The Back Channel: American Diplomacy in a Disordered World

di William J. Burns (Autore)

C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2021

Over the course of more than three decades as an American diplomat, William J. Burns played a central role in the most consequential diplomatic episodes of his time—from the bloodless end of the Cold War to the collapse of relations with Putin’s Russia, from post–9/11 tumult in the Middle East to the secret nuclear talks with Iran. Burns draws on a treasure trove of newly declassified cables and memos to offer rare insight into US diplomacy in action. He illuminates the back channels of his profession, and its value in a world that resembles neither the zero-sum Cold War of his early career, nor the ‘unipolar moment’ of American primacy that followed. The Back Channel recounts with vivid detail and incisive analysis the seminal moments of a legendary career and makes an eloquent and impassioned argument for diplomacy in an increasingly volatile world.

• Autore: William J. Burns
• Editore: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Anno: 2021
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 544 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 138 mm
• EAN: 9781787385528

Testo in English