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News stories and academic studies often focus on the options chosen by a president and his officials during a crisis. Central to such decisions, however, are the forces that determine what options show up on the agenda and what options do not even make it to the table. "Imperial Brain Trust," published in 1977, is the classic study of the Council on Foreign Relations, an organization that has, for decades, played a central behind the scenes role is shaping such foreign policy choices. This private club and think tank, bringing together the New York establishment and the Washington foreign policy elite as well as other powerful forces, took the lead in laying out the plans for post-World II i...
Although this volume looks at New York City, the United States' largest and most prominent international center, the issues and processes discussed represent fundamental challenges faced by cities and communities across the country, particularly at a time when many of the traditional functions of the central government are being privatized or decentralized.