Panama Odyssey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Panama Odyssey write by William J. Jorden. This book was released on 2014-03-01. Panama Odyssey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 were the most significant foreign policy achievement of the Carter administration. Most Latin American nations had regarded the 1903 treaty and its later minor modifications as vestiges of "American colonialism" and obstacles to any long-term, stable relationship with the United States. Hence, at a time when conflicts were mushrooming in Central America, the significance of the new Panama treaties cannot be overestimated. Former Ambassador to Panama William J. Jorden has provided the definitive account of the long and often contentious negotiations that produced those treaties. It is a vividly written reconstruction of the complicated process that began in 1964 and ended with ratification of the new pacts in 1978. Based on his personal involvement behind the scenes in the White House (1972–1974) and in the United States Embassy in Panama (1974–1978), Jorden has produced a unique living history. Access to documents and the personalities of both governments and, equally important, Jorden's personal recollections of participants on both sides make this historical study an incomparable document of U. S. foreign relations. Beyond the singular story of the treaties themselves—and how diplomats negotiate in the modern world—is the rare description of how the United States deals with a major foreign policy problem. How does a superpower cope with a tiny nation that happens to occupy a strategically critical position? And how does the U. S. Senate face up to its constitutionally assigned power to "advise and consent"? Once treaties are approved, does the House of Representatives help or hinder? Panama Odyssey also deals with another crucial element in the shaping of policy—public opinion: how is it informed or led astray? In sum, this is a history, a handbook on diplomacy, a course in government, and a revelation of foreign policy in action, all based on a fascinating and controversial episode in the U. S. experience.
Panama Odyssey
Panama Odyssey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Panama Odyssey write by William John Jorden. This book was released on . Panama Odyssey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Working in the World
Working in the World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Working in the World write by Robert A. Strong. This book was released on 2000-01-01. Working in the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In nine detailed case studies based on interviews with participants and on recently released documents in the Carter presidential library, Robert Strong carefully examines how the thirty-ninth president of the United States addressed and accomplished the work of foreign policy during his term. Working in the World effectively argues for substantial reevaluation of the conventional wisdom about Carter’s weak foreign policy performance and questions how we should formulate our earliest appraisals of presidential success in the conduct of foreign affairs.
An Outsider in the White House
An Outsider in the White House - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Outsider in the White House write by Betty Glad. This book was released on 2009. An Outsider in the White House available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Based on recently declassified documents in the Carter Library and interviews, this book is a nuanced depiction of the relationship between policy and character. It is also a poignant history of damaged ideals.
Panama and the United States
Panama and the United States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Panama and the United States write by Michael L. Conniff. This book was released on 2012-12-01. Panama and the United States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. After Panama assumed control of the Panama Canal in 1999, its relations with the United States became those of a friendly neighbor. In this third edition, Michael L. Conniff describes Panama’s experience as owner-operator of one of the world’s premier waterways and the United States’ adjustment to its new, smaller role. He finds that Panama has done extremely well with the canal and economic growth but still struggles to curb corruption, drug trafficking, and money laundering. Historically, Panamanians aspired to have their country become a crossroads of the world, while Americans sought to tame a vast territory and protect their trade and influence around the globe. The building of the Panama Canal (1904–14) locked the two countries in their parallel quests but failed to satisfy either fully. Drawing on a wide array of sources, Conniff considers the full range of factors—political, social, strategic, diplomatic, economic, and intellectual—that have bound the two countries together.
