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The book's basic analytic assumption is that there is a distinction between state and society. "Defending the National Interest" shows that the problem for political analysis is how to identify the underlying social structure and the political mechanisms through which particular societal groups determine the government's behavior.

Beginning with Sir Michael Palliser in 1985 and concluding with Secretary General of NATO Manfred Worner in 1992, the distinguished Spaak Lectures included in this volume have addressed the fundamental questions of international politics: What is the nature of national power and influence and what are the limitations on American influence in particular? What role can Europe play in a world of changing power relationships? How will Europe react to the political, economic, social, and security challenges that have been thrust upon it in recent times? How much should Europe and the United States seek to integrate and contain Germany? Other contributors include Karl Otto Pohl, Filipe Gonzalez, Raymond Barre, Frans Andriessen, and Jiri Dienstbier. Supplemented with an introductory chapter by Richard C. Eichenberg and the transcript of the Spaak Conference held in Brussels in October 1991, this book will enrich scholars or indeed anyone seeking a deeper understanding of U.S.-European relations. Co-published with the Center for International Affairs, Harvard University.

The book's basic analytic assumption is that there is a distinction between state and society. "Defending the National Interest" shows that the problem for political analysis is how to identify the underlying social structure and the political mechanisms through which particular societal groups determine the government's behavior.

Beginning with Sir Michael Palliser in 1985 and concluding with Secretary General of NATO Manfred Worner in 1992, the distinguished Spaak Lectures included in this volume have addressed the fundamental questions of international politics: What is the nature of national power and influence and what are the limitations on American influence in particular? What role can Europe play in a world of changing power relationships? How will Europe react to the political, economic, social, and security challenges that have been thrust upon it in recent times? How much should Europe and the United States seek to integrate and contain Germany? Other contributors include Karl Otto Pohl, Filipe Gonzalez, Raymond Barre, Frans Andriessen, and Jiri Dienstbier. Supplemented with an introductory chapter by Richard C. Eichenberg and the transcript of the Spaak Conference held in Brussels in October 1991, this book will enrich scholars or indeed anyone seeking a deeper understanding of U.S.-European relations. Co-published with the Center for International Affairs, Harvard University.

"Area studies"--and especially Middle Eastern studies--have been in a state of crisis since the spread of globalization. This volume focuses on one of the field's leading institutions, Harvard's Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), which was founded 50 years ago to further research and teaching about a region that remains enigmatic to the U.S.

Describes the history of the nuclear arms race, examines the dangers of nuclear war, and discusses strategies for stopping the spread of nuclear weapons.

This monograph analyzes and draws conclusions from the confrontation in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands by examining what happened in contrast to some of the models and theories of contemporary diplomatic historians and political scientists. The Falklands affair met in all respects the classic definition of a crisis: a situation characterized by surprise, a high threat to important values, and short decision time. A crisis is instant history, which invites instant criticism from participants and policy-makers. Co-published with the Harvard Center for International Affairs.