Turmoil and Triumph: My Years as Secretary of State by George P. Shultz (1993) (B47) Biography
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Condition: Used George Shultz has written a personal account of his years (1982-89) as secretary of state under Pres. Ronald Reagan. Not since Dean Acheson or Henry Kissinger has a former secretary of state written so articulately about the forging of foreign policy for America. When he joined the Reagan cabinet, Lebanon was at war, the arms race was escalating, terrorism was at fever pitch. Yet his determination. his use of strength in tandem with diplomacy, led to initiatives in the Middle East, transformative strategies for peace with the Soviets & increased influence in Asia, Central & S. America. There are behind-the-scenes talks with the Palestinians & Israelis, critical meetings with the Soviets, & frank discussions with the Japanese & Chinese. There s also a close-up look at the power struggle of the State Department with the staffs of the Nat l Security Counc
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The impact is already being felt. Goods arriving into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK now require checks and delays have risen at the port of Dover.
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New tariffs, bureaucracy and quotas are disrupting life in the UK. The pain has only just begun.
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Until the administration of US President Donald Trump, Washington had always been of two minds regarding Taiwan’s importance to US national interest.
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