The Modern Prince: What Leaders Need to Know Now

Lord, Carnes

ISBN 10: 0300105959 / ISBN 13: 9780300105957

Published by Yale University Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Modern Prince: What Leaders Need to Know Now
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300105959
• ISBN 13: 9780300105957
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A provocative treatise on the requirements of leadership in the modern world

The role of leaders is never more crucial than during times of war. The ability to inspire confidence and communicate resolution is essential to the national interest. The requirements of leadership are not limited to military affairs: citizens look to leaders to guide the economy protect the laws and safeguard national values. Leadership has never been simple but it is even more complicated in the age of mass democracy: globalization the power of the media and the constraints of bureaucracy are among the many challenges facing leaders at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

What do leaders need to know in order to be effective? Carnes Lord--an eminent political scientist who has held a number of high-level positions in the United States government--here offers witty and trenchant counsel to both leaders and the citizens who elect them. Exploring such issues as leadership in war and crises diplomacy the use of secret intelligence the role of political advisors and the media Lord enumerates the major challenges confronting modern leaders and offers practical advice on how leaders can deal with them effectively.

About the Author

Carnes Lord is professor of strategy at the Naval War College. He served as director of international communications and information policy for the National Security Council under Ronald Reagan, and was assistant to the vice president for national security affairs in the Bush administration.