false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455631m/33688.jpg 33688 3 Robert Kaplan's <I>Warrior Politics</I> is an extended, willfully provocative essay arguing that the bedrock of sound foreign policy should be "comprehensive pragmatism" rather than "utopian hopes." Kaplan calls for a reestablishment of American (primarily) realpolitik, one distanced from Judeo-Christian (or private) virtue and closer to a "pagan" (public) one. He aligns himself with America's Founding Fathers, who, he says, believed good government emerged only from a "sly understanding of men's passions." His book is a mix of aphoristic pronouncements, brief contemporary political analyses, rapid-fire parallels between conflicts ancient and current, and copious quotes from historians and thinkers through the ages (Livy, Thucydides, Sun-Tzu, Machiavelli, and Thomas Hobbes among them). Though its historical gleanings are often too summary and suspiciously convenient, <I>Warrior Politics</I> promises to generate controversy among students of global politics--just as it was designed to do. <I>--H. O'Billovitch</I> 1221359 2002 Warrior Politics: Why Leadership Demands a Pagan Ethos total:158|5:34|4:51|3:55|2:15|1:3| 158 572 214 21 5 0 false false Sun May 03 21:52:57 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 22:02:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 23:48:54 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 11:43:03 -0800 2009
However - I believe it is flawed in two ways: his emphasis on realpolitik outweighs morality too heavily; he's right that this is a balance that must be struck, but ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Tue Jan 08 11:50:22 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 12:06:39 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 21 17:10:02 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 21 17:10:37 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 09 17:14:59 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 17:19:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 25 14:18:03 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 14:19:01 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Tue Feb 24 10:44:25 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 10:51:58 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun May 06 20:01:24 -0700 2007 Sun May 06 20:05:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 21 17:46:13 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 12:55:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Dec 04 08:52:24 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 08:10:19 -0800 2008
But, an important look at the philosophy of cost/benefit analysis as it relates to political decisions and leadership strategies. It's a "screw the other guy, as long as it helps you in the end, there's no such thing as a true peace between nations, so don't be afraid to l...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 18:39:55 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 21:23:06 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jul 07 23:46:35 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 23:46:45 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Oct 08 08:51:35 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 11:04:16 -0700 2008 ]]> 0 0 false false Fri Feb 08 14:24:50 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 14:28:22 -0800 2008
Robert Kaplan has written some fantastic articles for The Atlantic Monthly and other periodicals and he seems to have his thumb on the post-Cold War world in which we live. ]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Tue Nov 27 15:20:42 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 28 15:36:31 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Thu Jun 19 21:39:39 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 06:23:31 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 05 17:58:06 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 23 07:13:51 -0700 2009 one 4 0 false false Fri Nov 07 19:19:43 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 19:20:30 -0800 2008 1 0 false false Mon May 05 20:22:37 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 05:58:09 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Aug 25 14:53:46 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 14:54:08 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=33688