About the Author:
Patrick Mendis is a distinguished senior fellow and an affiliate professor of public and international affairs at George Mason University’s School of Public Policy. He is also a distinguished visiting professor of international relations at the Center for American Studies of the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou, China. An alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Mendis has worked for the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and State as well as the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the World Bank, and the United Nations. He is a commissioner of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, an advisor to Harvard International Review, and a fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science.
Review:
“A dazzling analysis, full of history, philosophy, ironic similarities and unusual distinctions, fears and hopes, but mostly dreams—the kind of dreams Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela dreamed. For that reason and more, Peaceful War is worth reading.”
(Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell)
“No international strategic relationship is more important or more consequential than that between the United States and China—now and as far as we can reasonably see into the future. . . . Anyone seeking a holistic understanding of the Sino-U.S. relationship—and where it might be heading—should read this book.”
(CIA Director John McLaughlin, former acting director of the Central Intelligence Agency)
“Luminously situated President Obama’s Asia pivot . . . in a rich historical context . . . that is often lost in geopolitical writing.” (Senator Thomas Daschle, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader)
“[This book] is a breakthrough that is powerful, inspiring, and visionary. . . . the world should read this book and heed Dr. Mendis’ wise counsel.” (Professor Wang Dong, Peking University)
“An innovative analysis that is wise, welcome, and timely.”
(Dr. Wei Hongxia, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
“Meticulously researched, this unprecedented study of the evolving Sino-American relations is timely, levelheaded, and fair above all else.” (Harvard International Review)
“Dr. Mendis brings all students of international relations into a long journey of rational soul searching.” (Professor Alexander Huang, Tamkang University)
“The highest compliment a reader can give an author is to think: ‘I wish I’d said that.’ This imaginative and optimistic book provokes numerous responses of this sort. Mendis counsels historical awareness, cultural sensitivity, and humility as Americans peer across the Pacific to a China intent upon assuming its rightful place in the world. It’s hard to think of better advice.” (Dr. Robert Hathaway, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars)
“An important book that changes the way we think about these two superpowers.” (Dr. Shiro Armstrong, Australian National University)
“A naturalized U.S. citizen, Professor Patrick Mendis . . . is himself an authentic American message to Asia.” (Professor Tang Xiaosong, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies)
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