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u/FreeThinkingMan · 15 pointsr/movies

> We could easily solve everything with diplomacy

No, this is as far from reality as possible. Diplomacy and negotiating can only exist if there is a stick to smack some one with if they step out of line. You don't get it. It is absolutely complex, you just don't want it to be. You like your neat little narratives.

https://www.amazon.com/Diplomacy-Touchstone-Book-Henry-Kissinger/dp/0671510991

I am sure you can find a pdf of it online.

u/liderudell · 8 pointsr/technology

Kissinger also wrote http://www.amazon.com/Diplomacy-Touchstone-book-Henry-Kissinger/dp/0671510991

It is literally a text book for college courses on poli sci and international diplomacy.
It is a fantastic book, which makes me a fan of kissinger I guess, disregarding your quotes because I don't agree with those particular ideas of his.

u/imbellish · 4 pointsr/conspiracy

Diplomacy by the same author is actually an outstanding book. His notion of the 'balance of power' is probably what lead up to the current title.

u/UnacceptableMinotaur · 3 pointsr/booksuggestions

When studying national security and defense in school we used Military Strategy: Principles, Practices and Historical Perspectives it was a great resource for very cut and dry strategy. Also, Henry Kissinger's Diplomacy is an absolute must for historical perspectives and great commentary on what worked and why. It's a little bit different, as it goes more into a analysis of the decision making process than cut and dry strategy, but Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis is not only a fantastically entertaining read, but really explains the mindset of key decision makers and their strategy.

u/[deleted] · 3 pointsr/argentina

Diplomacia, de Henry Kissinger (no lo deseches por el escritor, Kissinger puede haber sido muchas cosas, pero era un académico excelente, y de diplomacia claramente sabe)

También está en español

u/MegasBasilius · 3 pointsr/neoliberal

International Relations and Foreign Policy are two different things.

For a background in the former, the geopolitics Wiki is top tier (avoid the sub).

For American FP, which is the FP that matters, The Grand Chessboard provides the foundation for American Grand Strategy.

Kissinger is worth reading too, especially Diplomacy.

Other users here have mentioned Robert Kagan. I love the man, but he's more American cheerleader than FP analyst.

u/crakening · 2 pointsr/books

Phillip P Pan's Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China

A very interesting book that helps to contextualise a lot of what is going on in China, all made accessible by Pan's excellent writing style.

Henry Kissinger's Diplomacy

A fascinating book, not just because it is written by someone as outspoken and controversial as Kissinger. The book is an eye-opening exploration into international relations processes and also shines a new light on many of the diplomatic issues that linger today.

u/US_Senate_SgtAtArms · 2 pointsr/worldnews

It's a lot more complex than that. You should read Henry Kissinger's book about diplomacy.

u/ipsoFacto82 · 2 pointsr/History_Bookclub

I enjoyed Diplomacy by H Kissinger. I know, he might not be the most popular person in the world, but this book was interesting

u/WinandTonic · 2 pointsr/changemyview

Regarding Sino-Russian relations: they tried that, and it didn't work out. Today is no different; they are allies of convenience and nothing more. And even if they weren't, the US would certainly not be fucked.

I think the relative peace we've seen since the Cold War is almost exclusively attributable to minipolarity. Regardless of what you think of Kissinger, the argument he lays out in this boo is pretty hard to refute: more zones of power equals more conflict.

Yes, China plays an important role, but like the original prompt said: "continued US present abroad is necessary to maintain stability." I agree that China is an important conduit to nations such as North Korea (and pretty much just N. Korea...), but for whom would they be a conduit if the US packed up and left. The defining IR logic of the region is a big "influencer state" (China), surrounded be smaller powers fearful of its influence (rightly or not; this list includes S. Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Mongolia, and on and on), who then look to a bigger foreign power to counter this influence. Without this counter-balance, these many powers would inevitably wreak chaos on one another.

u/village_goatling · 2 pointsr/IRstudies

Do you have the history basis? In my university we start with intensive courses on history - first, general history and than we go through the material again, but with emphasis on the international relations. We used bulgarian authors, but any History of international relations would do. Right now I can think of - https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-International-Conflicts-Introduction-History/dp/0205658873

Other commonly recommended is Kissinger - Diplomacy and its extension ( I personally don't like Kissinger, but Diplomacy is a fundamental work for IR).

https://www.amazon.com/Diplomacy-Touchstone-Book-Henry-Kissinger/dp/0671510991/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1510609655&sr=1-1&keywords=diplomacy&dpID=51NYkCh8tWL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch

u/Arel_Mor · 2 pointsr/TrueReddit

Read Diplomacy by Doctor Henry Kissinger.

Doctor Kissinger, born in a jewish family, former Secretary of State, Entrepreneur, Advisor to the current administration, Harvard Graduate, Nobel Peace Prize. He is a brilliant man.

He have blood on his hands. A lot of bloods. Rivers of blood. But he is one brillant mind. He explains the modern history of Diplomacy from the 17th century to the Fall of the USSR and how good diplomacy is purely based on power, it's psychopathic.

Read his book

  • Everything you are told about Democracy is bullshit. The West is not in Ukraine to help the Ukrainians or in Afghanistan to fight terror.

    It will help you understand how the US elite thinks and how the world really works.
u/coricron · 2 pointsr/ottawa

And that I think rather highly of myself. So I read books on military and diplomatic doctrines to help reinforce that hubris. Things like this.

u/Shangorilla · 1 pointr/books

Henry Kissingers Diplomacy

u/meepinss · 1 pointr/history

If you're not looking for just one book that spans that whole time frame then Kissinger's book Diplomacy is a must-read.
http://www.amazon.com/Diplomacy-Touchstone-book-Henry-Kissinger/dp/0671510991