James A. Nathan Biography See Work ESSAYS / Autumn 1993 Force, Order, and Diplomacy In the Age of Louis XIV By James A. Nathan The great chronicler of the diplomatic method, Harold Nicolson, once wrote that the origins of modern diplomacy can be traced to the “determinant” influence of Cardinal Richelieu. Richelieu’s achievement was the development of a coterie of... Spring 1981 Zbigscam: U.S. Foreign Policy, 1976-80 By James A. Nathan Winter 1989 Decisions In the Land of the Pretend: U.S. Foreign Policy In the Reagan Years By James A. Nathan Summer 1992 A New World Order? Policy Or Platitude By James A. Nathan