Nixon, Kissinger, and Us Foreign Policy Making: The Machinery of Crisis

The Machinery of Crisis examines for the first time the important role of crisis management in the making of U.S. foreign policy during the Nixon-Kissinger years. Notorious for their tight grip on the machinery of U.S. foreign policy, the book offers a critical account of the manner in which the president and his national security advisor dominated the structures and processes of foreign policy making. By drawing on a wealth of previously classified documents, Siniver reveals the story of the Washington Special Action Group, which managed foreign policy crises in the Nixon administration. In this thoroughly researched account of the performance of Nixon, Kissinger and the Washington Special Actions group in four international crises, Siniver provides a fresh analysis of the important relationship between individuals and the advisory system in the making of U.S. foreign policy during international crisis.

Author: Asaf Siniver
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/25/2008
Pages: 284
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780521897624

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 10/24/2008 pg. 20
Choice 08/01/2009

About the Author
Siniver, Asaf: - Asaf Siniver is Lecturer in International Relations in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham.