U.s. Foreign Policy - Back to the Water''s Edge

This newest edition of U.S. Foreign Policy explores three related themes: the essential difference between domestic and foreign policies; the existence of political situations that are both international and domestic, or intermestic; and the hyper-partisanship and political polarization that dominates contemporary American politics.

List of contents

I. The Context
1: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Water's Edge
2: Brother, Can You Paradigm? 1945 to the Present
II. Foreign Policy Processes
3: Understanding How It Happens: Decision Making and U.S. Foreign Policy
4: The President
5: The Role of Executive Agencies
6: Congress and Foreign Policy
7: Interest Groups and Think Tanks
8: The Public and the Media
III. Policy Arenas
9: National Security Policy and Problems
10: Foreign Economic Policy
11: Trans-State Issues and American Foreign Policy
IV. The Future
12: Conclusions: Back to the Water's Edge

About the author

Donald M. Snow is Professor Emeritus in the department of Political Science at the University of Alabama. Prior to this position he was visiting professor of international security studies at the U.S. Air War College. He is the author of numerous books and articles on national security, international conflict, and American foreign policy.

Summary

This newest edition of U.S. Foreign Policy explores three related themes: the essential difference between domestic and foreign policies; the existence of political situations that are both international and domestic, or intermestic; and the hyper-partisanship and political polarization that dominates contemporary American politics.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick J. Haney, Haney Patrick J., Donald M. Snow, Donald M. Haney Snow, Donald M./ Haney Snow, Snow Donald M.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781442268173
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-6817-3
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Internationale Beziehungen, USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, USA / Politik, Zeitgeschichte, Recht, Englische Bücher / Politik- u. Sozialwissenschaft, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, International Relations, Politics & government, Constitution: government & the state