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War on peace the end of diplomacy and the decline of American influence

United States foreign policy is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Institutions of diplomacy and development are reeling from deep budget cuts. The diplomats who make America's deals and protect its citizens around the world are walking out in droves. Offices across the State Department sit...

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Main Author: Farrow, Ronan, 1987- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Holbrooke, Richard C., > 1941-2010.
World politics > 21st century.
Afghan War, 2001-
Diplomacy.
United States > Foreign relations > 21st century.
United States > Foreign relations administration.
United States > Politics and government > 2017-
United States > Foreign relations > Pakistan.
Pakistan > Foreign relations > United States.
Summary: United States foreign policy is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Institutions of diplomacy and development are reeling from deep budget cuts. The diplomats who make America's deals and protect its citizens around the world are walking out in droves. Offices across the State Department sit empty, while abroad the military-industrial complex has assumed the work once undertaken by peacemakers. In a journey from the corridors of power in Washington, DC, to some of the most remote and dangerous places on earth--Afghanistan, Somalia, and North Korea among them--investigative journalist Ronan Farrow illuminates one of the most consequential and poorly understood changes in American history. His firsthand experience as a State Department official affords a personal look at some of the last standard bearers of traditional statecraft, including Richard Holbrooke, who made peace in Bosnia and died while trying to do so in Afghanistan. Drawing on newly unearthed documents, and richly informed by rare interviews with warlords, whistle-blowers, and policymakers--including every living secretary of state from Henry Kissinger to Hillary Clinton to Rex Tillerson--Farrow makes the case for an endangered profession.
Physical Description: xxxiii, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-375) and index.
ISBN: 9780393652109
0393652106
Author Notes: Ronan Farrow is an American investigative journalist, lawyer, former government advisor, television anchor, writer, and makes documentaries for HBO. He was born in New York City in 1987. His writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. His reporting helped The New Yorker win the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for public service, along with The New York Times. His other awards include the George Polk Award, and the National Magazine Award, among other commendations. He is the author of War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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