Nixon, Kissinger, and Us Foreign Policy Making: The Machinery of Crisis

ISBN-13: 9780521269520 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 284 str.

Asaf Siniver

Opis

The Machinery of Crisis examines for the first time the important role of crisis management in the making of U.S. foreign policy during the Nixon-Kissinger years. Notorious for their tight grip on the machinery of U.S. foreign policy, the book offers a critical account of the manner in which the president and his national security advisor dominated the structures and processes of foreign policy making. By drawing on a wealth of previously classified documents, Siniver reveals the story of the Washington Special Action Group, which managed foreign policy crises in the Nixon administration. In this thoroughly researched account of the performance of Nixon, Kissinger and the Washington Special Actions group in four international crises, Siniver provides a fresh analysis of the important relationship between individuals and the advisory system in the making of U.S. foreign policy during international crisis.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: 'Unlike many political scientists, Siniver embraces archival research in a manner that should satisfy the most exacting of historians. He narrates each of the four crises that he covers with admirable succinctness and analytical rigor. For anyone interested in the foreign policy of the Nixon administration, this book will yield fresh details, perspectives, and insights. It is highly recommended for diplomatic historians and scholars of international relations alike.' Journal of American Studies

Spis treści

1. Structures, processes, and personalities in US foreign policy; 2. The making of US foreign policy during the Nixon-Kissinger years; 3. The incursion into Cambodia, Spring 1970; 4. The Jordanian crisis, September 1970; 5. The India-Pakistan War, December 1971; 6. The Yom Kippur War, October 1973.