Secrecy in US Foreign Policy Nixon, Kissinger and the Rapprochement with China

Secrecy in US Foreign Policy examines the pursuit of strict secrecy by President Nixon and his National Security Advisor Kissinger in foreign policy decision making in relation to the US rapprochement with China. Moreover it sheds new light on the complexity and dynamism of the evolution of China initiatives and demonstrates the many policy options and perspectives among US officials. Dr Komine focuses on three major elements of the rapprochement: "

A Note on Transliteration of Chinese Terms; Introduction; Part I The Foundations of Foreign Policy Decision-Making; Chapter 1 The Nixon-Kissinger Leadership for a New China Initiative; Chapter 2 Foreign Policy Decision-Making Machinery for the US Rapprochement with China; Part II The Evolution of the Rapprochement Policy; Chapter 3 The Development of Policy Options from January to July 1969; Chapter 4 The Reassessment of the China Policy from July to November 1969; Chapter 5 The Resumption of the Warsaw Ambassadorial Talks from December 1969 to May 1970; Chapter 6 The Development of Backchannel Communications from June 1970 to July 1971; Part III Direct Talks; Chapter 7 Kissinger’s Trips to Beijing in July and October 1971; Chapter 8 Nixon’s Trip to China in February 1972; epilogue Epilogue; conclusion Conclusion Appendix;

Dr Yukinori Komine is an Associate in Research at the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.