Talking to Strangers: Improving American Diplomacy at Home and Abroad

Stearns has not written an apologia for the American Foreign Service, however. Indeed, his criticism of many of its weaknesses is biting. Ranging from a description of Benjamin Franklin's mission to France to an analysis of the Gulf War and its aftermath, he offers a balanced critique of how American diplomacy developed in reaction to European models and how it needs to be changed to satisfy the demands of the twenty-first century.

Author(s): Monteagle Stearns
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1999-02-07
Pages: 227
Categories: Political Science