Ambassador for Peace: How Theodore Roosevelt Won the Nobel Peace Prize
Author | : Stanley Wien |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2017-04-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781483463780 |
ISBN-13 | : 1483463788 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Download or read book Ambassador for Peace: How Theodore Roosevelt Won the Nobel Peace Prize written by Stanley Wien and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the little known story of how Theodore Roosevelt, as president, used his mediation and diplomatic skills to end the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. Culminating in the Portsmouth Peace Treaty, this journey describes how TR's unrelenting determination bridged the inflexible divide between Japan and Russia-two countries who could not muster the moral courage to embrace peace. The treaty fulfilled his foreign policy vision of a global balance of power among the major international nations at the turn of the twentieth century. Acclaimed worldwide as a peacemaker, he was recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize for his unique personal style of diplomacy of "speaking softly" rather than "carrying a big stick." Highly relevant to the state of world affairs today and the challenge of America's leadership role in global foreign policy.