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In this penetrating analysis of the role of political leadership in the Cold War's ending, Archie Brown shows why the popular view that Western economic and military strength left the Soviet Union with no alternative but to admit defeat is wrong. To understand the significance o…
"In this penetrating analysis of the role of political leadership in the Cold War's ending, Archie Brown shows why the popular view that Western economic and military strength left the Soviet Union with no alternative but to admit defeat is wrong. To understand the significance …
"In this penetrating analysis of the role of political leadership in the Cold War's ending, Archie Brown shows why the popular view that Western economic and military strength left the Soviet Union with no alternative but to admit defeat is wrong. To understand the significance …
Reagan and the World: Leadership and National Security, 1981--1989
by Brown, Archie, Cooper, James, Longley, Kyle, Coleman, Bradley Lynn, Wilson, James Graham, Fischer, Beth, Granieri, Ronald, Locher, James R. III, Hitchcock, William, Matlock, Jack Jr
fromStudies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace Ser
Front cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Ronald Reagan's Engagement and the Cold War -- 2 A Question of Morality -- 3 Beyond Cap the Foil -- 4 Transformative Leadership on Capitol Hill -- 5 Gorbachev, Perestroika, and the End of the …
All too frequently, leadership is reduced to a simple dichotomy: the strong versus the weak. Yet, there are myriad ways to exercise effective political leadership?as well as different ways to fail.
Human psychology offers this paradox: People crave forceful political leaders who are willing to talk tough, flex their muscles and get things done. Yet in many cases, strong leaders are exactly the wrong choice, argues British professor Archie Brown in this rich examination of …