Author Archives: amdiplo
The Enduring Struggle
Review by Desaix Myers
The Enduring Struggle: The History of the U.S. Agency for International Development and America’s Uneasy Transformation of the World by John Norris
Why Nation-Building Matters
Review by Renee M Earle
Why Nation Building Matters: Political Consolidation, Building Security Forces, and Economic Development in Failed and Fragile States by Keith W. Mines
From Sheikhs to Sultanism
Review by Albadr SS Alshateri
From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the UAE by Christopher M. Davidson
Books of Interest
The Gun, The Ship, and The Pen: Warfare, Constitutions, and the Making of the Modern World By Linda Colley
Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad By Michela Wrong
From Rebel to Ruler: One Hundred Years of the Chinese Communist Party By Tony Saich
Women as War Criminals: Gender, Agency, and Justice By Izabela Steflja and Jessica Trisko Darden
Under Beijing’s Shadow: Southeast Asia’s China Challenge By Murray Hiebert
Aftershocks: Pandemic Politics and the End of the Old International Order By Colin Kahl and Thomas Wright
25th Anniversary Webinar
“How Does U.S. Diplomacy Benefit Americans?”
Playback of webinar, contributor information
Register for Webinar: “How Does U.S. Diplomacy Benefit Americans?”
Virtual discussion presented by the American Diplomacy Journal and the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Remembering Ambassador Frank Crigler and the Origins of the American Diplomacy Journal
The board of directors of American Diplomacy Publishers mourns the death on May 16 of Frank Crigler, the originator and co-founder of our journal.
The Challenge of Anarchy: Introduction
Increased refugee flows from the southern hemispheres and the Middle East impact not only immediate neighbors; but threaten political dialogue, economics and security in Europe, Russia, China. and the United States.
How can our national governments and the international community successfully address this challenge?
On American Diplomacy and the Disorderly Oscillation of World Orders
by Chas W. Freeman, Jr.