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More copies of this ISBN:Running the World: The Inside Story of the National Security Council and the Architects of America's Powerby David Rothkopf
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Never before in the history of mankind have so few people had so much power over so many. The people at the top of the American national security establishment, the President and his principal advisors, the core team at the helm of the National Security Council, are without question the most powerful committee in the history of the world.Yet, in many respects, they are among the least understood. A former senior official in the Clinton Administration himself, David Rothkopf served with and knows personally many of the NSC's key players of the past twenty-five years. In Running the World he pulls back the curtain on this shadowy world to explore its inner workings, its people, their relationships, their contributions and the occasions when they have gone wrong. He traces the group's evolution from the final days of the Second World War to the post-Cold War realities of global terror—exploring its triumphs, its human dramas and most recently, what many consider to be its breakdown at a time when we needed it most. Drawing on an extraordinary series of insider interviews with policy makers including Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Henry Kissinger, senior officials of the Bush Administration, and over 130 others, the book offers unprecedented insights into what must change if America is to maintain its unprecedented worldwide leadership in the decades ahead. Book News Annotation:Largely based on interviews with 130 who have played significant
roles in the National Security Council, including Condoleeza Rice,
Henry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright, Brent Scowcroft, and James
Woolsey, this volume presents a narrative history of the organization
responsible for coordinating American foreign policy. Rothkopf (a
visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
describes the NSC's institutional development and its involvement in
numerous foreign policy crises and initiatives over the years. Along
the way, he exposes many of the rivalries, personal and political
that have impacted the decision-making process and subsequent
outcomes.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book News Annotation:Largely based on interviews with 130 who have played significant
roles in the National Security Council, including Condoleeza Rice,
Henry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright, Brent Scowcroft, and James
Woolsey, this volume presents a narrative history of the organization
responsible for coordinating American foreign policy. Rothkopf (a
visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
describes the NSC's institutional development and its involvement in
numerous foreign policy crises and initiatives over the years. Along
the way, he exposes many of the rivalries, personal and political
that have impacted the decision-making process and subsequent
outcomes.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:The people at the top of the American national security establishment, the President and his principal advisors, the core team at the helm of the National Security Council, are without question the most powerful committee in the history of the world: the National Security Council. This is the history of that group, told in full for the first time by a true insider. Synopsis:America is now a hyperpower, its influence beyond question around the world. At the heart of that power is a small group of people who cluster around the White House Sitroom, inside and sometimes carefully outside the National Security Council. This is the history of that group, told in full for the first time by a true insider. About the AuthorDavid J. Rothkopf, a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, served as deputy under secretary of commerce during the Clinton Administration, as Chairman and CEO of Intellibridge Corporation, a provider of international analysis to the national security community, and as managing director of Kissinger Associates. A well-known commentator for leading newspapers and magazines, he has taught international relations at Columbia University; written, co-authored or edited five other books on international and information age themes; and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the President's Advisory Council of the U.S. Institute of Peace. He lives in Washington DC. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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