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Highlights a dilemma that is becoming increasingly conspicuous and problematic. Southeast Asia continues to rely on the United States to play an active role in the region even though it is an external power. But the countries of Southeast Asia have very different views about precisely what role the United States should play.

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Seventy-four senior US diplomats provide personal accounts of ambassadorial life. They describe their reasons for becoming ambassadors, the appointment process, their training, the management of an embassy, problems in dealing with heads of state and officials at home.

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A study of the careers of specific American diplomats in Russia, and a consideration of their personal and political agendas.

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For sixty years, U.S. government officials have conducted public diplomacy programs to try to reach Arab public opinionto inform, educate, and understand Arab attitudes.

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Based on the author's doctoral dissertation.

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The Polar North is known to be home to large gas and oil reserves and its position holds significant trading and military advantages, yet the territorial boundaries of the region remain ill-defined.

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This collection examines the significance of Kim Dae-jungs political thought on democracy, human rights, and peace, focusing on Kims combination of a cosmopolitan vision and an Asian identity. This volume includes writings and speeches by Kim as well as numerous contributions by others.

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In Barack Obama and the Arab Spring: A Successful Balancing Act of Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, Ahmed Zohny develops a well-blended marriage of history and political theories of U.S. foreign policy, diplomacy, public diplomacy, and national security.

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Argues that now is the time for Western nations to negotiate a new security architecture for neutral countries in eastern Europe to stabilize the region and reduce the risks of war with Russia. Michael O'Hanlon believes NATO expansion has gone far enough. The core concept of this new security architecture would be one of permanent neutrality.

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The Iron Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, leading the rising German Empire based on Prussian militarism and discipline, and Lord Odo Russell, liberal Ambassador of Great Britain when the British Empire was at its most powerful, serene and conflict, were politically and socially worlds apart.

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This book examines the favorable portrayal of Stalin in Russia today. Putin and he political elite have co-opted the processes of discourse formulation in Russian society, using these to advance positive perceptions of Stalin, while exercising control over the arenas in which any sort of alternative narratives on Stalinism might emerge.

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Britain's 'Mr X' explores the long and influential career of the British diplomat Sir Frank Roberts, including his close collaboration with the renowned American diplomat, George F. Kennan (the cryptonymous author 'X' of an influential 1947 article) at the dawn of the Cold War.

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Following the Arab Spring, some Arab autocrats are seeking to promote reform. Looking at Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and Algeria, the chapters describe the political situation, the major players, the trends in media activity, the (limited) role of the US in the political and media landscape, and the opportunities for action.

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Following the Arab Spring, some Arab autocrats are seeking to promote reform. Looking at Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and Algeria, the chapters describe the political situation, the major players, the trends in media activity, the (limited) role of the US in the political and media landscape, and the opportunities for action.

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A frank and honest memoir by Britains former ambassador to Kabul which provides a unique, high-level insight into Western policy in Afghanistan.