Does America Need a Foreign Policy? Toward a

In this timely, thoughtful, and important book, at once far-seeing and brilliantly readable, America's most famous diplomatist explains why we urgently need a new and coherent foreign policy and what our foreign policy goals should be in this new millennium. In seven accessible chapters,Does America Need a Foreign Policy?provides a crystalline assessment of how the United States' ascendancy as the world's dominant presence in the twentieth century may be effectively reconciled with the urgent need in the twenty-first century to achieve a bold new world order. With a new Afterword by the author that addresses the situation in the aftermath of September 11,Does America Need a Foreign Policy?asks and answers the most pressing questions of our nation today.

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Medal of Liberty. He is the bestselling author of numerous books, including Years of Renewal and Diplomacy. Born in Germany, Dr. Kissinger became a U.S. citizen in 1943. He is currently the chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., an international consulting firm.

CONTENTS

ONE

America at the Apex: Empire or Leader?
The Changing Nature of the International Environment . America's Challenge

TWO

America and Europe: The World of Democracies I
The Transformation of the Atlantic Relationship . The Change in Atlantic and European Leadership . The Future of European Integration . European Integration and Atlantic Cooperation . Strategic Doctrine: European Military Crisis Management . Strategic Doctrine: Missile Defense and the Atlantic Alliance . Relations with Russia . Toward a New Structure in Atlantic Relations

THREE

The Western Hemisphere: The World of Democracies II
Revolution in the Region . New Challenges . Is There a Road Out of Chaos? Plan Colombia . The Promise of the Western Hemisphere . NAFTA and Mercosur

FOUR

Asia: The World of Equilibrium
Asia's Geopolitical Complexity . Relations with Japan . Relations with Korea . Relations with China: The Historical Context . Relations with China: The Strategic Context . Taiwan and China . India . Where Do We Go from Here?

FIVE

The Middle East and Africa: Worlds in Transition
The Arab-Israeli Conflict . Where Do We Go from Here? . America and the Gulf . Iraq . Iran . Whither Africa? . The African Environment . Toward an African Policy

SIX

The Politics of Globalization
Economics and Politics . Crisis Management and the International Monetary Fund . Political Evolution and Globalization

SEVEN

Peace and Justice
The American Tradition . Roosevelt and Wilson . The New Interventionism . Humanitarian Intervention and the National Interest: Four Principles . Humanitarian Intervention and the Context of History . Universal Jurisdiction

CONCLUSION

Information and Knowledge

NOTES

INDEX

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Does America Need a Foreign Policy? Toward a Diplomacy for the 21st Century

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