Washington Diplomacy:

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'Shaw has engaged his subjects and drawn out some of their most creative and original thinking. This book will be on the shelves of those sitting at the controls and levers of foreign policy. . . These are important times, and with this book, John Shaw has made a valuable contribution to our understanding of the people who shape the world around us.' ' Sen. Chuck Hagel

About the Book

Sixty-six interviews from the Washington Diplomat give insights into the forces intersecting and reflecting in the world today.Five years ago, publisher Victor Shiblie and his leading writer John Shaw decided to launch a column profiling people who are shaping world events. This book bring together most interesting personalities from the five years that column has run. Leaders, writers, politicians and thinkers explain what is happening in the world from the enlightened perspective. They give us insights into the forces intersecting and reflecting in the world today.Sen. Joseph Biden expresses his strong views on reforming the United Nations and slowing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Former National Security Council Director Zbigniew Brzezinski explains how international affairs have to be worked out in a chessboard strategy. Nelson Mandela describes the changes that have swept his country since the fall of apartheid and how he hopes its democracy will progress. British historian Niall Ferguson explains his controversial thesis that nothing in the past was inevitable.