Force and Statecraft Diplomatic Problems of Our Time

by Craig, Gordon A.; George, Alexander L.

• ISBN13: 9780195092448
• ISBN10: 0195092449
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-12-21
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

In this classic text, an eminent historian of international affairs and a distinguished political scientist survey the evolution of the international system, from the emergence of the modern state in the 17th century to the present. Craig and George pay particular attention to the nineteenth century's "balance-of-power" system, the basic tenets of which still determine many applications of modern diplomacy. The authors also focus on the ways in which the 20th century diplomatic revolution--a complex of military, political, economic and ideological factors--has destroyed the homogeneity of the international community and confronted diplomats with new problems and the need to find new expedients to deal with them.The revised third edition brings these arguments up to date with expanded chapters, newly-added discussions and case studies, and entirely new material reflecting the altered political landscape of the 1990's, with chapters on the Gulf War, the collaps of communism in Eastern Europe, the reunification of Germany, and the break-up of the Soviet Union. Force and Statecraft remains the standard resource for students in the fields of international relations and diplomatic history.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
I The International System from the Seventeenth Century to the Present	3	(150)
1. The Emergence of the Great Powers	3	(12)
2. Eighteenth-Century Diplomacy	15	(10)
3. Balance of Power, 1815-1914: Three Experiments	25	(18)
4. System-Building, 1919-1939	43	(9)
5. Public Opinion and Foreign Policy	52	(11)
6. Economics and Foreign Policy	63	(12)
7. Totalitarian and Democratic Diplomacy, 1919-1939	75	(12)
8. A Postwar System of Security: Great-Power Directorate or United Nations?	87	(15)
9. The Cold War as International System	102	(15)
10. From Detente to the End of the Cold War	117	(21)
11. The Evolving International System	138	(15)
II Maintaining the System: Problems of Force and Diplomacy	153	(132)
12. Knowledge for Statecraft: Lessons of History	153	(10)
13. Negotiation	163	(17)
14. Deterrence	180	(16)
15. Coercive Diplomacy	196	(18)
16. Crisis Management	214	(15)
17. War Termination	229	(16)
18. Detente	245	(13)
19. The Role of Force in Diplomacy: A Continuing Dilemma for U.S. Foreign Policy	258	(17)
20. Problems of Ethical and Moral Restraints on the Use of Force in Foreign Policy	275	(10)
Epilogue: Some Reflections on the Diplomatic Revolution	285	(10)
Index	295