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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778020503321

Titolo

Avoiding trivia [[electronic resource] ] : the role of strategic planning in American foreign policy / / Daniel W. Drezner, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-13163-X

9786612131639

0-8157-0366-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DreznerDaniel W

Disciplina

327.73

Soggetti

Strategic planning - United States

United States Foreign relations Planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introduction -- The challenging future of strategic planning in foreign policy / Daniel W. Drezner -- pt. 2. Grand strategy and policy planning -- Planning for policy planning / Richard N. Haass -- A road map for American leadership in a changing world / David F. Gordon and Daniel Twining -- A "return to normalcy"? : the future of America's internationalism / Jeffrey W. Legro -- pt. 3. Reforming strategic planning -- An integrative executive branch strategy for policy planning / Bruce W. Jentleson -- Strengthening U.S. strategic planning / Aaron L. Friedberg -- A strategic planning cell on national security at the White House / Peter Feaver and William Inboden -- pt. 4. Limits and opportunities for strategic planning -- Why the best is not yet to come in policy planning / Amy B. Zegart -- Learning the right lessons from the 1940s / Thomas Wright -- Foreign policy planning through a private sector lens / Andrew P.N. Erdmann -- The garbage can framework for locating policy planning / Stephen D. Krasner.

Sommario/riassunto

"Critically assesses the past, future, and potential future role and impact of long-term strategic planning in foreign policy. Key figures from past decades of foreign policy and planning provide authoritative insight on the difficulties and importance of thinking and acting in a coherent way for the long term"--Provided by publisher.