AcknowledgmentsIn workingonthisbookI havebeenblessedbya specialprovidenceofmyown:the
friendshipandassistanceofa largegroupofremarkablepeople.
Firstandforemost,I wishtothankRichardC.Leoneandtheboardofdirectorsof
TheCenturyFoundation.Theircourageousandgeneroussupportandguidancetoa
youngandstrugglingwritermadethisbookpossible,andtheyneverlosthopeinthe
manyyearsittookuntila somewhatolderandmoreweatherbeatenwriterdeliveredthe
finalmanuscript.Therewereyearsinbetweenwhenitlookedasifthebookwouldnever
bedone;I ammoregratefulthanI cansaytoDickandtheboardfortheircontinuing
faith.
TheWorldPolicyInstituteattheNewSchoolUniversityprovidedmewithan
institutionalhomeandbothintellectualandfinancialsupportduringmuchofthe
researchforthisbook.I amespeciallyindebtedtoJamesChaceforhiseditorialassis-
tanceandhiswillingnesstoletmetryoutearlyversionsoftheseideasinthepagesof
theWorldPolicyJournal.JonathanFanton,thepresidentoftheuniversity,didmethe
greathonorofappointingmepresident'sfellowattheWorldPolicyInstitute,andI am
gratefulforhisfriendshipandsupport.I amalsogratefultoPeterSchmuhl,Adam
Feibelman,NoahSternthal,andTomasMatzaforresearchassistanceinmyyearsatthe
NewSchool.
In 1997 LeslieGelbinvitedmetojointheCouncilonForeignRelationsassenior
fellowforUnitedStatesforeignpolicy,andsincethenIh~vebenefitedfromLes'sfriend-
shipandintellectualleadershipandfromthefinancialsupportofthecouncil.Sharingin
thelifeofthiscommunityofscholars,policymakers,andbrilliantlayreadersand
thinkershaswidenedmyoutlook,sharpenedmymind,andbrightenedmylife.
GaryHufbauerandLawrenceKorbservedasdirectorsofstudiesatthecouncildur-
ingmytenure;I thankbothofthemfortheirpersonalkindnessandtheircommitment
tohelpingthefellowsgetonwiththeirwork.MichaelPetersandJanMurrayhavedone
everythingintheirpowertomakethecouncila placewherefellowscanworkpeacefully
andwithoutdistraction.I amgratefultothem,andalsotootherfriendswhohavedone
somuchtomakemycouncilexperienceoneofthehappiestandmostfulfillingof
mylife.Inparticular,JudithAdams,FrankAlvarez,NancyBodurtha,EstherBurn-
ham,CharlesDay,PatriciaLeeDorff,IrinaFaskianos,TheophilosGemelas,Rossana
Ivanova,DavidKellogg,ElizabethKurdys,CristyLemperle,EliseCarlsonLewis,Anne
Luzatto,ElvaMurphy,AprilPalmerlee,RussellPomeranz,CarolRath,JefferyReinke,
BettinaSchaeffer,JacquiSelbstSchein,LisaShields,andMarieStrausshavemadework-
ingherea realjoy.
InmyyearsatthecouncilI havebeensupportedbysomeofthemosttalentedand
dedicatedyoungprofessionalsithaseverbeenmyprivilegetoknow.RebeccaO'Brien,