Over the course of more than three decades as an American diplomat, William J. Burns played a central role in the most consequential diplomatic episodes of his time-from the bloodless end of the Cold War to the collapse of relations with Putin's Russia, from post-9/11 tumult in the Middle East to the secret nuclear talks with Iran.
Burns draws on a treasure trove of newly declassified cables and memos to offer rare insight into US diplomacy in action. He illuminates the back channels of his profession, and its value in a world that resembles neither the zero-sum Cold War of his early career, nor the `unipolar moment' of American primacy that followed.
The Back Channel recounts with vivid detail and incisive analysis the seminal moments of a legendary career and makes an eloquent and impassioned argument for diplomacy in an increasingly volatile world.
Product details
- Hardback | 320 pages
- 156 x 234 x 50mm | 944g
- 14 Mar 2019
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- London, United Kingdom
- English
- 1787381234
- 9781787381230
- 535,409
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