Economic Statecraft and Us Foreign Policy: Reducing the Demand for Violence

ISBN-13: 9781032239835 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 174 str.

Leif Rosenberger

Opis

Explaining the connection between economics and violent extremism, this book argues that American foreign policy must be rebalanced with a greater emphasis on social inclusion and shared prosperity in order to mitigate the root causes of conflict.

Spis treści

About the author

1 Introduction

2 Iraq

3 Afghanistan

4 Yemen

5 Syria

6 Gaza

7 Iran

8 Qatar

9 Lebanon

10 Turkey

11 Trump and China

12 Taiwan

13 Bangladesh

Conclusion

Index

O autorze

Dr. Leif Rosenberger retired from US government in March of 2016 after a 35-year career as a practitioner, scholar and educator. He was a Full Professor of Economics at the US Army War College, where he also held the General Douglas MacArthur Academic Chair of Research in Strategic Studies Institute. In addition, he was the Chief Economist at PACOM and CENTCOM and an analyst at CIA and DIA.

In February 2018 Dr. Rosenberger was promoted to Chief Economist at ACERTAS, a think tank in Los Angeles which does economic, political and military risk assessments. His services are also in demand as the Head of the Global Division at the Global Economic Institute in Ottawa, an Editor and Contributor to Maven/Econo-Monitor at Roubini Global Economics in New York, a Senior Partner at Media Bay Ventures in Reno, Nevada and a Director at Think Renewables Group and Think-Biz Africa in Toronto.