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US Grand Strategy and the Madman Theory: From Nixon to Trump
US Grand Strategy and the Madman Theory: From Nixon to Trump examines how U.S. presidents have used calculated unpredictability as a foreign policy tool—and the risks it entails. Richard Nixon pioneered the tactic during the Vietnam War, while decades later Donald Trump revived it in a far more public and theatrical style, keeping allies and adversaries off balance. Where Nixon operated largely behind the scenes, Trump’s approach blurred strategy with impulsiveness.
Drawing on interviews, declassified documents, and White House recordings, the book traces the concept’s development at Harvard University and its use in major international crises. It offers a timely look at how performed madness can become a deliberate feature of American diplomacy.
Clinton's War on Terror: Redefining US Security Strategy, 1993-2001
In the wake of 9/11, the Clinton administration was often accused of failing to act against rising threats. Clinton’s War on Terror challenges this view, offering a rigorous reassessment of how Clinton and his team sought to confront international terrorism. Drawing on official documents and interviews with key officials, James Boys traces the evolution of counterterrorism strategy, revealing its critical influence on the approaches of Bush, Obama, and Trump. A vital reexamination of a pivotal era.
Hillary Rising:
The Politics, Persona and Policies of a New American Dynasty
What drives one of the most polarizing figures in American politics?
Hillary Rising takes you behind the headlines of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign launch to uncover the enduring beliefs and calculated decisions that shaped her path to power. Based on exclusive interviews and newly declassified Clinton archives, this clear-eyed, non-partisan account reveals the woman behind the ambition, and the political legacy she fought to define.
Clinton's Grand Strategy:
U.S. Foreign Policy in a Post-Cold War World
How did President Clinton shape America’s role in a rapidly changing post-Cold War world? From the chaos of Somalia and the Balkans to the rise of NAFTA, the EU, and the WTO, Clinton's Grand Strategy reveals how Clinton crafted a US Grand Strategy for a new era. Drawing on declassified documents and insider interviews, it offers an unprecedented look inside the West Wing, and the decisions that reshaped global politics at the dawn of the 21st century.
