Zbig

There is no sharper, clearer, more strategic thinker alive today than Zbig Brzezinski. This fascinating book brings that label to life, adding color, depth, personality and values to his incisive mind. It is history, biography, and very nearly a how-to book on thinking strategically. -- Jessica Tuchman Mathews, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Charles Gati has done a service to scholars and to all who are interested in U.S. foreign policy. Zbig is both a long overdue tribute and a comprehensive, balanced, and much-needed study of Dr. Brzezinski's extraordinary career. -- Madeleine Albright, former United States Secretary of State An excellent-and never done before-study of Brzezinski and his intellectual and policy decisions over the course of more than 50 years of American foreign policy. It is well organized, well written, thought-provoking, and adds a lot of information. -- Jakub Grygiel, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Zbig Brzezinski's influence on American foreign policy-as a practitioner, adviser, writer, teacher-has been consistently pointed, with a sharp analytical edge, and directed to the heart of the matter. Whether or not one agrees with Zbig, he is always worth listening to. This excellent collection of original essays reflects his own rigorous but sometimes puckish spirit. It captures the range and zest of a man who has been one of the great contributors to U.S. foreign policy for almost half a century. Like the man, Zbig offers both history and insights for the future. -- Robert B. Zoellick, former president of the World Bank Group, U.S. Trade Representative, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Potentially quite important. I especially like the division into sections that capture the different dimensions and phases of Brzezinski's career-from academic to policy maker to policy advocate-and concluding with a series of portraits of Brzezinski by those who worked with him. -- Robert J. McMahon, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University

Quandt, Robert Hunter, James Thomson, Patrick Vaughan, Marin Strmecki, James Mann, David Ignatius, Adam Garfinkle, Stephen F. Szabo, Francis Fukuyama, Charles GatiZbigniew 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 Jimmy 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, and his strategic vision continues to carry a great deal of gravitas. in Zbig, Charles Gati has enlisted many of the top foreign policy players of the past thirty years to reflect on and analyze Brzezinski 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 interview with Brzezinski frame this critical assessment of a major statesman's accomplishments. Contributors: Justin Vaisse, David C. Engerman, Mark Kramer, David J. 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