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The Back Channel

A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal

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The Back Channel

Auteur(s): William J. Burns
Narrateur(s): Mark Bramhall, William J. Burns
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 “A masterful diplomatic memoir” (The Washington Post) from CIA director and career ambassador William J. Burns, from his service under five presidents to his personal encounters with Vladimir Putin and other world leaders—an impassioned argument for the enduring value of diplomacy in an increasingly volatile world.
Over the course of more than three decades as an American diplomat, William J. Burns played a central role in the most consequential diplomatic episodes of his time—from the bloodless end of the Cold War to the collapse of post–Cold War relations with Putin’s Russia, from post–9/11 tumult in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Middle East to the secret nuclear talks with Iran.

In The Back Channel, Burns recounts, with novelistic detail and incisive analysis, some of the seminal moments of his career. Drawing on a trove of newly declassified cables and memos, he gives readers a rare inside look at American diplomacy in action. His dispatches from war-torn Chechnya and Qaddafi’s bizarre camp in the Libyan desert and his warnings of the “Perfect Storm” that would be unleashed by the Iraq War will reshape our understanding of history—and inform the policy debates of the future. Burns sketches the contours of effective American leadership in a world that resembles neither the zero-sum Cold War contest of his early years as a diplomat nor the “unipolar moment” of American primacy that followed.

Ultimately, The Back Channel is an eloquent, deeply informed, and timely story of a life spent in service of American interests abroad. It is also a powerful reminder, in a time of great turmoil, of the enduring importance of diplomacy. Affaires mondiales Moderne Politiciens Politique Politique et militantisme Sciences politiques XXIe siècle Moyen-Orient Guerre Mémoires Militaire Russie Iran Impérialisme Politique étrangère américaine Guerre froide Espionnage Redevances Carrière Union soviétique American Diplomacy
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I had to listen 2x because he teaches so much in terms one can undersyand

The honest Truth about his jobs over seas With foreign countries

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As an avid reader, I am fortunate to be able to read many many books. This book is superb on virtually every level. The pacing is excellent, the writing superb, and the content is fantastic. It is quite likely the smartest book I have read in quite some time.

Anyone who enjoys a well written book about the intricacies of world politics and diplomacy will be well served by reading this wonderful book. Highly recommended.

This might be the smartest book I have read in quite some time

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I wasn't a big believer in diplomacy until this book! I'm sold. The long game is the way to go!! and Trump is gonna mess it all up!!

What great insight into diplomacy

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The Back Channel is a well-narrated and compelling look at the recent history of American and international diplomacy. Matched against the current moment, the book is a must read to help answer the questions... how did we get here?

A deep read...

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