The Future of United States Naval Power

History

Nathan, James A.

Nathan

Military

Indiana University Press

Soldiers, Statecraft, and History: Coercive Diplomacy and International Order

Europe

Praeger

The increasing capacity of states to muster violence, the concomitant rise of military power as a meaningful instrument of foreign policy, and the frequent episodic collapse of that power are considered in this examination of force, order, and diplomacy. Nathan points to periods of relative order and stability in international relations-the time immediately prior to the rise of Frederick the Great, for example, or the half century after the Napoleonic Wars-as times when states have been most vulnerable to spoilers and rogues. Only the power of the Cold War blocs fostered durable order. Now, notwithstanding novel elements of globalization, international relations appear as dependent as ever on the prudent management of force.
Students, scholars, and soldiers are frequently exposed to Clausewitz, Westphalia, Napoleon, World War I, and the like. But what makes these events and individuals so important? This book is Clausewitz's successor, insisting that soldiers and statesmen know and master the integrative potential of force. Nathan provides a narrative account of the people and events that have shaped international relations since the onset of the state system. He asserts that an understanding of the limits and utility of persuasion, as well as the corresponding limits and utility of force, will help assure national security in a world filled with more uncertainties than ever in the last 50 years.

The Cuban Missile Crisis is the closest the United States came to nuclear war during the Cold War era. Facing down the buildup of Soviet missiles in Cuba in 1962, President John F. Kennedy took a calculated risk and succeeded in negotiating the removal of those weapons after weeks of teetering on the brink of war. This riveting narrative and ready-reference guide captures the drama of that crisis. Eleven chapters trace the unfolding of events from the United States, Cuban, and Soviet perspectives.
Ready reference features include: a blow-by-blow chronology of daily events during the Crisis, lengthy biographical profiles of the nine key players, including Cuba's Fidel Castro, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and key Kennedy Cabinet members who were part of Kennedy's Crisis team; the text of 19 primary documents, including conversations in the Oval Office and memoranda that put the reader inside the crisis room, and Kennedy's speeches to the nation; and an annotated bibliography of print and electronic sources suitable for student research. James Nathan, an expert on the Cuban Missile Crisis, provides an interesting narrative with all the high drama of the Crisis, along with a contemporary historical perspective that will help readers to gain an understanding of the event that symbolized the height of the Cold War and its long-term significance.

Anatomy of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Greenwood Press Guides to Historic Events of the Twentieth Century)

Americas

Greenwood

Provides complete coverage of U.S. foreign policy since World War II, with a chronological narrative that details how military power and strategic issues have structured American foreign policy.

United States foreign policy and world order

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Little,Brown

Unlike other books on U.S. foreign policy making, this highly regarded text by James Nathan and James Oliver focuses on the institutional context of policy making and the processes that take place within it. This thoroughly revised third edition takes particular note of the events that have shaped the world and U.S. foreign policy since 1989.

Foreign policy making and the American political system

Unlike other books on U.S. foreign policy making, this highly regarded text by James Nathan and James Oliver focuses on the institutional context of policy making and the processes that take place within it.

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The Future of United States Naval Power

Soldiers, Statecraft, and History: Coercive Diplomacy and International Order

Soldiers, Statecraft, and History: Coercive Diplomacy and International Order

Soldiers, Statecraft, and History: Coercive Diplomacy and International Order

Anatomy of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Greenwood Press Guides to Historic Events of the Twentieth Century)

United States foreign policy and world order

Foreign policy making and the American political system

Foreign policy making and the American political system

United States foreign policy and world order