American Diplomacy | Established 1996

Updated:3/15/10

New on our web site: In this issue we examine small arms, like the ubiquitous AK-47, which pose an enormous problem for global security; and the grandson of a citizen diplomat recalls how his ancestor saved countless lives during troubled times in the former Ottoman Empire; in addition we have reviews of:

Articles, including a new one posing some contrarian views on China myths;
Speeches by David Abshire on President Obama as a wartime president and a senior Treasury official on stopping the financing of terrorism;
Books on American tourism as an element in foreign policy and on political partisanship and national security.

NEW Mar 15 The Long – And Unfinished Road – To Globally Regulating Small Arms And Light Weapons by Brian Wilson

NEW Mar 15 On Man Changed Greece and Turkey Forever by Roger Jennings

U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Ethiopia and Somalia 1974-1980 by Ioannis Mantzikos

The Grand Illusion Continues: What the Lisbon Treaty Means for the European Union and Its Global Role by Andrew Glencross

Yemen's President Salih and al Qaida by William A. Rugh

The Best of a Bargain in Copenhagen: Diplomacy, Power Contest and Global Governance by Sergey Smolnikov

The Lost Plebiscite: It’s still 1918 in Iraq by Cara W. F. Hyson

Foreign Policy Formulation by Haviland Smith

America’s Introduction to Global Terrorism’: The Labor Day Hijackings, Black September, and their Challenges to the Era of Détente by Nicholas E. Swails

Some Passing Thoughts on Teaching Diplomacy in University by Yoav J. Tenembaum

Chinese Expansion and Western Influence in 21st Century Africa by David Alexander Robinson

A “Next Generation” Department of State: A Proposal for the Consolidation of the Management of Foreign Affairs by Edward Marks

When Selecting a Diplomatic Strategy, First Know Your Enemy by James L. Abrahamson

Foreign Affairs for the 21st Century by William P. Kiehl

History’s Lessons on Afghanistan by Anthony Arnold

The Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 Joint Press Release: Kerry, Lugar Introduce Legislation To Strengthen U.S. Diplomacy

2011 Budget for the Department of State and Other International Programs

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Montevideo by J. Edgar Williams

All Quiet on the Western Front by J. Edgar Williams

In the National Interest by Larry Lesser

When the KGB Tried to Recruit Me by J. Edgar Williams

How Public Diplomacy Worked in Practice by Hans N. Tuch

The Voice of America: Origins and Recollections by Walter R. Roberts

Auyantepui by Bart Moon

Comment on: “The Voice of America: Origins and Recollections”

NEW Mar 15 10 China Myths for the New Decade Review by John Sylvester	Battling Chavez's Radical Vision for an Anti-U.S. Honduras Review by Bart Moon	The Mega-Eights: Urban Leviathans and International Instability Review by Francis P. Sempa	Taking Tea with the Taliban Review by J. Edgar Williams
FIXING INTEL: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan Review by Colonel John Handley	What's So Important About the Abdulmutallab Affair? Review by David Jones	Islam and Islamism Today: The Case of Yusuf al-Qaradawi Review by Norvell B DeAtkine	Yemen’s Coming Explosion Reviewed by Yaniv Barzilai
How the U.S. Lost the Naval War of 2015 Reviewed by Francis P. Sempa, Contributing Editor	New Castro, Same Cuba Review by J. Edgar Williams	Iran Sanctions: Options, Opportunities and Consequences Review by James L. Abrahamson	What Afghans Want Review by James L. Abrahamson

NEW Mar 15 A Test for President Obama: A Wartime Commander-in-Chief Review by Francis P. Sempa	NEW Mar 15 Attacking Terror Financing Review by David T. Jones	Nuclear Security Review by Francis P. Sempa
Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond: The U.S. Army’s Challenges in 2010 Review by David T. Jones	Remarks on the Future of European Security Review by James L. Abrahamson	Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy Review by David T. Jones
U.S.-India Relations on the Eve of Singh’s Visit Review by Michael Cotter	The Geographical Pivot of History Review by Francis P. Sempa	Winning the War in Afghanistan Review by David T. Jones

NEW Mar 15 Negotiating Paradise: U.S. Tourism and Empire in Twentieth Century Latin America Review by Daniel A. Rubin	NEW Mar 15 Arsenal of Democracy Review by John Coffey	Great Negotiations: Agreements That Changed the Modern World Review by Henry Mattox	There Is No Freedom Without Bread! 1989 and the Civil War That Brought Down Communism Review by John H. Brown, Ph. D.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad U.S. Cell[1988-95]: The Ideological Foundations of its Propaganda Strategy Review by Norvell DeAtkine	Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy Review by Dennis M. Murphy	The Sunni Divide: Understanding Politics and Terrorism in the Arab Middle East Review by Norvell B. DeAtkine	Churchill Review by Francis P. Sempa
Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation Review by Leonard J. Baldyga	The Limits of Influence: America’s Role in Kashmir Review by Michael W. Cotter	Journalism’s Roving Eye: A History of American Foreign Reporting Review by Michael Canning	The Cold War and the U.S. Information Agency: American Propaganda and Public Diplomacy, 1945 – 1989 Review by Michael Schneider
The Other War: Winning and Losing in Afghanistan Review by James Abrahamson	The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It Review by Edward Marks	The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan and the History of the Cold War Review by John Coffey	Toward a New Public Diplomacy: Redirecting U.S. Foreign Policy Review by John H. Brown

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