03568nam 2200637Ia 450 991079188180332120221107181039.01-282-99180-997866129918060-7425-7042-8(CKB)2560000000058677(StDuBDS)AH23093545(SSID)ssj0000467392(PQKBManifestationID)11312673(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467392(PQKBWorkID)10490536(PQKB)11142064(MiAaPQ)EBC653869(Au-PeEL)EBL653869(CaPaEBR)ebr10447167(CaONFJC)MIL299180(OCoLC)707917862(EXLCZ)99256000000005867720100916d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrBrent Scowcroft[electronic resource] internationalism and post-Vietnam war American foreign policy /David F. SchmitzLanham, MD Rowman & Littlefieldc20111 online resource (232 p.) Biographies in American foreign policyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7425-7041-X 0-7425-7040-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Chronology -- Introduction: Internationalism and post-Vietnam War foreign policy -- Accidental policy maker -- Constructing a post-Vietnam War foreign policy -- Internationalism under fire -- Internationalism triumphant : the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War -- The Gulf War and the new world order -- Elder statesman.As National Security Advisor to President Gerald Ford, advisor to President Ronald Reagan, and as National Security Advisor to President George H. W. Bush, Brent Scowcroft was at the center of the ongoing debate over how to shape American foreign policy in the post-war world. As David F. Schmitz makes clear in his new biography, Scowcroft was a realist in his outlook on American foreign policy and an heir to the Cold War internationalism that had shaped that policy since 1945. During his most important service, as George H. W. Bushs national security advisor, Scowcroft sought to work with like-minded Republicans and Democrats to construct a post-Cold War foreign policy that would provide consistency and stability to American policymaking in a rapidly changing international environment, defend the internationalist position from challenges and criticisms, and buffer the conduct of diplomacy from the turbulence of domestic politics. The type of bi-partisan cooperation and internationalism that marked the pre-Vietnam War years served as Scowcrofts guide to how to defend American interests and promote U.S. values and institutions globally. While not always successful, Scowcroft provided a consistent internationalist voice in the midst of change.Cabinet officersUnited StatesBiographyInternationalistsUnited StatesBiographyUnited StatesForeign relations1989-United StatesForeign relations1974-1977United StatesForeign relations1981-1989Cabinet officersInternationalists353.1/224092BSchmitz David F475920MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791881803321Brent Scowcroft242556UNINA