“Between Deterrence and Détente:: British Ambassador Sir Roger Makins' Perspective on US Foreign Policy in 1953 provides a fascinating and important explanation of a seasoned British diplomat’s view of key issues in American foreign affairs at an important juncture of the cold war. As the book makes clear, the legacies from 1953 of the Korean War, the U.S.-China relationship, decolonization, the Middle East, and deterrence and détente with the then Soviet Union remain pressing issues in the twenty-first century. The need for the quality of analysis of a Sir Roger Makins remains equally pressing.”
