Kissinger, Angola and US-African Foreign Policy: The Unintentional Realist

ISBN-13: 9781138496002 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 220 str.

Steven O'Sullivan

Opis

Analysing US foreign policy towards Angola during the Ford administration, this book provides an intriguing insight into one of the most avoidable and unfortunate episodes in Cold War history and explores the impact on Henry Kissinger’s much vaunted reputation for being guided by realist principles.

Spis treści

Introduction Chapter One: No Cause For Concern: US foreign policy and Angola 1969-1974 Chapter Two: The Davis Nomination and the crisis of credibility in US Foreign Policy Chapter Three: The Fallout: Kissinger, Davis and the State Department Chapter Four: The Approval of Operation IAFEATURE Chapter Five: An Autumn of Discontent: The Collapse of IAFEATURE Chapter Six: Humpty Dumpty Politics: Kissinger, Congress and the Vietnam Legacy Chapter Seven: A Fractured Consensus: The Ford Administration confronts Congress Chapter Eight: A New Beginning? Kissinger and US-African Policy Conclusion

O autorze

Steven O’Sullivan graduated with a PhD in History from University College Cork, Ireland in 2014. He also holds a Masters in both International Relations and in Information Systems, as well as Bachelor of Arts in History and Archaeology. His research interests include: US Cold War Foreign Policy in the Third-World, the Vietnam syndrome and US executive and legislative relations.