To Promote Peace: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Mid-1980s

Sharing the premise that an adequate, credible defense is the best guarantee of peace, sixteen distinguished foreign policy experts test the chances of peace by examining American foreign policy in To Promote Peace. Writing from the vantage point of the mid-1980s, these contributors approach a broad spectrum of the day’s issues, developing fresh ideas and innovative policy approaches at every turn. Their essays-always challenging, clear, and incisive-furnish a realistic blueprint for peace in a world dominated by nuclear fantasies and cutting-edge technologies.