When Policy Failed: A View from the Middle Distance

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-101
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Simons
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
State Department ◽  
Common Point ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Carter Administration ◽  
The Past ◽  
The U.S

Six former U.S. State Department officials, all of whom were involved in U.S. foreign policy during the Carter administration, respond to the article by James Blight and janet Lang. Their reactions vary, but one common point of concern is whether Blight and Lang are correct in arguing that “empathy” as an organizing concept or analytical tool will be useful “not just in conferences in which the past is revisited, but also in the present and future, when it really matters.” Even though most of the commentators accept at least some of the points about the U.S.-Soviet détente in the late 1970s, they have questions about the conceptual underpinnings of the article. The forum ends with a response from Blight and Lang.

On Empathy and Critical Oral History: A Commentary

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Raymond L. Garthoff
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Oral History ◽  
State Department ◽  
Common Point ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Carter Administration ◽  
The Past ◽  
The U.S

Six former U.S. State Department officials, all of whom were involved in U.S. foreign policy during the Carter administration, respond to the article by James Blight and janet Lang. Their reactions vary, but one common point of concern is whether Blight and Lang are correct in arguing that “empathy” as an organizing concept or analytical tool will be useful “not just in conferences in which the past is revisited, but also in the present and future, when it really matters.” Even though most of the commentators accept at least some of the points about the U.S.-Soviet détente in the late 1970s, they have questions about the conceptual underpinnings of the article. The forum ends with a response from Blight and Lang.

Commentary on “When Empathy Failed”

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-78
Author(s):  
Mark Garrison
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
State Department ◽  
Common Point ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Carter Administration ◽  
The Past ◽  
The U.S

Six former U.S. State Department officials, all of whom were involved in U.S. foreign policy during the Carter administration, respond to the article by James Blight and janet Lang. Their reactions vary, but one common point of concern is whether Blight and Lang are correct in arguing that “empathy” as an organizing concept or analytical tool will be useful “not just in conferences in which the past is revisited, but also in the present and future, when it really matters.” Even though most of the commentators accept at least some of the points about the U.S.-Soviet détente in the late 1970s, they have questions about the conceptual underpinnings of the article. The forum ends with a response from Blight and Lang.

Empathy in International Relations: A Commentary

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-91
Author(s):  
Jack F. Matlock
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
International Relations ◽  
State Department ◽  
Common Point ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Carter Administration ◽  
The Past ◽  
The U.S

Six former U.S. State Department officials, all of whom were involved in U.S. foreign policy during the Carter administration, respond to the article by James Blight and janet Lang. Their reactions vary, but one common point of concern is whether Blight and Lang are correct in arguing that “empathy” as an organizing concept or analytical tool will be useful “not just in conferences in which the past is revisited, but also in the present and future, when it really matters.” Even though most of the commentators accept at least some of the points about the U.S.-Soviet détente in the late 1970s, they have questions about the conceptual underpinnings of the article. The forum ends with a response from Blight and Lang.

Missing Each Other:A Comment on “When Empathy Failed”

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-94
Author(s):  
Robert A. Pastor
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
State Department ◽  
Common Point ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Carter Administration ◽  
The Past ◽  
The U.S

Six former U.S. State Department officials, all of whom were involved in U.S. foreign policy during the Carter administration, respond to the article by James Blight and janet Lang. Their reactions vary, but one common point of concern is whether Blight and Lang are correct in arguing that “empathy” as an organizing concept or analytical tool will be useful “not just in conferences in which the past is revisited, but also in the present and future, when it really matters.” Even though most of the commentators accept at least some of the points about the U.S.-Soviet détente in the late 1970s, they have questions about the conceptual underpinnings of the article. The forum ends with a response from Blight and Lang.

U.S., China, and Brazil

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Augusto Guilhon-Albuquerque
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Its Region ◽  
China’S Rise ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
China's Rise ◽  
Political Security ◽  
Trade Partners ◽  
The U.S

China and the U.S. are currently the two most important trade partners of Brazil. Brazil is engaged in complex bilateral relations with both countries in political, security, and economic affairs. This chapter is divided into four sections. The first one compares Brazil’s bilateral relations with the U.S. and China by reviewing the developments of their diplomatic relationships in the past decades. The following section discusses how China’s rise may affect U.S. interests in Brazil and its region. The third section analyzes areas in which the competition between the U.S. and China could be positively affected by Brazilian courses of action in foreign policy. Finally, there is an analysis of possible U.S. foreign policy orientations toward Brazil and its region.

The U.S. and Angola: Policy Choice

Worldview ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 19-20
Author(s):  
John A. Marcum
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Carter Administration ◽  
Policy Choice ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Bilateral Cooperation ◽  
External Intervention ◽  
The U.S

Contrary to popular perceptions, the governments of the United States and Angola share a core of compatible foreign policy objectives. Each government, for its own reasons, believes that its national interests may be best served by reducing border conflict and external intervention in highly flammable Southwest Africa. This congruence of interests became increasingly apparent and even led to a measure of bilateral cooperation dur ing the last years of the Carter administration.

“La Enojosa Cuestión de Emery”: The Emery Claim in Nicaragua and American Foreign Policy, C. 1880-1910

2009 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Gismondi ◽  
Jeremy Mouat
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
American Foreign Policy ◽  
State Department ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Scholarly Attention

This article will argue that a seemingly trivial dispute between the Nicaraguan government and an American lumber company operating on Nicaragua's Mosquito Coast escalated to become a major source of tension between the U.S. State Department and Nicaragua, as well as a catalyst that drew U.S. banks into Nicaragua. Despite its significance, the convoluted story of this dispute has attracted little scholarly attention. The importance of the Emery claim was widely acknowledged at the time, however. Stories about it appeared in contemporary newspapers and magazines, and it became a topic worthy of discussion by a U.S. Senate hearing. The claim was also connected to José Santos Zelaya's resignation as president of Nicaragua in the autumn of 1909, a gesture that came shortly after he had agreed to settle the Emery claim.

The Past as Prelude: Zionism and the Betrayal of American Democratic Principles, 1917-48

2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Religious Belief ◽  
State Department ◽  
Arab American ◽  
Democratic Values ◽  
Deep Roots ◽  
The Past ◽  
Democratic Principles ◽  
Middle East Policy ◽  
The U.S

Drawing on State Department records and other contemporary sources, this article shows how biblical romanticism took precedence over traditional democratic values in shaping the U.S. Middle East policy as far back as 1917, when it supported Zionism's aims in Palestine against the wishes of 92 percent of the population. The article also makes clear that a dynamic remarkably similar to later patterns was already in place as of the 1920s: a presidency swayed by religious belief and electoral considerations, a Congress powerfully influenced by the Zionist lobby, a State Department attempting to steer a middle course and resist Zionist pressures, and an Arab American community unable to gain an effective hearing. Thus, the anti-Palestinian rhetoric of today, with its "doublespeak" overtones, has deep roots in the past.

Soviet Perceptions of U.S. “Positions-of-Strength” Diplomacy in the 1970s

1979 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
William B. Husband
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Order ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Military Strength ◽  
The U.S

Soviet political scholars have argued that, since 1970, it has become impossible for the United States to pursue a “positions-of-strength” foreign policy effectively. These analysts feel that in the past, the U.S. has relied heavily on projecting its military strength in diplomatic affairs, and that changes in the international political and economic order now prevent the continuation of this policy. A study of the positions-ofstrength issue in Soviet scholarly journals reveals that Soviet scholars do not agree on how the United States will react to this development. While the majority contends that the U.S. will try to regain its ability to pursue positions-of-strength diplomacy, a significant minority believes that the time is right for a deepening of Soviet-American cooperation. Although the prospects for cooperation appear less promising at present than they did during 1972–1975, the study shows a general softening on the subject of cooperation since 1970.

Dispatch: A New Weekly Record of the U.S. State Department

1991 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-384
Author(s):  
Colleen A. Lutz
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
State Department ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Current Information ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
The U.S

Dispatch, a new weekly record of the U.S. Department of State, compiles major foreign policy speeches and congressional testimony by senior U.S. officials, as well as treaty actions and ambassadorial appointments.Every week, Dispatch publishes the most current information on U.S. foreign policy. In addition to speeches and congressional testimony, Dispatch carries policy summaries, fact sheets and feature articles, plus updates on events in the Middle East and on public and private sector assistance to Eastern and Central Europe.

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