Negotiating Environment and Science: An Insider's View of International Agreements, from Driftnets to the Space Station
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.43 (671 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415505488 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Smith examines, in refreshingly non-academic and jargon-free style, a fascinating new aspect of modern diplomacy.'Richard E. Benedick, author of Ozone Diplomacy'The book has important insights that deal with the negotiation process and how broader politics impact negotiations. negotiator Todd Stern and his colleagues can profit from reviewing Smith's lessons--as, indeed, can all readers with an interest in the increasingly important role that science and environmental negotiations play in the preservation of our planet.'Foreign Service Journal'A timely and exceedingly relevant contribution to the literature of government and political science. Smith 's section on Kyoto at the end of the book is right on and should be
Smith offers readers unprecedented access to the details about some of the most complex and politically charged international agreements of the late and immediate post Cold War era. State Department negotiator Richard J. His book also highlights the shift in diplomatic focus over the past 25 years from arms control and other security-related agreements to international and trans-boundary agreements that address global environmental threats and promote cooperative approaches in science and technology. Written for an audience with a general interest in environmental issues as well as international relations, Negotiating Environment and Science will also be an important resource for historians, political scientists, and students in international law and diplomacy.. Smith chronicles the development
Midwest Book Review said A powerful pick for any political science or science library. Negotiating Environment and Science: An Insider's View of International Agreements, from Driftnets to the Space Station tells of the author's nine years in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, during which he drafted some of the most important international agreements on
Following this, he worked for several years on global issues in the National Intelligence Council (NIC). He has received numerous awards including two presidential honors and the State Department's Distinguished Honor Award, as well as several Superior Honor Awards. . Smith was the principal deputy assistant secretary in the Department of States Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs from 198