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"A comprehensive analysis of the values and beliefs that have shaped American foreign policy, exploring how they have evolved over time. The author provides comparison of the changing policy making approaches of administrations from Nixon through Biden in this new edition"--
Sommario
List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Documents and document summaries; __ Preface; Part I. Values and Policies in American Foreign Affairs; 1. America's traditions in foreign policy; 2. America's global involvement and the emergence of the Cold War; 3. After the missile crisis and the Vietnam War: realism and liberalism in foreign policy; 4. The return and end of the Cold War: the Reagan and Bush administrations; 5. Foreign policy after the Cold War and 9/11: the Clinton and Bush administrations; 6. Changing foreign policy directions: the Obama and Trump administrations; 7. A foreign policy of restoration? The Biden administration; Part II. The Process of Policy Making; 8. The President and the making of foreign policy; 9. Congressional prerogatives and the making of foreign policy; 10. The diplomatic and economic bureaucracies: duplication or specialization?; 11. The military and intelligence bureaucracies: pervasive or accountable?; 12. Political parties, bipartisanship, and interest groups; 13. The media, public opinion, and the foreign policy process; Part III. Conclusion; 14. American foreign policy values and the future; Index
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James M. McCormick, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, taught at Iowa State University for over four decades. He has published American Foreign Policy and Process (six editions), co-edited The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy (seven editions), and has had articles published in World Politics, American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, and many more. He has been the recipient of numerous academic awards, including the ISU Foundation Award for Outstanding Research, Fulbright Senior Award, and the ISU International Service Award.
