1st Edition
US Foreign Policy towards China, Cuba and Iran The Politics of Recognition
Chapter II: Diplomacy and American IR Theory
Chapter III: The ‘Loss’ of China as A Definitive Case in US Policies of Non-Recognition
Chapter IV: The ‘Loss’ of Cuba
Chapter V: The ‘Loss’ of Iran
Chapter VI: The Long Decline of Traditional Diplomacy and State Department Influence on US Foreign Policy
Chapter VII: Conclusion
Biography
Greg Ryan has significant experience in cross-cultural relations from both academic and practical perspectives. In addition to teaching university courses in comparative politics in both the United States and China, Dr. Ryan served as a US naval intelligence officer from 2003 to 2008. His interaction with international students and foreign intelligence officers gives him an informed perspective on cultural barriers that inhibit US comprehension of world politics and problematic polices that stem from this deficient understanding. His most recent publication is ‘Regional Security Complex Theory, East Asia and US Re-balancing’ in Review of Global Politics, a policy journal in Taiwan.
"This is a welcome new study of US foreign policy and the ideational and pragmatic drivers of America’s external role conception, and then tests these in relation to three important but different case studies. This study offers a sober and honest assessment of America’s actual and perceived role in the world; a first rate diplomatic history of a country arguably still searching for the place of idealism in its international relations. Ryan’s insightful analysis and elegant prose is captivating and his discussion so rich as to make this a must read for those of us trying to make sense of the short and long cycles of America’s engagement with the rest of the world." - Prof Anoush Ehteshami, Professor of International Relations, Durham University, UK.
