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24. Apr. 2018 · War on Peace” is a riveting and thought-provoking book exploring the reasons behind the declining, though one hopes not dying, art and craft of US foreign diplomacy negotiation. Ronan Farrow, former US State Department diplomat and current journalist, details how the use of diplomacy has diminished over the last several presidencies, at the hands of ever increasing military power that is now ...
24. Apr. 2018 · Diplomacy, Farrow argues, has declined after decades of political cowardice, shortsightedness, and outright malice—but it may just offer America a way out of a world at war. War has eclipsed diplomacy as the main instrument of U.S. foreign policy with dire consequences, according to this searching expos of a crumbling State Department.
23. Mai 2018 · Two years into this role, Holbrooke fell ill while at State Department headquarters and was taken to a nearby hospital for surgery to repair an aortic dissection. On the operating table, Holbrooke facetiously told the doctor, "You've got to end this war in Afghanistan." Farrow arrived at the hospital just as Holbrooke was taken off life support.
War on Peace The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of . American Influence” offers an insight into the US role in world politics. The author seems to be convinced that the US foreign policy over the years is more militarily driven and the role of diplomats in policy formulation has been considerably marginalized. The book begins with ...
1. Jan. 2018 · He provides enough history to help the reader understand what brought us to the military's dominant role in both deciding foreign policy and executing it. Farrow argues that diplomacy, rather than military might, can be successful but its shortcomings have also weakened its ability. I couldn't put the book down. The prose is straight forward ...
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"War On Peace" by Ronan Farrow makes a powerful case regarding America's drift away from diplomacy and towards dependence upon military solutions for its security. Before launching into my review of War On Peace, I’m going to share two quotes from The Ultimate Book of Quotations:
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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 - War on Peace makes a powerful case for an endangered profession. Diplomacy, Farrow argues, has declined after decades of political cowardice, short-sightedness, and ...
