Litwak, R: Outlier States American Strategies to Change, Contain, or Engage Regimes

A fine and much recommended read for international studies collections. Midwest Book Review 2012 A very insightful book... Litwak is to be congratulated for his impressive contribution. -- Paiso Jamakar Biz India Magazine 2012 Nothing has bedeviled U.S. foreign policy more since the end of the Cold War than how to deal with a collection of despotic, hostile, and dangerous middle-tier states, such as Iran and North Korea. In this lucid and thoughtful book, Litwak compares the performances of the George W. Bush and Obama administrations in handling such foes. -- G. John Ikenberry Foreign Affairs 2012 Logically organized, conceptually clear, analytically robust and practically useful... Outlier States is destined to become the reference of choice for U.S. officials seeking a clear exposition of the policy dilemmas and options for bringing outlier states in from the cold. -- Stewart Patrick American Interest 2013