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Zbig

The Strategy and Statecraft of Zbigniew Brzezinski

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Zbigniew Brzezinski's multifaceted career dealing with U.S. security and foreign policy has led him from the halls of academia to multiple terms in public service, including a stint as President Jimmy Carter's National Security Advisor from 1977 to 1981. He is a renowned policy analyst and author who frequently appears as a commentator on popular talk shows, and his strategic vision continues to carry a great deal of gravitas.

in Zbig, Charles Gati has enlisted many of the top foreign policy players of the past thirty years to reflect on and analyze Brzezinski and his work. A senior scholar in Eastern European and Russian studies, Gati observed firsthand much of the history and politics surrounding Brzezinski's career. His vibrant introduction and concluding interview with Brzezinski frame this critical assessment of a major statesman's accomplishments.

Contributors: Justin Vaïsse, David C. Engerman, Mark Kramer, David J. Rothkopf, Warren I. Cohen and Nancy Bernkopf Tucker, Robert A. Pastor, William B. Quandt, Robert Hunter, James Thomson, Patrick Vaughan, Marin Strmecki, James Mann, David Ignatius, Adam Garfinkle, Stephen F. Szabo, Francis Fukuyama, Charles Gati

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    • Library Journal

      October 1, 2013

      Zbigniew Brzezinski is best known for his service as President Jimmy Carter's national security adviser over 30 years ago. Yet he continues to be a force today, advising President Obama's administration and serving on various boards as well as being an Osgood Professor of American Foreign Policy at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Known for his fearlessness in interpersonal confrontation, "Zbig" has had a strong hand in foreign policy matters especially regarding China, Iran, and Russia, often going against the mind-set of those in his own Democratic party (e.g., Cyrus Vance, President Carter's secretary of state). The 17 contributing essayists here include Warren I. Cohen (history, emeritus, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore) and the late Nancy Bernkopf Tucker (formerly, Sch. of Foreign Svc., Georgetown Univ.), East Asia specialists who criticize Zbig for his disregard of human rights issues in China. On the other hand, contributors who are former National Security Council staffers tend simply to offer praise of their former boss. Editor Gati (senior fellow, Foreign Policy Inst.) ends the book with his own interview of his subject. VERDICT This set of new pieces will fill a gap in material on Brzezinski in serious political science collections.--Krista Bush, Shelton, CT

      Copyright 2013 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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