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This volume establishes Amitai Etzioni's communitarian approach to international relations as a distinct school of American foreign policy thought. Nikolas K. Gvosdev systematically evaluates Etzioni's ideas, tracing their origins during the Cold War and their relevance to current challenges in Asia and the Middle East, and considering their strengths and weaknesses. Etzioni agrees with liberal internationalists who believe that traditional notions of state sovereignty are eroding and that a new set of global norms is required. However, he argues against the imposition of Western policies on the rest of the world, which he sees as a recipe for conflict which the United States cannot afford. He warns against the post-Cold War triumphalism, arguing that it undercuts efforts to find necessary common ground with both Russia and China. An enduring and stable global architecture cannot be maintained unless it appeals to the interests of a broad community of nations. The trust that is needed for forming closer associations between nations and to have a productive dialogue on human rights can only come about through the voluntary coordination of states forced to combat an increasing array of transnational threats.

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-Communitarian Foreign Policy is a compelling narrative that captures the essence of Etzioni's views on improving international peace and security. By weaving an analysis of US foreign policy with an exposition of the Etzioni School, Gvosdev created required reading for those concerned with understanding past and future U.S. foreign policy.- --Derek Reveron, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School -This book describes the evolution of an enlightened realism--a realism based not only on the struggle for power but also on the possibilities for concerted cooperation around common interests. Effective policies dealing with global issues ranging from climate change to nuclear proliferation to migration will depend on realist leadership that is built from the bottom up, grounded in pragmatism, humble in its claims, gradualist in tempo, and ambitious in aligning national interests with global responsibilities. Etzioni's insights, analyzed and annotated by Gvosdev, gives us an indispensable guide to how this can come to be.- --Joel H. Rosenthal, president, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Communitarian Foreign Policy is a compelling narrative that captures the essence of Etzioni's views on improving international peace and security. By weaving an analysis of US foreign policy with an exposition of the Etzioni School, Gvosdev created required reading for those concerned with understanding past and future U.S. foreign policy. --Derek Reveron, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School This book describes the evolution of an enlightened realism--a realism based not only on the struggle for power but also on the possibilities for concerted cooperation around common interests. Effective policies dealing with global issues ranging from climate change to nuclear proliferation to migration will depend on realist leadership that is built from the bottom up, grounded in pragmatism, humble in its claims, gradualist in tempo, and ambitious in aligning national interests with global responsibilities. Etzioni's insights, analyzed and annotated by Gvosdev, gives us an indispensable guide to how this can come to be. --Joel H. Rosenthal, president, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Communitarian Foreign Policy is a compelling narrative that captures the essence of Etzioni's views on improving international peace and security. By weaving an analysis of US foreign policy with an exposition of the Etzioni School, Gvosdev created required reading for those concerned with understanding past and future U.S. foreign policy. --Derek Reveron, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School This book describes the evolution of an enlightened realism--a realism based not only on the struggle for power but also on the possibilities for concerted cooperation around common interests. Effective policies dealing with global issues ranging from climate change to nuclear proliferation to migration will depend on realist leadership that is built from the bottom up, grounded in pragmatism, humble in its claims, gradualist in tempo, and ambitious in aligning national interests with global responsibilities. Etzioni's insights, analyzed and annotated by Gvosdev, gives us an indispensable guide to how this can come to be. --Joel H. Rosenthal, president, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

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