Amitai Etzioni is a University Professor and Professor of International Relations at The George Washington University. His latest book Foreign Policy: Thinking Outside the Box, was recently published by Routledge for Chatham House’s series “Insights.” For more on the concept of salience in international relations, see his recent article in the Brown Journal of World Affairs. Also, see a transcript of Professor Etzioni’s recent testimony before the House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

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