Force and Statecraft: Diplomatic Problems of Our Time - Hardcover

Craig, Gordon A.; George, Alexander L.; Lauren, Paul Gordon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019516248X ISBN 13: 9780195162486

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Force and Statecraft: Diplomatic Challenges of Our Time, Fifth Edition, is a concise historical discussion and insightful analysis of diplomacy. It uniquely combines history, political science, and international law in order to explore how lessons from the rich experience of the past can be brought to bear on the diplomatic challenges that we confront in our world today.

This new edition combines the cumulative insights and reflections of three internationally renowned scholars-who have written more than fifty books between them-with an astute, stimulating, and up-to-date treatment of recent global developments. These include American foreign policy, the rise of China, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction in North Korea, and nuclear enrichment in Iran. Significant attention is given to the powerful impact of technology on the "digital revolution," the revolution in military affairs (RMA), drones, eDiplomacy, the "information revolution," cyber security and WikiLeaks, command and control, surveillance and reconnaissance, and social networking sites. This edition also provides a sophisticated and thought-provoking analysis of "hard" and "soft" power, the "invisibility of security," human rights, ethics, law, legitimacy, and the threat and use of force as an instrument of statecraft.

About this title

About the Author

Gordon A. Craig is at Stanford University (Emeritus). Alexander George is at Stanford University.

Review

"This is an outstanding historical and policy analysis. The third edition is a valuable addition to post-cold war analysis."--Stephen Brown, Webster University

"As with previous editions, Force and Statecraft does an excellent job of introducing the beginner to the evolution of the modern state system, while challenging him to think through the complexity of developing a policy-relevant theory. This new edition is really up-to-date, with an excellent, concise section on ethics and policy."--John H. Jenke, Tufts University

"A worthy succesor to the second edition, a sound and provocative book!"--James Haw, Indiana University

"Better than the original! History and theoretical issues are combined into a single short and readable volume."--Daniel McIntosh, Slippery Rock University

"This is relevant history at its best: lucid without being oversimplified, concerned with contemporary issues without being trendy. Now more than ever we need what these two distinguished scholars have given us--the melding of an understanding of historical trends with a penetrating analysis of enduring problems of diplomacy."--Robert Jervis, Columbia University

"As did the earlier editions, so this re-writing of Force and Statecraft offers an important effort to apply profound historical knowledge to the wise conduct of foreign affairs in a world, where it is recognized, war and violence may always remain a recourse." --Charles Maier, Harvard University

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 019516248X
• ISBN 13: 9780195162486
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 304