A World Transformed"The most important book yet written about the end of the Cold War." -The New York Tmes Book Review "Among the finest expositions of modern American foreign policy. . . . An excellent book." -Eugene V. Rostow, The Wall Street Journal It was a pivotal administration in the history of American foreign policy--for during George Bush's presidency a series of international events took place that had a profound impact on the course of America and on the future of world diplomacy. In A World Transformed, Mr. Bush and his national security advisor, Brent Scowcroft, provide a fascinating account of a president and an administration faced with unprecedented obstacles and unrivaled opportunities as they forged a foreign policy at the end of the Cold War. Solidarity comes to power in Poland. East and West Germans dance on the wall that separated them for half a century. And on Christmas Day, 1991, the hammer-and-sickle flag descends from the Kremlin for the last time. It is also a candid analysis of a new chapter in foreign affairs, when the United States led an international alliance to confront the threat presented by Saddam Hussein and presented a dynamic response to the Tiananmen crisis. Balanced and intelligent, A World Transformed offers a landmark treatise on American foreign policy and international diplomacy from two of its principal architects. "Reveals not only a wealth of detail about the main lines of foreign policy at the highest level during a most portentous period of our history, but also of the truly admirable characters of the men who made it." -The Philadelphia Inquirer "In a strong new book, the ex-president recalls dangerous days. . . . It should leave little doubt how lucky we were that we had such a seasoned hand on the tiller at a time when foreign policy really counted." -Michael R. Beschloss, Newsweek |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 29 |
Section 3 | 57 |
Section 4 | 86 |
Section 5 | 112 |
Section 6 | 132 |
Section 7 | 152 |
Section 8 | 182 |
Section 20 | 272 |
Section 21 | 272 |
Section 22 | 272 |
Section 23 | 272 |
Section 24 | 272 |
Section 25 | 279 |
Section 26 | 302 |
Section 27 | 334 |
Section 9 | 205 |
Section 10 | 230 |
Section 11 | 259 |
Section 12 | 272 |
Section 13 | 272 |
Section 14 | 272 |
Section 15 | 272 |
Section 16 | 272 |
Section 17 | 272 |
Section 18 | 272 |
Section 19 | 272 |
Section 28 | 357 |
Section 29 | 388 |
Section 30 | 415 |
Section 31 | 416 |
Section 32 | 450 |
Section 33 | 488 |
Section 34 | 493 |
Section 35 | 518 |
Section 36 | 536 |
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