A True Statesman: George H. W. Bush and the 'Indispensable Nation'
‘If the United States does not lead, there will be no leadership. If the US instead turns inward, there will be a price to be paid later.’ – George H. W. Bush

Marking thirty years since the end of George H. W. Bush’s presidency, Robin Renwick paints a warm, affectionate portrait of a President who sought to unify rather than divide his country, and whose staunch belief in diplomacy strengthened cooperation around the world.

A True Statesman explores Bush’s core belief in the United States as the ‘indispensable nation’ in helping to deal with world crises, charting his efforts to end the Cold War, secure the reunification of Germany and drive Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.

Extending beyond Bush’s time in office, it also reflects on US foreign policy over the past three decades, examining the consequences of his successors’ differing approaches to America’s role on the world stage. Incisively written by a former British Ambassador to Washington, this insider account offers fresh insights into both the 41st President and America’s foreign policy from Iran–Contra to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“What we have been missing” Henry Kissinger

“Not just a reminder of the past, but a book for our times” George Walden

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A True Statesman: George H. W. Bush and the 'Indispensable Nation'
‘If the United States does not lead, there will be no leadership. If the US instead turns inward, there will be a price to be paid later.’ – George H. W. Bush

Marking thirty years since the end of George H. W. Bush’s presidency, Robin Renwick paints a warm, affectionate portrait of a President who sought to unify rather than divide his country, and whose staunch belief in diplomacy strengthened cooperation around the world.

A True Statesman explores Bush’s core belief in the United States as the ‘indispensable nation’ in helping to deal with world crises, charting his efforts to end the Cold War, secure the reunification of Germany and drive Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.

Extending beyond Bush’s time in office, it also reflects on US foreign policy over the past three decades, examining the consequences of his successors’ differing approaches to America’s role on the world stage. Incisively written by a former British Ambassador to Washington, this insider account offers fresh insights into both the 41st President and America’s foreign policy from Iran–Contra to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“What we have been missing” Henry Kissinger

“Not just a reminder of the past, but a book for our times” George Walden

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A True Statesman: George H. W. Bush and the 'Indispensable Nation'

A True Statesman: George H. W. Bush and the 'Indispensable Nation'

by Robin Renwick
A True Statesman: George H. W. Bush and the 'Indispensable Nation'

A True Statesman: George H. W. Bush and the 'Indispensable Nation'

by Robin Renwick

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‘If the United States does not lead, there will be no leadership. If the US instead turns inward, there will be a price to be paid later.’ – George H. W. Bush

Marking thirty years since the end of George H. W. Bush’s presidency, Robin Renwick paints a warm, affectionate portrait of a President who sought to unify rather than divide his country, and whose staunch belief in diplomacy strengthened cooperation around the world.

A True Statesman explores Bush’s core belief in the United States as the ‘indispensable nation’ in helping to deal with world crises, charting his efforts to end the Cold War, secure the reunification of Germany and drive Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.

Extending beyond Bush’s time in office, it also reflects on US foreign policy over the past three decades, examining the consequences of his successors’ differing approaches to America’s role on the world stage. Incisively written by a former British Ambassador to Washington, this insider account offers fresh insights into both the 41st President and America’s foreign policy from Iran–Contra to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“What we have been missing” Henry Kissinger

“Not just a reminder of the past, but a book for our times” George Walden


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781785907845
Publisher: Biteback Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date: 12/09/2023
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lord Renwick served as Ambassador to the US from 1991 to 1995 and as Counsellor in the British embassy in Washington in the 1980s. He is the author of A Journey with Margaret Thatcher, Helen Suzman: Bright Star in a Dark Chamber, Ready for Hillary?, The End of Apartheid and many other books, most recently the memoir Not Quite a Diplomat. He lives in London.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Introduction ix
Chapter One Born with a Silver Spoon 1
Chapter Two ‘Couldn’t Figure Out What the Hell to Do’ 25
Chapter Three Running for President 39
Chapter Four ‘A Kinder, Gentler Nation’ 59
Chapter Five Gorbachev and German Reunification 83
Chapter Six ‘This Will Not Stand’ 115
Chapter Seven Desert Storm 131
Chapter Eight ‘I’ve Lost the Heart for Gut Political Fighting’ 145
Chapter Nine ‘I Must Accept All the Blame for This’ 167
Chapter Ten The George H. W. Bush Legacy: 185
The Indispensable Nation?
Chapter Eleven Bill Clinton 189
Chapter Twelve A Different Kind of Bush 203
Chapter Thirteen ‘Through the Lens of 9/11, My View Changed’ 219
Chapter Fourteen ‘We Should Not Be the World’s Policeman’ 245
Chapter Fifteen ‘America First’ 275
Chapter Sixteen ‘We Are Not Going to Defend Ukraine’ 295
Chapter Seventeen A New Cold War in a Bipolar World-yet 309
Index 313

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