Boots and Suits
Historical Cases and Contemporary Lessons in Military Diplomacy
Edited by Ambassador Philip S. Kosnett (Ret)
DOI: 10.56686/9798986259420
ABOUT THE BOOK
Boots and Suits, edited by Ambassador Philip S. Kosnett (Ret), discusses aspects of military diplomacy, featuring an edited collection of chapters by ambassadors, scholars, and servicemembers. This diverse set of authors explains military diplomacy through the lens of both the military and the diplomatic corps of countries, including perspectives from the United States, the Netherlands, and Turkey, among others. This volume will examine the aspects of military diplomacy as used by nations and what differentiates this concept from both military confrontation and diplomatic overtures when used as discrete concepts by nation-states rather than employing military diplomacy to advance their strategic goals.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword by Gen Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., USMC (Ret)
Preface by Adm James G. Foggo, USN (Ret)
Introduction by Amb Philip S. Kosnett (Ret)
Part I: Historical Experience
Chapter 1. Diplomacy through Arms Sales: The Case of the United States and the Ottoman Empire, 1865-1880
Dr. Bestami S. Bilgiç
Chapter 2. The Kenner Mission: The Confederate States of America's Failed Military Diplomacy
Dr. David Campmier
Chapter 3. U.S. Military Diplomacy and the Imperial State of Iran
Dr. Kyle Balzer
Chapter 4. Replacing the Pillar: U.S. Policy on Military Aid to Egypt from Carter to Reagan
James Bowden
Part II: Contemporary Challenges
Chapter 5. Understanding Hybrid Warfare as a Strategic Policy Tool: Russia as a Case Study
Dr. Ipshita Bhattacharya
Chapter 6. The Evolution of U.S. and European Security Assistance to Ukraine: Diplomacy and Defense on the Edge of Deterrence
Frank T. Goertner; Edward Hunter Christie; Dr. Yaropolk Taras Kulchyckyj; and Dr. Eugene M. Fishel
Chapter 7. Turkish-U.S. Defense Diplomacy in the Twenty-first Century
Dr. Tuba Ünlü Bilgiç and Stallion Yang
Chapter 8. The U.S. and Chinese Struggle for Influence in the Pacific: How Military Diplomacy Can Tip the Balance
Amb John T. Hennessey-Niland (Ret)
Chapter 9. Military Diplomacy Conceptualized from a Small State's Perspective: The Case of the Netherlands
LtCol Mirjam Grandia Mantas, PhD; Hester Postma; and Col Han Bouwmeester, PhD
PART III: Lessons From Practitioners
Chapter 10. Improving Civil-Military Operations in Humanitarian Emergencies
Dr. Sara Belligoni
Chapter 11. The Military Attache: Adapting to Foreign Cultures
LtCol Michael Skaggs, USMC (Ret)
Chapter 12. Foreign Policy Advisor 101: Civ-Mil Partnership in the Global War on Terrorism
Joanne Cummings and Heather Steil
Chapter 13. The Provincial Reconstruction Team Programs in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Guide for Practitioners
Alison Storsve
Chapter 14. Civil-Military Relations in Afghanistan and Iraq
Amb Ronald E. Neumann (Ret)
Conclusion by Amb Philip S. Kosnett (Ret)
Further Study