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Shaping a Peaceful World

The United States and Post-conflict Diplomacy since 1789

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvKelly M. McFarland,Andrew L. Johns,Brian C. Etheridge

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The United States has fought wars throughout its history. But how has it attempted to shape a peaceful world in the wake of these conflicts? This volume explores the long US history of post-conflict diplomacy - from the early republic, through the aftermath of World War II, to recent global engagements. Through richly detailed essays, it examines how power, race, and individual agency shaped US efforts to rebuild relationships after war. Moving beyond simplistic narratives, the book reveals the complexity of forging peace and its unintended consequences. It highlights pivotal moments when alliances were born, rivalries transformed, and nongovernmental actors influenced outcomes as much as statespersons. Essential for scholars, policymakers, and readers seeking insight into how past strategies inform present decisions, this work reframes the diplomatic legacy of the United States and offers lessons for future interventions. Bold, comparative, and deeply researched, it illuminates the challenges - and possibilities - of building peace after conflict.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-10-31
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
Antal sidor321
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781009782203

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Kelly M. McFarland is the Director of Programs and Research at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. A former intelligence analyst at the US Department of State, he is the editor of a volume of the Foreign Relations of the United States. Andrew L. Johns is Professor of History at Brigham Young University and the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies. The author or editor of seven books, he is past president of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association and received the 2025 Peter L. Hahn Distinguished Service Award. Brian C. Etheridge is Associate Dean for Academics in the Keeping Sights Upward Journey Honors College and Professor of History at Kennesaw State University. He is the author of Enemies to Allies and co-editor of The United States and Public Diplomacy and Curriculum Internationalization and the Future of Education.

Introduction: challenging the narratives of us post-conflict diplomacy Thomas Schwartz; Part I: 1. From enemies to allies: how the Marquis de Lafayette built the Franco-American alliance and saved the American Revolution Kathryn C. Statler; 2. 'The united navy of America and England': Anglo-American naval diplomacy and counter-piracy after the war of 1812 Benjamin Armstrong; 3. Reservation diplomacy: the debate of Native American nationhood and the push to end treaties Justin Gage; 4. An American professor in Berlin: ambassador Jacob G. Schurman and US post-conflict diplomacy in Germany, 1925–1929 Elisabeth Piller; Part II: 5. Forging the alliance between the United States and Italian democrats post-World War II: Italian interests, US security concerns, and ideological perceptions within and beyond official diplomacy Giulia Clarizia; 6. Occupation policy: threading the needle Grant Madsen; 7. Humanitarian diplomacy: the American Federation of Labor and the ideological battle for German unionism after World War II Maximilian Klose; 8. 'A justifiable action': the Girard incident, diplomatic negotiation, and official violence in postwar Japan Connor Mills; Part III: 9. From a 'rathole' to a 'gallant ally': the United States and South Korea after the Korean War Mitch Lerner; 10. Post-Vietnam: governmental stalemate and citizens' groundwork for normalization Hang Le-Tormala; 11. Intra-conflict diplomacy: negotiating sovereignty during the Iraq War Joseph Stieb; Conclusion: shaping a peaceful world – myths versus reality; Index.