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Front Cover -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 ACCOUNTABILITY -- A More Accountable World? -- 2 TRUST -- The United States and Israel: Partners for Peace and Freedom -- What I Learned about Israel -- 3 A CHANGING WORLD -- America Can Ride the 21st Century's Waves of Change -- Automation: A New Dimension to Old Problems -- 4 THE DRUG ISSUE -- Gary Becker and the War on Drugs -- The Failed War on Drugs -- 5 FORCE AND STRENGTH -- The Ethics of Power -- Discerning Strength from Force -- Power and Diplomacy -- 6 PRACTICING THEORIES OF GOVERNANCE -- The New Federalism -- Prescription for Economic Policy: Steady as You Go -- 7 AMERICA IN THE WORLD -- Resources Are Needed for Effective Foreign Policy -- Proposed Refugee Admissions for FY 1989 -- 8 A BALANCED APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE -- A Reagan Approach to Climate Change -- A Conservative Answer to Climate Change -- 9 NUCLEAR SECURITY, PAST AND FUTURE -- US-Soviet Relations in the Context of US Foreign Policy -- A World Free of Nuclear Weapons -- Deterrence in the Age of Nuclear Proliferation -- Lenten Nukes -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- About the Author -- Index.

In a rich and varied career, George P. Shultz has aided presidents, confronted national and international crises, and argued passionately that the United States has a vital stake in promoting democratic values and institutions. In speeches, articles, congressional testimony, and conversations with world leaders, he has helped shape policy and public opinion on topics ranging from technology and terrorism to drugs and climate change. The result is a body of work that has influenced the decisions of nations and leaders, as well as the lives of ordinary people. In Thinking About the Future, Shultz has collected and revisited key writings, applying his past thinking to America's most pressing contemporary problems. Each chapter includes new commentary from the author, providing context, color, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of how decisions are made in the halls of power. In the more than half a century since Shultz entered public life, the world has changed dramatically. But he remains guided by the belief that "you can learn about the future-or at least relate to it-by studying the past and identifying principles that have continuing application to our lives and our world."

George P. Shultz recounts a lifetime of experiences in government, business, and academia and describes how those experiences have shaped the way he thinks about the world. In his plainspoken manner, he provides the reader with keys to understanding how he helped bring the nuclear disarmament movement into the mainstream of American policy discussions, why he urges his Republican Party colleagues to adopt measures to address climate change as an insurance policy for the future, why leaders must learn to govern over diversity, and more. Far more than a simple biography, Learning from Experience makes a unique contribution to political, social, and economic thought, offering the author's reflections on experiences that have influenced his worldview.

It is becoming increasingly obvious that the United States needs reliable and inexpensive energy to propel our economy and protect our national security interests. Game Changers presents five research and development efforts from American universities that offer a cheaper, cleaner, and more secure national energy system. Drawing from the efforts of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and other leading university research centers, the book describes some of the energy innovations that will transform our future: natural gas from shales, solar photovoltaics, grid-scale electricity storage, electric.

Former Nixon and Reagan cabinet member George Shultz offers his views on how to govern more effectively, get our economy back on track, take advantage of new opportunities in the energy field, combat the use of addictive drugs, apply a strategic overview to diplomacy, and identify necessary steps to achieve a world without nuclear weapons. If we can successfully handle each of these issues, Shultz explains, we in the United States and people in the rest of the world will have the prospect of a better future

After describing the first two phases of the war on terror -- the passive & reactive phases -- the third phase we now find ourselves in is discussed. This third phase is seen to require sustainable efforts, with broad support at home & abroad. It is argued that public understanding & support are crucial to this. Attention is given to intelligence & financial issues, nuclear weapons, signs of political change in the Middle East, & the need for better communication with the Islamic world. Adapted from the source document.

George P. Shultz is former secretary of state. This essay is based on the James Bryce Lecture on the American Commonwealth delivered at the Institute of U.S. Studies, London, 5 November 2001.