Choices for America in a Turbulent World: Strategic Rethink (Strategic Rethink, 1) - Softcover

James Dobbins; Richard H. Solomon; Michael S. Chase; Ryan Henry; F. Stephen Larrabee; Robert J. Lempert; Andrew M. Liepman; Jeffrey Martini; David Ochmanek; Howard J. Shatz

9780833091093: Choices for America in a Turbulent World: Strategic Rethink (Strategic Rethink, 1)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0833091093 ISBN 13: 9780833091093

Publisher: RAND Corporation, 2015

This book is the first of a series in which RAND will explore the elements of a national strategy for the conduct of U.S. foreign policy in a fast-changing world. Here, we lay out the major choices facing the next American administration both globally and in three critical regions. The initial chapters lay out alternatives for managing the world economy and the national defense, countering international terrorism, handling conflict in the cyber domain, and dealing with climate change. Subsequent chapters examine in more detail the choices to be faced in Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia. The final section proposes broad strategic guidelines that can inform and guide these choices Later volumes will develop further particular aspects of such a national strategy, including national defense, alliances and partnerships, institutional reform of the American system for managing national security, climate change, surprise and the role of intelligence in reducing it, and the global economy.

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About the Author:

Richard H. Solomon has had extensive experience negotiating with East Asian leaders. As assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, he negotiated the first UN "Permanent Five" peacemaking agreement, for Cambodia, and led U.S. bilateral negotiations with Vietnam.

Solomon has been president of the United States Institute of Peace since 1993. He is the author of seven books, including "Chinese Negotiating Behavior: Pursuing Interests Through "Old Friends"" (USIP Press) and coauthor of "American Negotiating Behavior: Wheeler Dealers, Legal-Eagles, Bullies, and Preachers (USIP Press)".

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