Zbig: The Strategy and Statecraft of Zbigniew Brzezinski

by Charles Gati (Editor), Jimmy Carter (Foreword)

Zbigniew Brzezinski's multifaceted career dealing with U.S. security and foreign policy has led him from the halls of academia to multiple terms in public service, including a stint as President Carter's National Security Advisor from 1977 to 1981. He is a renowned policy analyst and author who frequently appears as a commentator on popular talk shows, including MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and PBS's "NewsHour." Brzezinski's strategic vision continues to carry a great deal of gravitas. This analysis of Brzezinski's statecraft will be of interest not only to the general public but also to students as well as policy makers in the United States and throughout the world.

To assess the ramifications of Brzezinski's engagement in world politics and policy making, Charles Gati has enlisted many of the top foreign policy players of the past thirty years to reflect on and analyze the man and his work. A senior scholar in Eastern European and Russian studies, Gati observed firsthand much of the history and politics surrounding Brzezinski's career. His vibrant introduction and concluding one-on-one interview with Brzezinski lucidly frame the book's critical assessment of this major statesman's accomplishments.

Contributors

Justin Vaisse, David C. Engerman, Mark Kramer, David Rothkopf, Warren I. Cohen and Nancy Bernkopf Tucker, Robert A. Pastor, William B. Quandt, Robert Hunter, James Thomson, Patrick Vaughan, Marin Strmecki, James Mann, David Ignatius, Adam Garfinkle, Stephen F. Szabo, Francis Fukuyama, Charles Gati

Genres: Politics, Biography, International Relations, American History, Nonfiction

280 pages, Hardcover

First published June 24, 2013

Reviews

[Tom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting perspective on an interesting man. The structure of the book allows many academics to weigh in on zbig, but it leaves it disjointed and hard to get through. Best part was the interview at the end between Gati and brziezinski

[Anthony Del Signore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating series of essays about an enigmatic scholar/policy advocate who some derail as a vile flip-flopper and others praise as one of the most brilliant foreign policy minds of the last generation.

[Leszek Strzelecki · Rating 5 out of 5]

In short: a must read for anyone interested in Zbigniew Brzezinski both as a scholar and as a political strategist.