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Smart Power: Between Diplomacy and War, is a 2013 book written by Christian Whiton with a foreword by Paula Dobriansky. Both were diplomats in the George W. Bush administration.The book is Whiton’s attempt to articulate a realistic defense strategy Read More..

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Description	Smart Power: Between Diplomacy and War, is a 2013 book written by Christian Whiton with a foreword by Paula Dobriansky. Both were diplomats in the George W. Bush administration.The book is Whiton’s attempt to articulate a realistic defense strategy for major contemporary threats to U.S. national security, with an emphasis on using smart power, which he defines as “the neglected tools of statecraft that lie between diplomacy and outright war.” Whiton includes personal accounts from the Bush administration and critiques of foreign policy in the Obama administration to illustrate what he believes to be a lack of U.S. smart power acumen. Whiton also draws heavily from the Cold War and other points in history to illustrate successful smart power. He adapts these tools to current threats, which he argues are primarily composed of Iran, China, and Islamism. Whiton also addresses the politics of national security, critiquing prominent figures on both the political left and the right.One reviewer summarized, “He defines the essence of ‘smart power’ as ‘peacefully shaping political outcomes in foreign countries,’ a skill no recent presidency has mastered.”
Description	Smart Power: Between Diplomacy and War, is a 2013 book written by Christian Whiton with a foreword by Paula Dobriansky. Both were diplomats in the George W. Bush administration.The book is Whiton’s attempt to articulate a realistic defense strategy for major contemporary threats to U.S. national security, with an emphasis on using smart power, which he defines as “the neglected tools of statecraft that lie between diplomacy and outright war.” Whiton includes personal accounts from the Bush administration and critiques of foreign policy in the Obama administration to illustrate what he believes to be a lack of U.S. smart power acumen. Whiton also draws heavily from the Cold War and other points in history to illustrate successful smart power. He adapts these tools to current threats, which he argues are primarily composed of Iran, China, and Islamism. Whiton also addresses the politics of national security, critiquing prominent figures on both the political left and the right.One reviewer summarized, “He defines the essence of ‘smart power’ as ‘peacefully shaping political outcomes in foreign countries,’ a skill no recent presidency has mastered.”

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Name	Smart Power: Between Diplomacy and War
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Authors	Christian Whiton
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Language	English
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Pages	304
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Isbn	978-1-612-34619-9
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