Profiles in Statesmanship: 20th Century Breakthroughs & 21st Century Challenges

Описание: Kissinger Chair Bruce Jentleson looks across five dimensions of global peace and security--major power geopolitics, building international institutions, fostering reconciliation of peoples, advancing freedom and human rights and promoting sustainability. Who were the 20th century world leaders who forged transformational breakthroughs in global peace and security? Why did they make the crucial choices that they did? How did they pursue their goals? What are the lessons for the 21st century global agenda? Jentleson structures the profiles of leaders in a Who-Why-How-What framework to both gain better understanding of key 20th century events and draw lessons for 21st century challenges. Kissinger Chair Bruce Jentleson looks across five dimensions of global peace and security--major power geopolitics, building international institutions, fostering reconciliation of peoples, advancing freedom and human rights and promoting sustainability. Who were the 20th century world leaders who forged transformational breakthroughs in global peace and security? Why did they make the crucial choices that they did? How did they pursue their goals? What are the lessons for the 21st century global agenda? Jentleson structures the profiles of leaders in a Who-Why-How-What framework to both gain better understanding of key 20th century events and draw lessons for 21st century challenges.

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