Do Morals Matter?

Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump

Do Morals Matter?
Joseph S Nye
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13 Jan 2022 US
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9780197586297
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A concise yet penetrating analysis of how modern American presidents have-and have not-incorporated ethics into their foreign policy. Americans constantly make moral judgments about presidents and foreign policy. Unfortunately, many of these assessments are poorly thought through. In Do Morals Matter? , Joseph S. Nye, Jr. provides a concise yet penetrating analysis of the role of ethics in US foreign policy since Franklin Delano Roosevelt' s presidency onward. Nye works through each presidency from FDR to Trump and scores their foreign policy on three ethical dimensions: their intentions, the means they used, and theconsequences of their decisions. He also evaluates their leadership qualities, elaborating on which approaches work and which ones do not. Regardless of a president' s policy preference, Nye shows that each one was not fully constrained by the structure of the system and actually had choices. Since we so oftenapply moral reasoning to foreign policy, Nye suggests how to do it better. Most importantly, he shows that presidents need to factor in both the political context and the availability of resources when deciding how to implement an ethical policy-especially in a future international system that presents not only great power competition from China and Russia, but a host of additional transnational threats.
. . . highly recommended. . . * Mehmet Akif Koc, Insight Turkey * Analysing the ethics of US foreign policy under each presidential administration since 1945, Nye scores the policies of each presidency according to their intentions, the means they used and their consequences. He examines each president' s leadership qualities and considers how US foreign policy might best address contemporary challenges such as great-power competi-tion and climate change. * Survival: Global Politics and Strategy * In times like these, it is important to appreciate the role that moral reasoning should play in foreign policy. This is especially true in a democracy, where sustaining global involvement requires support from citizens. Joe Nye is one of our foremost and engaging analysts of American diplomacy, and in this book he provides a clear-eyed guide for reengaging our moral compass. * Walter Isaacson, Distinguished Fellow and Former CEO, Aspen Institute, and Professor of History, Tulane University * From the doyen of US foreign policy thinkers, a powerful warning against domestic populist politics, which not only narrow our moral vision but defeat US purposes around the world. * O. A. Westad, Yale University * With characteristic insight and precision, Joseph Nye raises tough questions of how much ethics should shape a nation' s foreign policy, provides a sweeping review of how past presidents have embraced or rejected ethical imperatives, and constructs a helpful scorecard for judging future presidents. This book takes on even greater significance as a growing number of nations-led by the U. S. -nakedly put self interest first. * David Gergen, CNN Senior Political Analyst, and Founding Director, Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership * In Do Morals Matter? Joseph S. Nye argues persuasively that in foreign policy, good intentions must be accompanied by the use of appropriate means that generate beneficial consequences. His astute analysis of American presidents since World War II demonstrates that ' contextual intelligence' is crucial for moral principles to yield good results. * Robert O. Keohane, Princeton University * A lucid, thoughtful and original examination of the role morality plays as American presidents shape their foreign policy. As Professor Nye shows convincingly in this highly readable book, leaders and citizens alike make assumptions, decisions and judgments which reflect their own views about what is good and bad. Yet again he has contributed much to our better understanding of international relations. * Margaret MacMillan, Emeritus Professor of International History, University of Oxford *
Joseph S. Nye, Jr. is University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus and former Dean of Harvard' s Kennedy School of Government. He received his bachelor' s degree summa cum laude from Princeton University, won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, and earned a Ph. D. in political science from Harvard. He has served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Chair of the National Intelligence Council, and a Deputy UnderSecretary of State. His most recent books include The Powers to Lead, The Future of Power, Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era, and The Power Game: a Washington Novel. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the British Academy, and the American Academy of Diplomacy. In a recentsurvey of international relations scholars, he was ranked as the most influential scholar on American foreign policy, and in 2011, Foreign Policy named him one of the top 100 Global Thinkers.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780197586297
Published: 13 Jan 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 233mm
Width: 155mm
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 362g
Pages: 272

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