ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THESE CONVERSATIONS were taped at the offices of Perseus LLC in Washington, D.C. The authors would like to thank Frank Pearl, Allyson Rhodes, Libby Getzendanner, and Cynthia Taylor for their gracious hospitality.

The taping and production of recorded CDs was expertly managed by Andrew Doucette and Jamie Doligosa of Meeting Tomorrow, Inc. Transcript Associates produced the transcripts. Christine Marra of Marrathon Production Services guided the book through editing and design.

The New America Foundation provided significant support for this book. The authors wish to thank Steven Clemons and Steven Coll of NAF for their enthusiasm and help, as well as John Sherer, Michele Jacob, and Alix Sleight of Basic Books for their efforts.

The two authors would like to thank their closest associates for their assistance. For Brent, Terry Lacy, his legal advisor, led him through the legal intricacies involved, while for Zbig, Leona Schecter, his agent, did likewise. The respective secretaries, Gail Turner for Brent and Diane Reed for Zbig, managed the endless scheduling difficulties and resolved various administrative dilemmas. For Brent, Ginny Mulberger as well as Arnie Kanter and Eric Melby were critically helpful in preparing and clarifying the transcripts for publication, and Brett Edkins rendered equally important assistance in this role for Zbig.

Both authors wish to thank David Ignatius for a superb job of guiding and directing our discussions, and they acknowledge Bill Frucht’s vital contribution in clarifying our intent, as well as constraining our occasional semantic excesses.

To all of the foregoing, our very sincere gratitude.

 

Zbigniew Brzezinski Brent Scowcroft