Zbigniew Brzezinski

Zbignev Bzhezinskij (1928-2017) - vydajuschijsja politolog, sotsiolog, istorik. Ideolog vneshnej politiki SSHA, v 1977-1981 godakh zanimal dolzhnost sovetnika D. Kartera po natsionalnoj bezopasnosti. On byl odnim iz samykh avtoritetnykh spetsialistov v oblasti mirovoj politiki.V knige "Vtoroj shans" Z. Bzhezinskij daet glubokij analiz vneshnepoliticheskoj dejatelnosti trekh prezidentov SSHA - Busha-starshego, Klintona i Busha-mladshego, stavshikh posle ischeznovenija dvukhpoljusnogo mira "globalnymi liderami". Po mneniju Bzhezinskogo, za vremja, proshedshee posle okonchanija kholodnoj vojny, SSHA uzhe rastratili znachitelnuju chast svoej moschi, no po-prezhnemu obladajut dostatochnym potentsialom, chtoby ispolzovat, nesmotrja na protivodejstvujuschie faktory, vtoroj i poslednij shans na globalnoe liderstvo.V knige "Amerika i mir" Z. Bzhezinskij i B. Skoukroft vmeste pytajutsja najti otvet na samyj bolnoj vopros, pochemu superderzhava nomer odin, ne znavshaja konkurentov posle raspada SSSR i schitavshajasja oplotom svobody i tolerantnosti, vdrug stala obektom vseobschej nenavisti i nedoverija? Po mneniju avtorov knigi, izmenenija v otnoshenii mira k SSHA ne javljajutsja rezultatom administrativnykh oshibok kakogo-libo konkretnogo amerikanskogo pravitelstva. Vovse net. Oni polagajut, chto menjaetsja "sama PRIRODA SILY". No kakovy eti peremeny? I kak Amerike k nim prisposobitsja?

Zbignev Bzhezinskij i Brent Skoukroft. Demokrat i respublikanets. Predstaviteli staroj gvardii "amerikanskikh jastrebov", kazhdyj iz kotorykh v svoe vremja javljalsja sovetnikom po natsionalnoj bezopasnosti pri prezidente. V etoj knige Bzhezinskij i Skoukroft vmeste pytajutsja najti otvety na samye bolnye voprosy, stojavshie pered Amerikoj: kak stroit otnoshenija s nabirajuschim silu Kitaem i nepodatlivoj Rossiej, kak predotvratit rasprostranenie jadernogo oruzhija i uladit nakonets palestino-izrailskij konflikt? I pochemu superderzhava nomer odin, kotoruju vostorzhenno nazyvali "samoj moguschestvennoj so vremen Rimskoj imperii", strana, ne znavshaja konkurentov posle raspada SSSR i schitavshajasja oplotom svobody i tolerantnosti, vdrug stala obektom vseobschej nenavisti i nedoverija? Po mneniju avtorov knigi, izmenenija v otnoshenii mira k SSHA ne javljajutsja rezultatom administrativnykh oshibok kakogo-libo konkretnogo amerikanskogo pravitelstva. Vovse net. Oni polagajut, chto menjaetsja "sama PRIRODA SILY". No kakovy eti peremeny? I kak Amerike k nim prisposobitsja?

"Velikaja shakhmatnaja doska" Zbigneva Bzhezinskogo stoit v odnom rjadu s vazhnejshimi proizvedenijami politicheskoj mysli chelovechestva - "Politikoj" Aristotelja i "Gosudarem" Makiavelli, "O vojne" Klauzevitsa i "Stolknoveniem tsivilizatsij" Khantingtona. Geopoliticheskie modeli i prognozy, kotorye rassmatrivaet Bzhezinskij, ostanutsja aktualnymi esche mnogo let.Perevodchik: Uralskaja O. Ju.

V knige "Vybor" avtor izlagaet svoju kontseptsiju globalnogo liderstva Ameriki: tolko SSHA mogut i dolzhny byt mirovym liderom, no eto, v svoju ochered, trebuet ot SSHA perestat byt gosudarstvom, presledujuschim svoi uzkonatsionalnye interesy, a predstavljat interesy vsego mira.

Nikogda esche Zbignev Bzhezinskij tak rezko ne kritikoval politiku SSHA, kak v etoj knige. Vremena menjajutsja, mir stanovitsja mnogopoljarnym, - i esli SSHA ne peresmotrjat svoju kontseptsiju globalnoj roli "Bogom izbrannogo gegemona v mirovoj politike", to ikh zhdet tochno takoj zhe sistemnyj krizis, kakoj pogubil v svoe vremja SSSR.

"Velikaja shakhmatnaja doska" Zbigneva Bzhezinskogo stoit v odnom rjadu s vazhnejshimi proizvedenijami politicheskoj mysli chelovechestva - "Politikoj" Aristotelja i "Gosudarem" Makiavelli, "O vojne" Klauzevitsa i "Stolknoveniem tsivilizatsij" Khantingtona. Geopoliticheskie modeli i prognozy, kotorye rassmatrivaet Bzhezinskij, ostanutsja aktualnymi esche mnogo let.

This anthology brings together essays and speeches the author have written and delivered, both in academia and in government, on the perennial question of national security that involves wider considerations, including political statecraft, economic strength, and ideological vitality.

Le monde est aujourd'hui confront une crise de pouvoir, caus e par le d placement spectaculaire de son centre de gravit de l'Occident vers l'Orient, ainsi que par le r veil politique dynamique des peuples du monde entier et par la d t rioration des performances des tats-Unis tant au niveau national qu'international. En cons quence, la position de l'Am rique en tant que superpuissance mondiale est loin d' tre assur e. Dans Vision Strat gique, l'ancien conseiller la s curit nationale Zbigniew Brzezinski affirme que l'Am rique peut et doit s'engager activement pour traverser cette p riode de crise et fournit un plan strat gique pour que l'Am rique revitalise son statut mondial et promeuve un XXIe si cle pacifique. Mise jour avec une nouvelle postface sur les d fis importants auxquels l'Am rique est confront e ─ l'instabilit caus e par les cyber-attaques et les frappes de drones, les tensions croissantes avec l'Iran et le potentiel de conflit aliment par le nationalisme en Asie ─ Vision Strat gique offre une expertise in gal e en mati re de politique trang re. Comme Brzezinski le montre avec loquence, sans une Am rique conomiquement viable, responsable et capable d'un engagement tranger intelligent, les perspectives g opolitiques de l'Occident pourraient devenir dramatiques."Dans ce livre croustillant et stimulant, Brzezinski sp cule sur les dangers qui pourraient r sulter du d clin des tats-Unis et propose ses prescriptions pour r tablir le leadership am ricain dans un monde en mutation". ─ Foreign Affairs"Une discussion stimulante sur ce qu'un renouveau de la puissance am ricaine n cessiterait r ellement au cours des prochaines d cennies." ─ David Ignatius, Washington Post"Un avertissement bien n cessaire concernant les r percussions internationales si l'Am rique ne parvient pas r soudre ses multiples crises internes avec succ s... Brzezinski propose une lecture r fl chie - et, comme d'habitude, provocante et opportune - incontournable". ─ Robert M. Gates, Ministre de la d fense des USA, 2006-2011

This anthology brings together essays and speeches the author have written and delivered, both in academia and in government, on the perennial question of national security that involves wider considerations, including political statecraft, economic strength, and ideological vitality.

In The Grand Chessboard , renowned geostrategist Zbigniew Brzezinski delivers a brutally honest and provocative vision for American preeminence in the twenty-first century. The task facing the United States, he argues, is to become the sole political arbiter in Eurasian lands and to prevent the emergence of any rival power threatening our material and diplomatic interests. The Eurasian landmass, home to the greatest part of the globe's population, natural resources, and economic activity, is the grand chessboard" on which America's supremacy will be ratified and challenged in the years to come. In this landmark work of public policy and political science, Brzezinski outlines a ground-breaking and powerful blueprint for America's vital interests in the modern world. In a revised edition with a new epilogue, Brzezinski brings his seminal work up to date with commentary on the latest global developments, including the war in Ukraine, the re-emergence of Russia, and the rise of China.

By 1991, following the disintegration first of the Soviet bloc and then of the Soviet Union itself, the United States was left standing tall as the only global super-power. The 21st century seemed destined to be yet another American century. But that optimism did not last long as the stock market bubble and the costly foreign unilateralism of the younger Bush presidency, as well as the financial catastrophe of 2008 jolted America - and much of the West - into a sudden recognition of its systemic vulnerability to unregulated greed. In Strategic Vision , esteemed author and former National Security Advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski argues that to quell mounting anxieties about the growing capacity for Eastern economic and technological innovation, America must define and pursue a long-term geopolitical vision. Only in this way will it become more strategically deliberate and historically enlightened in its global engagement with the new East. A tactical blueprint, Strategic Vision argues that without an America that is economically vital, socially appealing, responsibly powerful, and capable of sustaining an intelligent foreign engagement, the geopolitical prospects for the West could become increasingly grave.

America's status as a world power remains at a historic turning point. The strategies employed to win the wars of the twentieth century are no longer working, and the US must contend with the changing nature of power in a globalized world. In America and the World , two of the most respected figures in American foreign policy, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, dissect the challenges facing the US today: the Middle East, Russia, and China, among others. In spontaneous conversations the two authors explore their agreements and disagreements. Defining the centre of responsible opinion on American foreign policy, America and the World is an essential primer on a host of urgent issues at a time when our leaders' decisions could determine how long our nation remains a superpower.

Former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski offers a reasoned but unsparing assessment of the last three presidential administrations' foreign policy. Though they cover less than two decades, these three administrations span a vitally important turning point in world history: the period in which the United States, having emerged from the Cold War with an unprecedented degree of power and prestige, managed to squander both in a remarkably short time. The tale of these three administrations is a tale of decline: from the competent but conventional thinking of the first Bush administration, to the good intentions hobbled by self-indulgence of the Clinton administration, to the mortgaging of America's future by the suicidal statecraft" of the second Bush administration. Brzezinski concludes with a chapter on how America can regain its lost influence, if not its former dominance, in today's era of global political awakening. This scholarly yet highly opinionated book is both controversial and influential.

This compelling memoir of Richard N. Gardner's years as ambassador to Italy from 1977 to 1981 offers fascinating insights into the foreign policy of the Carter administration as well as into a critical turning point in Italy's history. This turbulent period was marked by the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, the failed attempt of the Italian Communist Party to take power, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the seizure of American hostages in Tehran. It was also the time of Italy's historic decision to deploy U.S. cruise missiles, which Mikhail Gorbachev identified as a decisive factor in his decision to shift Soviet foreign policy toward genuine disarmament and peaceful cooperation based on the free choice of political systems. Drawing on hitherto classified material, Gardner shows how wise diplomacy under president Jimmy Carter's leadership played a part in the defeat of communism in Italy and in the eventual collapse of the Soviet empire. His riveting diplomatic narrative is filled with fascinating portraits of American and Italian leaders as well as revealing details of policy differences inside the Carter Administration and between Washington and Gardner's Rome Embassy. The result is a major contribution to our understanding of crisis diplomacy and of the victory of the Western alliance in the Cold War. Balanced, scrupulous, and compelling, Gardner's memoir will be invaluable reading for all those interested in the inner workings of U.S. foreign policy, diplomacy, and European politics.

American power and a pervasive globalization are the central realities of today's world, and the source of its thorniest dilemmas. Yet while America's unprecedented might should be the source of global security, Americans today feel less secure than ever. Globalization promotes American dominance even as it breeds anti-American resentment. In The Choice, former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski addresses the historic choice facing America at this very moment: Will it strive to dominate the world, or lead it? Reminding us that American dominance should not be confused with omnipotence, Brzezinski shows how America's well-being and the world's are entwined, and that America must find a way to be both guarantor of global security and promoter of the global common good."When it comes to what might be called the'philosophy' of foreign policy-the relationship of U.S. power and policy to broader historical and cultural trends-no statesman of Brzezinski's generation is in his league.... A tour d'horizon of U.S. foreign policy [that] discusses the inevitable contradictions and tensions that enmesh a democratic society that is also a global hegemon, criticizes the Bush administration, and articulates his own vision of the way forward-all in a little over 200 pages. Even those who do not accept Brzezinski's critique of the Bush administration will admire the sagacity of his views for Democrats attempting to assemble a serious and thoughtful alternative to Bush's foreign policy, The Choice is indispensable."-Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs

The lack of sustained engagement with Iran harms American interests, and direct dialogue with Tehran on specific areas of mutual concern should be pursued, concludes a Council-sponsored Independent Task Force, "Iran: Time for a New Approach.

Global stability in the early twenty-first century will be conditioned largely by how the United States handles its relations with China, Europe, and Russia -- the "geostrategic triad"-according to Zbigniew Brzezinski. Thus, the United States needs a well-defined strategy to manage the two "Eurasian power triangles": the United States, Japan, and China, and the United States, Europe, and Russia. With this work, he offers a comprehensive geostrategic road map for such U.S. engagement.