Synopses & Reviews
Force and Statecraft is a concise historical account and insightful analysis of diplomacy. It combines history, political science, and international law in a unique interdisciplinary approach to explore how lessons from the rich experience of the past can be brought to bear on the diplomatic challenges that confront our world today.
Now thoroughly revised, updated, and enhanced, the book combines the cumulative insights and reflections of three distinguished scholars with international reputations who have written more than fifty books between them. Paul Gordon Lauren has been involved with the book from the beginning and brings a fresh perspective to this edition. In lucid prose and clear organization, the fourth edition surveys the evolution of the international system from the emergence of diplomacy and the rise of the modern state in the seventeenth century to the present. It then takes the reader into an analysis of some of the most important issues of statecraft. Now much more international and global in scope, this edition contains a number of new case studies, including the negotiations over nuclear weapons in North Korea, and a discussion of recent events. It also offers completely new or significantly expanded coverage of such topics as the impact of terrorism and 9/11, international human rights, ethics, the "lessons" of history, globalization, the United Nations, the growing role of nonstate actors, weapons of mass destruction, just war theory, and the legitimate use of armed force. For the first time, this edition contains illustrations, maps, and website references to guide readers.
Force and Statecraft is both a classic and a timely resource ideal for those interested in diplomatic history, international relations, foreign affairs, statecraft, and security studies.
Review
"Force and Statecraft is . . . a great classic on the topic."--Jalil Roshandel, Duke University
"This is the best book in terms of its organization, writing, and quality of ideas as well as a superb framing of the problems and issues in this field."--John D. Stempel, University of Kentucky
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I.
1. The Emergence of Diplomacy and the Great Powers
The Early Techniques, Instruments, and Ideas of Diplomacy
States and Raison d'etat in the Seventeenth Century
War and Ceompetition in the Eighteenth Century
2. The Classical System of Diplomacy, 1815-1914
Building a System with a Balance of Power and a Concert
Change and an Experiment with a Defensive Alliance System
Further Change and an Experiment with Bipolar Alignment
Characteristics of the System
3. The Diplomatic Revolution Begins, 1919-1939
Attempts at Peacemaking and System Building
Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
Economics and Foreign Policy
Totalitarian and Democratic Diplomacy and the Contrast of Norms
4. A Postwar System of Security: Great Power Directorate or United Nations?
Plans for a Postwar System of Security
Force and Statecraft as Envisioned by the United Nations Charter
Changing World Conditions and Readjustments
5. The Cold War
The Origins and Escalation of the Cold War
Seeking Restraints Through Deterrence, Diplomacy, and Detente
Persistent Problems and the Final Demise of the Cold War
6. The Evolving International System
"A World in a Rapid State of Transition"
Challenges to Nation-States and National Sovereighnty
Terrorists and the "War Against Terrorism"
Partners or Rivals?
Part II.
7. Lessons of History and Knowledge for Statecraft
Classical Writers on the Importance of Historical Lessons
The Historical Habit of Mind
The Challenges of Learning and Applying Lessons of History
Structured, Focused Comparisons
8. Negotiation
Principles of Negotiation
The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815
The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1972-1975
Negotiations Over Nuclear Weapons in North Korea, N993-2005
Analysis
9. Deterrence
Principles of Deterrence
Collective Security for the Post-1815 Settlement
British and French Attempts to Deter Hitler's Attack on Poland, 1939
Contemporary American Deterrence Over Taiwan
Analysis
10. Coercive Diplomacy
Principles of Coercive Diplomacy
American "Gunboat Diplomacy," 1852-1941
U.S. Policy Toward Japan, 1938-1941
The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Analysis
11. Crisis Management
Principles of Crisis Management
Bismarck as an "Honest Broker" in the Crisis of 1878
The "Guns of August," 1914
Managing the 1973 Arab-Israeli War
Analysis
Part III.
12. Ethics and Other Restraints on Force and Statecraft
Practical, Structural, and Political Restraints
Ethics and International Politics
Ethical Restraints for Foreign Policy
Ethical Restraints for Armed Force
Epilogue: Some Reflections on History, Theory, the Diplomatic Revolution, and Challenges Ahead