Download or read book The Demilitarization of American Diplomacy written by L. Pope and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-01-29 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laurence Pope describes the contemporary dysfunction of the State Department and its Foreign Service. He contends that in the information age diplomacy is more important than ever, and that, as President Obama has stressed, without a "change of thinking" the U.S. may be drawn into more wars it does not need to fight.