American Foreign Policy

For courses in upper-level American Foreign Policy.This text brings together 3 key elements for both students and professors. It provides an overview of the historical information to make sense of current U.S. foreign policy; it supplies case studies to give students grounding in key events in U.S. foreign policy and information on contemporary issues; and it incorporates concepts that structure an investigation into U.S. foreign policy. The focus is on U.S. policy itself and not on U.S. foreign policy toward specific regions or issues.NEW-Material covering terrorism and the role the U.S. plays.~Updates the challenges and responsibilities of the United States.NEW-Summary section-Takes a close look at the administration of George W. Bush and the war on terrorism.~Will engage students in debate and questioning.NEW-Chapter 6-Includes a discussion of the media and Iraq War and lengthy example of how intelligence was used to build support for the War.NEW-Department of Homeland Security-Discussed in Chapter 10.~Explains to students why and how this goverment department runs and is necessary in a world in danger of terrorism.NEW-Case study in Chapter 12-On pre-9/11 intelligence policy on terrorism. NEW-Chapter 18-Discusses alternative futures and now ends with a paragraph relating it to terrorism.~Show students how important it is to always consider alternatives and understand how they can effect the future.Examines the past, present and future of American foreign policy.~Students can relate the decisions and policies of today to the history of the U.S. mistakes and successes, and how the past and current policies must be guided for the future.Part I-Examines the global context of American foreign policy. Part II-Examines the historical context. Part III-Examines the domestic versus foreign policy. Part IV-Looks at the process by which American foreign policy is made. Part V-Presents an overview of the foreign policy tools at the disposal of policy makers. Part VI-Concludes the discussion of foreign policy with a survey of alternative futures.~Establishes the relationship between the past, present and future in policy making.Brief chronologies.~Provide students with a snapshot of the temporal relationship among significant events.End-of-chapter timelines.~Establish a chronological context for events in African-American history by relating them to events in American history and in the rest of the world.Review questions.~Encourage students to analyze the material they have read and to explore alternative perspectives on that material.Recommended Reading and Additional Bibliography.~Lists direct studedents to more information about the subject of each chapter.Maps, charts, and graphs.~Help students visualize the geographical context of events and grasp significant trends.