Kennedy and the Berlin Wall tells the full story of the Berlin Crisis that riveted international attention and brought the world to the brink of nuclear warfare as Soviet and American tanks opposed each other on the streets of Berlin. Drawing on the author's own experience as an American diplomat in Germany during the period, as well as on recently opened Soviet, East German, and American archives, Smyser tells the story of how the fate of a city affected national politics as well as geopolitics. This compelling mix of documentary resources and direct experience of diplomatic negotiations makes the book unique. The author has a keen sense of the critical moment and draws incisive portraits of the politicians and diplomats involved in this drama—most importantly, the two main actors, Kennedy and Khrushchev, but also DeGaulle for the French, Macmillan for the British, and Konrad Adenauer for the West Germans, as well as such critical career diplomats as Dean Rusk and Andrei Gromyko.

Documents the practice and results of humanitarian action since World War II, describing the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the influence of such groups as Human Rights Watch on international events, and the impact of humanitarian policies on the way decisions are made. (view table of contents)

Drawing on interviews with dozens of European and American negotiators, How Germans Negotiate explores the roots of contemporary German negotiating behavior and identifies the stages through which negotiations typically pass. Using examples drawn from the past 50 years, Smyser illustrates Germany's abiding search for security, stability, and community. Germans are usually willing to make a mutually beneficial deal, but not before they've undertaken exhaustive research, presented a meticulous case, and satisfied their own demands for conceptual consistency.A separate chapter focuses on business and economic negotiations, which can be very different from diplomatic encounters. Smyser investigates a variety of recent cases, including discussions on global monetary policy and the Daimler-Chrysler talks, and discovers a tension between a traditional "old" style and a more predatory "new" style. The conclusion lays out basic strategies and tactical pointers and explains how to avoid mistakes. (view table of contents)

A history of Germany from the end of World War II to the present day examines the implications of the war in terms of the division of Germany, the impact of the Cold War, the events that led to reunification, and the personalities--Churchill, FDR, Stalin, Kennedy, Kohl, and others--that controlled its fate. Reprint. (view table of contents)

A history of Germany from the end of World War II to the present day examines the implications of the war in terms of the division of Germany, the impact of the Cold War, the events that led to reunification, and the personalities--Churchill, FDR, Stalin, Kennedy, Kohl, and others--that controlled its fate. (view table of contents)

Product Description: When George Bush and the US Department of State supported the reunification of Germany, they fully expected that a new unified Germany would support American foreign policy and help maintain the global alliance system as "partners in leadership"...read more

Product Description: When George Bush and the US Department of State supported the reunification of Germany, they fully expected that a new unified Germany would support American foreign policy and help maintain the global alliance system as "partners in leadership"...read more

Product Description: This major work, the first book to be published on the German economy since German unification, presents a comprehensive view of the economy itself while also describing the travails of unification and the consequences for Germany and Europe...read more

Product Description: West Germany is now one of the world's most powerful and prosperous states. The author emphasizes that Germany has become a new Germany, with different capabilities and needs than the Germany of Adenauer's days.

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