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" Second chance : "
Zbigniew Brzezinski.
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BL
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993992
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b748362
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Brzezinski, Zbigniew,1928-2017.
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Second chance : : three presidents and the crisis of American superpower /\ Zbigniew Brzezinski.
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New York :: Basic Books,, ©2007.
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vi, 234 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 22 cm
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0465002528
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: 9780465002528
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Includes index.
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The challenge of global leadership -- The mists of victory (and the spawning of clashing historical visions) -- The original sin (and the pitfalls of conventional imagination) -- The impotence of good intentions (and the price of self-indulgence) -- Catastrophic leadership (and the politics of fear) -- Beyond 2008 (and America's second chance).
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A story of wasted opportunity and squandered prestige: a critique of the last three U.S. presidents' foreign policy. Distinguished commentator on foreign policy, former National Security Adviser Brzezinski, offers a reasoned but unsparing assessment of the last three presidential administrations' foreign policy. Though spanning less than two decades, these administrations cover a vitally important turning point in world history: the period in which the United States, having emerged from the Cold War with unprecedented power and prestige, managed to squander both in a remarkably short time. This is a tale of decline: from the competent but conventional thinking of the first Bush administration, to the well-intentioned self-indulgence of the Clinton administration, to the mortgaging of America's future by the "suicidal statecraft" of the second Bush administration. Brzezinski concludes with a chapter on how America can regain its lost prestige. This scholarly yet highly opinionated book is sure to be both controversial and influential.--From publisher description.
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Bush, George W., (George Walker),1946-
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Bush, George,1924-2018.
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Clinton, Bill,1946-
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Bush, George Walker,1946-
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Bush, George W., (George Walker),1946-
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Bush, George W.,1946-
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Bush, George,1924-2018
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Bush, George,1924-2018.
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Clinton, Bill,1946-
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Clinton, Bill,1946-
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15.85 history of America.
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15.85 history of America.
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Diplomatic relations.
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Pouvoir politique.
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Relations extérieures.
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Buitenlandse politiek.
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Persoonlijkheid.
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Presidenten.
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United States, Foreign relations, 1989-
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Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
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United States.
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Verenigde Staten.
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| Dewey Classification
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327.73
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JZ1480.B69 2007
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15.85bcl
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15.85.bcl
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