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In this impressive policy manifesto, Blackwill and Harris argue that in recent decades, the United States has tended to neglect this form of statecraft, while China, Russia, and other illiberal states have increasingly employed it to Washington’s disadvantage.” —G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs  “A readable and lucid primer…The book defines the extensive topic and opens readers’ eyes to its prevalence throughout history…[Presidential] candidates who care more about protecting American interests would be wise to heed the advice of War by Other Means and take our geoeconomic toolkit more seriously. —Jordan Schneider, Weekly Standard","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49683620692241,"sku":"CIN0674979796G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49730506686737,"sku":"NGR9780674979796","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51005467263249,"sku":"NIN9780674979796","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51317602648337,"sku":"CIN0674979796VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51422349295889,"sku":"GOR010782118","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51515884830993,"sku":"GOR012000727","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0674979796.jpg?v=1751423190"},{"product_id":"xi-jinping-on-the-global-stage-book-ambassador-robert-d-blackwill-9780876096666","title":"Xi Jinping on the Global Stage","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Xi Jinping on the Global Stage: Chinese Foreign Policy Under a Powerful but Exposed Leader, Robert D. Blackwill and Kurt M. Campbell argue that Chinese President Xi Jinping has amassed unprecedented power and conducted an assertive foreign policy meant to challenge U.S. interests in Asia and ultimately displace the United States as the dominant power in the region. 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Gordon in a new Council Special Report, \u003cem\u003eContaining Russia: How to Respond to Moscow's Intervention in U.S. Democracy and Growing Geopolitical Challenge\u003c\/em\u003e. As the report shows, Russia not only meddled in the U.S. democratic process and sought to exacerbate American social divisions but also seeks to undermine U.S. power in Europe and around the world. Blackwill and Gordon, former senior officials in numerous Republican and Democratic administrations, respectively, argue that neither President Barack Obama nor President  Donald J.] Trump--for different reasons--adequately elevated Russia's intervention in the United States to the national priority that it is, or responded to it in a way sufficient to deter Russia or other hostile states from undertaking future attacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this report, Blackwill and Gordon contend that Russia's intervention should not be seen as just another of many stumbles in U.S.-Russia relations over the decades but as a historic turning point because of the nature of Moscow's threat to America's democratic institutions. A more robust and comprehensive strategy to protect the United States, its allies, and its interests against Russian attacks is therefore sorely needed. To that end, the authors put forth a wide range of policy prescriptions to strengthen U.S. defenses and increase the costs of continued Russian interference. Their prescriptions include expanded sanctions on Russian officials and entities to punish past transgressions and deter future ones; strengthened measures to defend U.S. electoral bodies and cybersecurity and to create greater transparency in social media; and additional U.S. commitments to European security to better protect allies and U.S. interests against Russian aggression.Blackwill and Gordon conclude that the United States is currently in a second Cold War with Russia and urge the Trump administration to change its policies to reflect this fact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52404649656593,"sku":"NLS9780876097366","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780876097366.jpg?v=1758764823"},{"product_id":"repairing-the-u-s-israel-relationship-book-ambassador-robert-d-blackwill-9780876096949","title":"Repairing the U.S.-Israel Relationship","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe U.S.-Israel relationship is in trouble, warn Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellows Robert D. Blackwill and Philip H. Gordon in a new Council Special Report, \u003cem\u003eRepairing the U.S.-Israel Relationship\u003c\/em\u003e. Significant policy differences over issues in the Middle East, as well as changing demographics and politics within both the United States and Israel, have pushed the two countries apart. Blackwill, a former senior official in the Bush administration, and Gordon, a former senior official in the Obama administration, call for a deliberate and sustained effort by policymakers and opinion leaders in both countries to repair the relationship and to avoid divisions that no one who cares about Israel's security or America's values and interests in the Middle East should want.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor strategic, historical, and moral reasons, both governments should do all they can to reframe and revive the U.S.-Israel strategic partnership, the authors argue. The upcoming transition to a new administration provides an opportunity to put recent disagreements aside and to show the political will needed to reverse the negative policy trends described, write Blackwill and Gordon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on their foreign policy experience in both Republican and Democratic administrations, they propose six policy prescriptions to repair and sustain the relationship in the two countries' mutual interest. Blackwill and Gordon argue that this mutually important partnership can be preserved, but only if leaders and publics on both sides honestly acknowledge the challenges and take meaningful steps to address them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlackwill was formerly deputy assistant to the president, deputy national security advisor for strategic planning, and presidential envoy to Iraq under President George W. Bush, and U.S. ambassador to India from 2001 to 2003. Gordon served as special assistant to President Barack Obama and White House coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region from 2013 to 2015, and as assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs from 2009 to 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52407577641233,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52407578591505,"sku":"NLS9780876096949","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780876096949.jpg?v=1758772563"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-ambassador-robert-d-blackwill.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}