Foreign Service
Five Decades on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy
Abstract
A behind the scenes look at 50 years of US diplomacy.
From Vietnam in the 1960s to Afghanistan in this decade, James Dobbins was on the frontlines of American diplomacy and worked to advance U.S. national interests in some of the world’s most difficult and troubled arenas.
In Foreign Service, Dobbins takes the reader behind the scenes at the Vietnam peace talks, the darkest days of the Cold War, the reunification of Germany, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the U.S. military interventions in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Haiti, Kosovo, and Somalia. He provides a thoughtful insider’s account of all these ventures, analyzes the sources of both success and failure, and provides incisive portraits of many of the chief actors.
Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama turned repeatedly to Dobbins as a diplomatic trouble-shooter with the right instincts and experience to help find solutions for seemingly irresolvable problems. Foreign Service vividly captures why they did.
Schlagworte
Somalia Post-Cold War U.S. Foreign Policy Diplomacy Diplomatic History James Dobbin Foreign Service Afghanistan Kosovo War- i–xviii Preface i–xviii
- 1–10 Pacific Youth 1–10
- 11–22 Apprenticeship 11–22
- 23–28 The Seventh Floor 23–28
- 33–37 On Turtle Bay 33–37
- 38–54 Upstairs 38–54
- 55–58 Downstairs 55–58
- 67–84 Missile Diplomacy 67–84
- 101–114 A World Reordered 101–114
- 115–127 And Disordered Anew 115–127
- 128–136 From Community to Union 128–136
- 137–150 Black Hawk Down 137–150
- 151–161 Entering Haiti 151–161
- 162–168 Exiting Haiti 162–168
- 176–188 Hemispheric Interlude 176–188
- 189–206 War in Kosovo 189–206
- 207–217 Peace in Kosovo 207–217
- 218–225 The Fall of Milosevic 218–225
- 233–239 A New Administration 233–239
- 269–277 Losing the Peace: Iraq 269–277
- 278–304 Afghanistan Again 278–304
- 305–316 Reflections 305–316
- 317–339 Index 317–339