The status of the United States as a world power, and the nature of power itself, are at a historic turning point. It is essential that we understand and adapt to the new security environment in which we find ourselves.
Two of the most respected figures in American foreign policy are Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroftboth former National Security Advisors under markedly different administrations. In America and the World they dissect, in spontaneous and unscripted conversations moderated by David Ignatius, the most significant foreign policy challenges facing the U.S.: the Middle East, Russia, China, Europe, the Developing World, the changing nature of power in a globalized world, and what Brzezinski has called the global political awakening.” While one author is a Republican and the other a Democrat, they broadly agree on the need to adapt to a new international environment. Where they disagree, their exchanges are always both deeply informed and provocative.
America and the World will define the center of responsible opinion on American foreign policy at a time when the nation's decisions could determine how long it remains a superpower.

America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy

Politics & Social Sciences

BRZEZINSKI, ZBIGNIEW

SCOWCROFT, Brent

IGNATIUS,David

Politics & Government

Basic Books

America's status as a world power remains at a historic turning point. The strategies employed to win the wars of the twentieth century are no longer working, and the US must contend with the changing nature of power in a globalized world.
In America and the World, two of the most respected figures in American foreign policy, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, dissect the challenges facing the US today: the Middle East, Russia, and China, among others. In spontaneous conversations the two authors explore their agreements and disagreements. Defining the center of responsible opinion on American foreign policy, America and the World is an essential primer on a host of urgent issues at a time when our leaders' decisions could determine how long our nation remains a superpower.

2 cassettes / 3 hours Read by George Bush, Brent Scowscroft, and Condoleeza Rice It was one of the pivotal times of the twentieth century - during George Bush's presidency, an extraordinary series of international events took place that materially changed the face of the world. Now, former President Bush and his national security advisor, Brent Scowscroft, tell the story of those tumultuous years. Here are behind-the-scenes accounts of critical meetings in the White House and of summit conference in Europe and the United States, interspersed with excerpts from Mr. Bush's diary. We are given intriguing views of world leaders such as Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Thatcher, Kohl, and Mitterand - and witness the importance of personal relationships in diplomacy. There is the dramatic descriptions of how President Bush put together the alliance against Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War. There are the intricate negotiations leading up to German unification. And there is the sometimes poignant, sometimes grim portrayal of Gorbachev's final years in power. A World Transformed is not simply a record of accomplishment; Bush and Scowscroft candidly recount how the major players sometimes disagreed over issues, and analyze what mistakes were made. This is a landmark audiobook on the conduct of American foreign policy - and how that policy is crucial to the peace of the world. A fascinating inside look at great events that deepens our understanding of today's global issues.

A World Transformed

BUSH, GEORGE

Random House]

The Council on Foreign Relations sponsored Task Force concluded that only a new course of differentiated containment in the Middle East will provide the United States with a sustainable policy and achieve the long-term goals of ensuring the security of its allies and protecting the flow of oil.

Differentiated Containment: U.S. Policy Toward Iran and Iraq (Council of Foreign Relations)

Murphy, Richard W.

Council on Foreign Relations Press

The original recordings of spontaneous, unscripted conversations between two of the most respected figures in American foreign policy define the international challenges facing the next president. The status of the United States as a world power, and the nature of power itself, are at a historic turning point. It is essential that we understand and adapt to the new security environment in which we find ourselves. Listen in as two former national security advisors dissect the most significant foreign policy challenges we face today: the Middle East, Russia, China, Europe, the Developing World, and what Zbigniew Brzezinski has called the "global political awakening."  Brzezinski is a Democrat, Brent Scowcroft a Republican, and they don't see eye-to-eye on everything. But both men are independent, non-partisan voices of the center, and they share a great deal of common ground. America and the World explores their agreements and their disagreements. In so doing, it defines the center of responsible opinion on American foreign policy at a time when the nation's decisions could determine how long it remains a superpower.

History

Americas

Highbridge Co

L'AMERIQUE FACE AU MONDE

Pearson

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