American Diplomacy and the End of the Cold War: An Insider's Account of US Diplomacy in Europe, 1989-1992 (Woodrow Wilson Center Press)

As director for European affairs at the National Security Council from 1989 to 1992, Robert Hutchings was at the heart of U.S. policymaking toward Europe and the Soviet Union during the dizzyingly fast dissolution of the Soviet bloc. American Diplomacy and the End of the Cold War presents an insider's report on and analysis of U.S. performance during a crucial turn of world history. Hutchings also brings a scholar's balanced judgment and historical perspective to his insider's view as he reconstructs how things looked to policymakers in the United States and in Europe, describes how and why decisions were made, and critically examines those decisions in the light of what can now be known. He assesses the critical support of U.S. diplomacy for the East European revolutions and the unification of Germany—offering fascinating character sketches along the way—and describes how U.S. relations with Moscow were managed up to the collapse of the USSR. Hutchings also discusses the difficulties in forging a post-cold war European order and U.S. failures in dealing with a disintegrating Yugoslavia. The Johns Hopkins University Press Diplomacy Is Essential To The Conduct Of Foreign Policy And International Business In The Twenty-first Century. Yet, Few International Actors Are Trained To Understand Or Practice Effective Diplomacy. Poor Diplomacy Has Contributed To Repeated Setbacks For The United States And Other Major Powers In The Last Decade. Drawing On Deep Historical Research, This Book Aims To 'reinvent' Diplomacy For Our Current Era. The Original And Comparative Research Provides A Foundation For Thinking About What Successful Outreach, Negotiation, And Relationship-building With Foreign Actors Should Look Like. Instead Of Focusing Only On Failures, As Most Studies Do, This One Interrogates Success. The Book Provides A Framework For Defining Successful Diplomacy And Implementing It In Diverse Contexts. Chapters Analyze The Activities Of Diverse Diplomats (including State And Non-state Actors) In Enduring Cases, Including: Post-wwii Relief, The Rise Of The Non-aligned Movement, The Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, The U.s. Opening To China, The Camp David Accords, The Reunification Of Germany, The Creation Of The European Union, The Completion Of The North American Free Trade Agreement, And Relief Aid To Pre-2001 Afghanistan. The Cases Are Diverse And Historical, But They Are Written With An Eye Toward Contemporary Challenges And Opportunities. The Book Closes With Systematic Reflections On How Current Diplomats Can Improve Their Activities Abroad. Foreign Policy Breakthroughs Offers Rigorous Historical Insights For Present Policy-- Machine Generated Contents Note: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Humanitarian Diplomacy After World War Ii: The United Nations Relief And Rehabilitation Administration -- 3. The Rise Of Third World Diplomacy: Success And Its Meanings At The 1955 Asian-african Conference In Bandung, Indonesia -- 4. The Birth Of An International Community: Negotiating The Treaty On The Non-proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons -- 5. From Isolation To Engagement: American Diplomacy And The Opening To China, 1969-1972 -- 6. Sadat And Begin: Successful Diplomacy To Peace -- 7. American Diplomacy And The End Of The Cold War In Europe -- 8. The European Union As A Community Of Law: Achieving Diplomatic Goals Through Legal Means? -- 9. Economic Statecraft Through The Use Of Two-level Games: Mexico's Successful Diplomacy In Nafta And The Pacific Alliance -- 10. Displaced Diplomacies: Reframing Development And Humanitarianism In Taliban-era Afghanistan -- 11. Conclusion. Edited By Robert Hutchings And Jeremi Suri. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Diplomacy is essential to the conduct of foreign policy and international business in the twenty-first century. Yet, few international actors are trained to understand or practice effective diplomacy. Poor diplomacy has contributed to repeated setbacks for the United States and other major powers in the last decade. Drawing on deep historical research, this book aims to 'reinvent' diplomacy for our current era. The original and comparative research provides a foundation for thinking about what successful outreach, negotiation, and relationship-building with foreign actors should look like. Instead of focusing only on failures, as most studies do, this one interrogates success. The book provides a framework for defining successful diplomacy and implementing it in diverse contexts. Chapters analyze the activities of diverse diplomats (including state and non-state actors) in enduring cases, including: post-WWII relief, the rise of the non-aligned movement, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the U.S. opening to China, the Camp David Accords, the reunification of Germany, the creation of the European Union, the completion of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and relief aid to pre-2001 Afghanistan. The cases are diverse and historical, but they are written with an eye toward contemporary challenges and opportunities. The book closes with systematic reflections on how current diplomats can improve their activities abroad. Foreign Policy Breakthroughs offers rigorous historical insights for present policy"-- "This book provides a framework for defining successful diplomacy and implementing it in diverse contexts"-- "Diplomacy is essential to the conduct of foreign policy and international business in the twenty-first century. Yet, few international actors are trained to understand or practice effective diplomacy. Poor diplomacy has contributed to repeated setbacks for the United States and other major powers in the last decade. Drawing on deep historical research, this book aims to 'reinvent' diplomacy for our current era. The original and comparative research provides a foundation for thinking about what successful outreach, negotiation, and relationship-building with foreign actors should look like. Instead of focusing only on failures, as most studies do, this one interrogates success. The book provides a framework for defining successful diplomacy and implementing it in diverse contexts. Chapters analyze the activities of diverse diplomats (including state and non-state actors) in enduring cases, including: post-WWII relief, the rise of the non-aligned movement, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the U.S. opening to China, the Camp David Accords, the reunification of Germany, the creation of the European Union, the completion of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and relief aid to pre-2001 Afghanistan. The cases are diverse and historical, but they are written with an eye toward contemporary challenges and opportunities. The book closes with systematic reflections on how current diplomats can improve their activities abroad. Foreign Policy Breakthroughs offers rigorous historical insights for present policy"-- Provided by publisher As Director For European Affairs At The National Security Council In 1989-92, Robert Hutchings Was At The Heart Of U.s. Policymaking Toward Europe And The Soviet Union During The Dizzyingly Fast Dissolution Of The Soviet Bloc. Hutchings Adds A Scholar's Balanced Judgment And Historical Perspective To His Insider's View From The White House As He Reconstructs How Things Looked To Policymakers In The United States And In Europe, Describes How And Why Decisions Were Made, And Critically Examines Those Decisions In The Light Of What Can Now Be Known. He Assesses The Critical Support Of U.s. Diplomacy For The East European Revolutions And The Unification Of Germany - Offering Fascinating Character Sketches Along The Way - And Describes How U.s. Relations With Moscow Were Managed Up To The Collapse Of The Ussr. Hutchings Also Discusses The Difficulties In Forging A Post-cold War European Order And U.s. Failures In Dealing With A Disintegrating Yugoslavia. 1. American Grand Strategy -- 2. The Revolutions Of 1989 -- 3. The Diplomacy Of German Unification -- 4. Toward A Post-cold War Order -- 5. The Challenges Of Postcommunist Transition -- 6. The United States And Eastern Europe -- 7. Europe In Search Of Security -- 8. The Return Of History. Robert L. Hutchings. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 419-435) And Index. 1. Introduction -- Robert Hutchings and Jeremi Suri -- 2. Humanitarian Diplomacy after World War II: The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration -- Stephen R. Porter -- 3. The Rise of Third World Diplomacy: Success and Its Meanings at the 1955 Asian-African Conference in Bandung, Indonesia -- Christopher J. Lee -- 4. The Birth of an International Community: Negotiating the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons -- Jonathan Hunt -- 5. From Isolation to Engagement: American Diplomacy and the Opening to China, 1969-1972 -- Jeremi Suri -- 6. Sadat and Begin: Successful Diplomacy to Peace -- Galia Golan -- 7. American Diplomacy and the End of the Cold War in Europe -- Robert Hutchings -- 8. -- The European Union as a Community of Law: Achieving Diplomatic Goals through Legal Means? / -- Mark Dawson -- 9. Economic Statecraft Through the Use of Two-Level Games: Mexico's Successful Diplomacy in NAFTA and the Pacific Alliance -- Rafael Fernández de Castro and Beatriz Leycegui -- 10. Displaced Diplomacies: Reframing Development and Humanitarianism in Taliban-Era Afghanistan -- Paula R. Newberg -- 11. Conclusion -- Robert Hutchings and Jeremi Suri. THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION entered office in January 1989 predisposed to major change-to "dream big dreams," as the president put it, and to think unconventionally. Chapter 7 in this book by Robert Hutchins, pages 148-172