The Cold World They Made: The Strategic Legacy of Roberta and Albert Wohlstetter

Description: The Cold World They Made by Ron Robin Ron Robin looks at the original power couple of strategic studies who, during the most dangerous military standoff in history, gained access to the deepest corridors of power. The Wohlstetters legacy was kept alive by disciples in George W. Bushs administration, and their signature brilliance and hubris continue to shape U.S. policy today. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the heady days of the Cold War, when the Bomb loomed large in the ruminations of Washingtons wise men, policy intellectuals flocked to the home of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter to discuss deterrence and doomsday. The Cold World They Made takes a fresh look at the original power couple of strategic studies. Seeking to unravel the complex tapestry of the Wohlstetters world and worldview, Ron Robin reveals fascinating insights into an unlikely husband-and-wife pair who, at the height of the most dangerous military standoff in history, gained access to the deepest corridors of American power.The author of such classic Cold War treatises as "The Delicate Balance of Terror," Albert Wohlstetter is remembered for advocating an aggressive brinksmanship that stood in stark contrast with what he saw as weak and indecisive policies of Soviet containment. Yet Alberts ideas built crucially on insights gleaned from his wife. Robin makes a strong case for the Wohlstetters as a team of intellectual equals, showing how Robertas scholarship was foundational to what became known as the Wohlstetter Doctrine. Together at RAND Corporation, Albert and Roberta crafted a mesmerizing vision of the Soviet threat, theorizing ways for the United States to emerge victorious in a thermonuclear exchange.Far from dwindling into irrelevance after the Cold War, the torch of the Wohlstetters intellectual legacy was kept alive by well-placed disciples in George W. Bushs administration. Through their ideological heirs, the Wohlstetters signature combination of brilliance and hubris continues to shape American policies. Author Biography Ron Robin is Senior Vice Provost for Global Faculty Development at New York University. He is the president-elect of the University of Haifa, Israel. Review An impressive book about one of the most fascinating and influential couples in recent American history, Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter. The book is full of very interesting material and sheds new light on an extraordinary chapter in the history of American strategic thought. -- Marc Trachtenberg, author of The Cold War and AfterRon Robin is outstanding in reconstructing the mental world and cultural milieu that engaged the Wohlstetters. He also shows that Roberta Wohlstetter was a crucial intellectual partner in the marriage of these two scholarly Cold Warriors. -- Bruce Kuklick, author of Death in the CongoThe Wohlstetters were among the most influential strategic thinkers in Cold War America. In this dual intellectual biography, Ron Robin shows how their grim vision of a dangerous, unpredictable world took shape, and how through their followers their vision continued to shape U.S. global strategy in the post–9/11 era. -- Erez Manela, coeditor of Empires at War, 1911–1923Provocative…The Cold World They Made is a withering indictment of the Wohlstetters and their influence on defense policy. -- Philip Taubman * New York Times Book Review *Robins book is about a rabid form of foreign-policy thinking that speaks with placid assurance about reality, that presents itself as pre-emptive but takes the form of outright aggression, that claims to be strategic, but is often more enamored of tactics than actual strategy. -- Thomas Meaney * Chronicle of Higher Education *Although critical of the Wohlstetters policy agenda, Robin reveals that they possessed more intellectual depth than their many detractors recognize and traces the ways in which their legacy has been sustained by disciples such as Zalmay Khalilzad, Richard Perle, and Paul Wolfowitz. -- Lawrence D. Freeman * Foreign Affairs *Thanks to Ron Robin, we now know that [the Wohlstetters] actual contribution was not to strategy and certainly not to the avoidance of war, but to the art of propaganda. Rather than freeing mankind from fear, they promoted it while simultaneously feathering their own comfortable nest. -- Andrew Bacevich * First Things * Review Quote The Wohlstetters were among the most influential strategic thinkers in Cold War America. In this dual intellectual biography, Ron Robin shows how their grim vision of a dangerous, unpredictable world took shape, and how through their followers their vision continued to shape U.S. global strategy in the poste"9/11 era. Details ISBN0674046579 Short Title COLD WORLD THEY MADE Publisher Harvard University Press Language English ISBN-10 0674046579 ISBN-13 9780674046573 Media Book Format Hardcover Pages 376 Imprint Harvard University Press Subtitle The Strategic Legacy of Roberta and Albert Wohlstetter Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass Country of Publication United States Illustrations 7 halftones UK Release Date 2021-01-07 AU Release Date 2021-01-07 NZ Release Date 2021-01-07 Author Ron Robin DEWEY 355.03357309045 Audience General Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-09-19 US Release Date 2016-09-19 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161735444;

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