Nixon, Kissinger, and Us Foreign Policy Making: The Machinery of Crisis (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521269520)

The Machinery of Crisis examines for the first time the important role of crisis management in the making of U.S. foreign policy during the Nixon-Kissinger years. Notorious for their tight grip on the machinery of U.S. foreign policy, the book offers a critical account of the manner in which the president and his national security advisor dominated the structures and processes of foreign policy making. By drawing on a wealth of previously classified documents, Siniver reveals the story of the Washington Special Action Group, which managed foreign policy crises in the Nixon administration. In this thoroughly researched account of the performance of Nixon, Kissinger and the Washington Special Actions group in four international crises, Siniver provides a fresh analysis of the important relationship between individuals and the advisory system in the making of U.S. foreign policy during international crisis.

Author: Asaf Siniver
ISBN-10: 0521269520
ISBN-13: 9780521269520
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/31/2011
Pages: 284
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d