others
have called the Second Cold War. How do these moments intersect and
relate to one another? These essays, by prominent scholars from
Europe and the United States, examine these and related questions
while challenging the '1980s' itself as a useful demarcation for
historical analysis.
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