Product Description: Draws together the principles and strategies of crisis management and applies them to a variety of international confrontations. It is intended for a range of college courses, for staff development and academic research, and as a resource on the theory, history and future of crisis management...read more

Force and Statecraft: Diplomatic Challenges of Our Time, Fifth Edition, is a concise historical discussion and insightful analysis of diplomacy. It uniquely combines history, political science, and international law in order to explore how lessons from the rich experience of the past can be brought to bear on the diplomatic challenges that we confront in our world today. This new edition combines the cumulative insights and reflections of three internationally renowned scholars-who have written more than fifty books between them-with an astute, stimulating, and up-to-date treatment of recent global developments. These include American foreign policy, the rise of China, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction in North Korea, and nuclear enrichment in Iran. Significant attention is given to the powerful impact of technology on the "digital revolution," the revolution in military affairs (RMA), drones, eDiplomacy, the "information revolution," cyber security and WikiLeaks, command and control, surveillance and reconnaissance, and social networking sites. This edition also provides a sophisticated and thought-provoking analysis of "hard" and "soft" power, the "invisibility of security," human rights, ethics, law, legitimacy, and the threat and use of force as an instrument of statecraft.

In this classic text, an eminent historian of international affairs and a distinguished political scientist survey the evolution of the international system, from the emergence of the modern state in the 17th century to the present. Craig and George pay particular attention to the nineteenth century's "balance-of-power" system, the basic tenets of which still determine many applications of modern diplomacy. The authors also focus on the ways in which the 20th century diplomatic revolution--a complex of military, political, economic and ideological factors--has destroyed the homogeneity of the international community and confronted diplomats with new problems and the need to find new expedients to deal with them. The revised third edition brings these arguments up to date with expanded chapters, newly-added discussions and case studies, and entirely new material reflecting the altered political landscape of the 1990's, with chapters on the Gulf War, the collaps of communism in Eastern Europe, the reunification of Germany, and the break-up of the Soviet Union. Force and Statecraft remains the standard resource for students in the fields of international relations and diplomatic history.

Product Description: At the heart of political leadership lies choice. And at the heart of choice lies judgment. A leader's psychology and experience intersect with political realities to produce consequences that can make or break a leader―or a country...read more

The question of what impels leaders to lead and followers to follow is one of many questions that can be answered through an understanding of personality and psychological theories, in a study that discusses a range of issues, including the need for enemies, aging and political behavior, the impact of crisis-induced stress on policymakers, and the mind of a terrorist. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This updated and expanded edition sets out a framework for examining the effects of what Alexander George has labelled "coercive diplomacy". The three original case studies of US efforts to employ coercive diplomacy - on Laos, the Cuban missile crises, and Vietnam - have been revised in the light of new findings, and four new studies - on Pearl Harbor, Nicaragua, Libya, and the Gulf crisis - have been added to provide breadth and weight to the analysis...read more

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Product Description: "This book sets out ideas on how the international community can better detect and act on the warning signs of genocide. It is a timely and welcome contribution to the debate on what may be the most pressing moral issue of our time...read more

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Product Description: Alexander and Juliette George have long been noted for their pathbreaking research concerning the impact of personality on political behavior and how U.S. presidents manage their political office. The Georges' earlier book, Woodrow Wilson and Colonel House: A Personality Study, was widely acclaimed as a successful demonstration that careful biography of historical figures in the light of depth psychology can yield new insight into their political behavior...read more

Product Description: The first comprehensive and systematic analysis of American and Soviet security cooperation since World War II, this volume expertly examines the pursuit of arms control, the search for stability, and the balance of power between the two countries...read more

Narrative and psychoanalytic techniques are employed in a biography that explores Wilson's relationship with House and influential academic and political careers