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Does America Need a Foreign Policy? : Toward a Diplomacy for the 21st Century
by Henry Kissinger
from Simon & Schuster

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• A Diplomatic World Tour
  Dr. Kissinger dissects the world into their geopolitical grouping, and discusses where current trends are taking each group. The book may be a little outdated since 911 and world terrorism was pushed to front stage, but generally the geopolitical groups remain. A united Europe dealing with a Russia once again as a rising power, the Middle East and the consequences of China becoming a mature power. As a reader that was of draft age during the Vietnam war it was ironic to read that Dr.Kissinger believes that... more info

• Does America Need a Foreign Policy? ... by Dr.Kissinger PhD
  Dr.Kissinger discusses the waning influence of Russia and the
  rising Chinese modernization program. The author asks that we
  develop a bond and new world order rather than a sheepish
  acceptance of whatever happens over time. American pre-eminence
  is a concommitant part of our ultimate destiny. The Treaty of
  Westphalia in 1848 set forth the policy of national soverignty.
  This policy implementation has been in place for decades since that time.
  There is a new concept of... more info

• Grand tour of the world situation
  This is a grand tour of the world situations facing the US. Henry shows great insight in showing how cultural values in different countries are misunderstood by US ambassadors, who are political apointees based on contributing to the party. One interesting aspect is the subtle condemnations of the Clinton foreign policy being incompetent and ineffective.

• A classic overview but largely irrelevant in the current times.
  Kissinger writes with authority but- considering his past- why woudn't he! I guess because geo- politics is such a dynamic field, foreign policies need constant updates with times. For example, Kissinger's book gives us no idea how to steer American foreign policy vis-a-vis rise of strong modern Russia in international politics, American muddle in Iraq, defiant Iran and dangerous hermit kingdom of North Korea that has invented an entirely new art of nuclear blackmail/ threats in international relations.more info

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