The Decline And Fall Of The United States Information Agency: American Public Diplomacy, 1989-2001 (palgrave Macmillan Series In Global Public Diplomacy)

Using newly declassified archives and interviews with practitioners, Nicholas J. Cull has pieced together the story of the final decade in the life of the United States Information Agency, revealing the decisions and actions that brought the United States' apparatus for public diplomacy into disarray. At A Time When Issues Of International Engagement Are Again At The Fore Of Foreign Policy, This Book Tells The Story Of How The United States's Apparatus For Public Diplomacy Came To Be In Disarray. Using Newly Declassified Archives And Interviews With Practitioners, Nicholas J. Cull Has Pieced Together The Story Of The Final Decade In The Life Of The United States Information Agency. It Is Both A Sorry Tale Of Political Neglect And Missed Opportunities And An Account Of What America's Public Diplomats Were Nevertheless Able To Accomplish. Major Episodes Include The Transition Of Eastern Europe To Democracy, The Role Of Public Diplomacy In The First Gulf War And Kosovo Wars, The Us Interventions In Somalia And Haiti, And The Buildup To The Attacks Of 9/11-- Machine Generated Contents Note: One.beyond The Cold War: The Presidency Of George H. W. Bush -- 1.public Diplomacy In A New Era: Managing Change In Eastern Europe And Beyond -- 2.international Broadcasting: China And Cuba -- 3.the Beef Over The Chief: The Trials Of Bruce Gelb -- 4.the Perfect War: Desert Shield And Desert Storm -- 5.the Calm In The Eye Of The Hurricane: Henry Catto's Usia -- Two.downsizing: Bill Clinton's First Term -- 1.ideas, Agendas, And An Open-plan Office: The Return Of Joe Duffey -- 2.for Peace And Democracy And The Right Pictures On Tv: Supporting Clinton's First-term Foreign Policy -- 3.from Monologue To Dialogue: Reshaping Us International Broadcasting -- 4.a Nightmare On Helms Street: The Threat From Capitol Hill -- 5.crisis Tool: Bosnia, Disinformation, And Other Challenges -- Three.end Games: Bill Clinton's Second Term -- 1.into The Cuisinart: Consolidation And Pdd 68 -- Contents Note Continued: 2.wagging Dogs And Millennium Bugs: Supporting Clinton's Second-term Foreign Policy -- 3.a Strong, Unique Voice: International Broadcasting, China, Africa, And Monica -- 4.kosovo: The Last Campaign -- 5.no Independent Thought Unpunished: American Public Diplomacy After The Usia. Nicholas J. Cull. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book is a history of the way in which the United States has sought to engage foreign publics since the end of the Cold War, and as such it is an analysis of one of the most poorly handled aspects of US foreign policy. In 1989 the US was riding high and its public diplomacy (the methods by which it advanced foreign policy though reaching out to foreign publics) was seen as an especial strength. By 2001 US public diplomacy was a mess, morale of personnel had never been lower, and the country didn't even have a specialized agency to conduct this work anymore. This book details why, explains who is to blame, and show what needs to be done for the US or any other practitioner of public diplomacy to harness this increasingly important dimension of foreign affairs to the full. "At a time when issues of international engagement are again at the fore of foreign policy, this book tells the story of how the United States's apparatus for public diplomacy came to be in disarray. Using newly declassified archives and interviews with practitioners, Nicholas J. Cull has pieced together the story of the final decade in the life of the United States Information Agency. It is both a sorry tale of political neglect and missed opportunities and an account of what America's public diplomats were nevertheless able to accomplish. Major episodes include the transition of Eastern Europe to democracy, the role of public diplomacy in the First Gulf War and Kosovo Wars, the US interventions in Somalia and Haiti, and the buildup to the attacks of 9/11"-- This definitive history relates how US public diplomacy lived its finest hour with the end of the Cold War and Gulf War One, plunged into decline in the 1990s, and slowly clawed its way back during the post-9/11 period. This book is a history of the way in which the United States has sought to engage foreign publics since the end of the Cold War, and as such it is an analysis of one of the most poorly handled aspects of US foreign policy. In 1989 the US was riding high and its public diplomacy (the methods by which it advanced foreign policy though reaching out to foreign publics) was seen as an especial strength. By 2001 US public diplomacy was a mess, morale of personnel had never been lower, and the country didn't even have a specialized agency to conduct this work anymore. This book details why, explains who is to blame, and show what needs to be done for the US or any other practitioner of public diplomacy to harness this increasingly important dimension of foreign affairs to the full (site de l'éditeur) Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Prologue....Pages 1-13 Beyond the Cold War: The Presidency of George H. W. Bush....Pages 15-64 Downsizing: Bill Clinton’s First Term....Pages 65-119 End Games: Bill Clinton’s Second Term....Pages 121-178 Conclusion....Pages 179-192 Back Matter....Pages 193-257