Force and Statecraft

Paul Gordon Lauren is Regents Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Mansfield Fellow at the University of Montana. He is an internationally acclaimed teacher and scholar of diplomacy, issues of security and peace, and human rights, whose work has been translated into numerous languages and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.The late Gordon A. Craig was the J.E. Wallace Sterling Professor of Humanities at Stanford University, a renowned scholar and gifted teacher of diplomatic history, German history, and international relations, who served as the president of the American Historical Association.The late Alexander L. George was the Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations at Stanford University, widely known for his pioneering and award-winning work in political science, psychology, influence, and foreign policy, and former president of the International Studies Association.

• Preface to the Sixth EditionIntroduction PART ONE: FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT Chapter 1: The Emergence of Diplomacy and the Great Powers The Early Practices, Techniques, and Ideas of DiplomacyWar, States, and Raison d'état in the Seventeenth CenturyWar and Competition in the Eighteenth Century Chapter 2: The Classical System of Diplomacy, 1815-1914 Building a System with a Balance of Power and a ConcertChange and an Experiment with a Defensive Alliance SystemFurther Change and an Experiment with Bipolar AlignmentCharacteristics of the System Chapter 3: The Diplomatic Revolution Begins, 1919-1939 Attempts at Peacemaking and System BuildingPublic Opinion and "Public Diplomacy"Economics and "Economic Diplomacy"A Dialogue des Sourds with Contrasting Norms and Objectives Chapter 4: A Postwar System of Security: Great Power Directorate or United Nations? Lessons from the Past and Plans for the FutureForce and Statecraft as Envisioned by the UN CharterChanging World Conditions and Readjustments Chapter 5: The Cold War The Origins and Escalation of the Cold WarSeeking Restraints Through Deterrence, Diplomacy, and DétentePersistent Problems and the Final Demise of the Cold War Chapter 6: The Evolving International System"A World in a Rapid State of Transition"Challenges to Nation-States and National SovereigntyTerrorists and the "Global War on Terror"Partners and/or Rivals? PART TWO: HISTORY, THEORY, AND PRACTICE Chapter 7: Lessons of History and Knowledge for Statecraft Classical Writers on the Importance of Historical LessonsThe Historical Habit of MindThe Challenges of Learning and Applying Lessons of HistoryStructured, Focused Comparisons Chapter 8: Negotiation Principles of NegotiationThe Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1972-1975Contemporary Negotiations Over Nuclear Weapons in North KoreaAnalysis Chapter 9: Deterrence Principles of DeterrenceCollective Security for the Post-1815 SettlementBritish and French Attempts to Deter Hitler, 1939Contemporary American Deterrence Over TaiwanAnalysis Chapter 10: Coercive Diplomacy Principles of Coercive DiplomacyAmerican "Gunboat Diplomacy," 1852-1854The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962Contemporary Coercion Against Iran and Its Nuclear ProgramAnalysis Chapter 11: Crisis Management Principles of Crisis ManagementBismarck as an "Honest Broker" in the Crisis of 1878The "Guns of August," 1914Terrorism and the Mumbai Crisis, 2008Analysis PART THREE: RESTRAINTS AND REFLECTIONS Chapter 12: Ethics and Other Restraints on Force and Statecraft Practical, Structural, and Political RestraintsEthics and International PoliticsEthical Restraints for StatecraftEthical Restraints for Armed Force Conclusion: Reflections on Force and Statecraft and the Challenges of Our Time CreditsIndex

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