Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. One. Why Leadership Is Still Possible 1
5. Two. Why Leadership Is Still Necessary 11
6. Three. Leadership and Statecraft 21
7. Four. On States 33
8. Five. On Regimes 40
9. Six. Elites and How to Manage Them 50
10. Seven. Modern Founders 59
11. Eight. Executive Power and Constitutional Democracy 69
12. Nine. Democracy Without Leaders 86
13. Ten. Autocratic Democracy 96
14. Eleven. What Goals Leaders Pursue 106
15. Twelve. What Tools Leaders Have Available 113
16. Thirteen. Administration 116
17. Fourteen. Law 125
18. Fifteen. Education and Culture 134
19. Sixteen. Economics 141
20. Seventeen. Diplomacy 151
21. Eighteen. Force 159
22. Nineteen. Intelligence 169
23. Twenty. Communication 180
24. Twenty-one. On Strategy 192
25. Twenty-two. On Crisis Management 200
26. Twenty-three. Advice and Decision 207
27. Twenty-four. Leadership and Politics 215
28. Twenty-five. Why Leadership Depends on the Times 221
29. Twenty-six. Exhortation to Preserve Democracy from the Barbarians 225
30. Notes 233
31. Acknowledgments 265
32. Index 267