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To Move the World: JFK's Quest for Peace

byJeffrey Sachs

Economist Jeffrey Sachs examines President John F. Kennedy's final year as a sustained effort to reduce Cold War danger. Focusing on Kennedy's American University address, the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and secret diplomacy with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, Sachs argues that peace became a practical strategy rather than an abstract hope. The book reconstructs the political and moral reasoning behind Kennedy's shift after the Cuban Missile Crisis and draws lessons for contemporary conflicts. It shows how leaders can move adversaries away from escalation by recognizing shared interests and taking reciprocal, verifiable steps.

Publisher

Random House

Publication date

2013

Format

Print edition

Pages

311

ISBN

9780812994926