Burns, William J
The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal
- ISBN 13:
- 9780525508885
- author:
- Burns, William J
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Random House Trade
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 544
- Dimensions:
- 20.7 x 13.9 x 2.9 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Personal Memoirs, Nonfiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
William J. Burns, former CIA director and career diplomat, shares his remarkable story of service to American interests abroad in this masterful memoir.
From the bloodless end of the Cold War to the collapse of post-Cold War relations with Russia, and from the tumult in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Middle East to secret nuclear talks with Iran, Burns recounts some of the most consequential diplomatic episodes of his career with novelistic detail and incisive analysis.
Drawing on newly declassified cables and memos, Burns gives readers a rare inside look at American diplomacy in action, shedding light on the contours of effective American leadership in a rapidly changing world and the enduring importance of diplomacy in times of turmoil.
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