Realism and Idealism in Foreign Policy Decision Making

Using a typology of worldviews based on perception of threat and expansionist or isolationist objectives, Hayden J. Smith examines influences on the foreign policy decision-making of individual US Presidents-including Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Realism, Idealism, and Belief Systems in Foreign Policy Decision Making
Chapter 2: Richard Nixon
Chapter 3: Jimmy Carter
Chapter 4: George W. Bush
Chapter 5: Barack Obama
Chapter 6: Donald Trump

About the author

By Hayden J. Smith

Summary

This book examines the foreign policy decisions of individual US presidents-including Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.

Product details

• Authors: Hayden J. Smith
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781498592574
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9257-4
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, International Relations, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Central / national / federal government, Central government