Description: After generations of foreign policy failures, the United States can finally try to make the world safer--not by relying on utopian goals but by working pragmatically with nondemocracies.
Brief description: Stephen D. Krasner is the Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations at Stanford University, a prominent scholar with deep policy experience, including a stint as Director of the Policy Planning Staff at the Department of State. He lives in Stanford, California.
Review Quotes: In How to Make Love to a Despot, Stephen Krasner exposes the false choice between nation-building in America's image and disengagement from challenges overseas that have important implications for U.S. security and prosperity. He makes a compelling case for promoting good enough governance as the basis for a realistic and consistent long-term foreign policy. And he does so in a way that is not only accessible, but also entertaining.--H.R. McMaster, author of Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies that Led to Vietnam