Diplomacy Lessons Kiesling Paperback John Wiley & Sons 9781597971102

Diplomacy LessonsRealism for an Unloved Superpower\nAuthor(s): John Brady Kiesling\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Potomac Books Inc, United States\nImprint: Potomac Books Inc\nISBN-13: 9781597971102, 978-1597971102\nSynopsis\nJohn Brady Kiesling, a twenty-year veteran of the foreign service, publicly resigned his position as political counselor of the [url] Embassy in Athens in February 2003 to protest the Bush administration's impending invasion of Iraq. He believed that the security, economic, and moral costs of this war, including the blackening of America's image abroad, would far outweigh any benefit to the American people. In Diplomacy Lessons, Kiesling reminds readers that [url] power does not rest on military might alone and that anger at America has real consequences for [url] national [url] security and prosperity of the American people depend on efficient cooperation with foreigners on a range of issues, not only terrorism and nuclear nonproliferation but also trade policy.