Advanced Introduction to American Foreign Policy

Loch K. Johnson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2021
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80088-172-3 (ISBN)

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Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.

Providing a comprehensive account of America’s constitutional framework, this Advanced Introduction examines how U.S officials carry out America’s foreign policy objectives through diplomacy, trade agreements, secretive covert actions, and the use of military force. Loch K. Johnson delivers an invigorating examination of ethical and legal aspects of American foreign policy as well as providing a new perspective on topics such as domestic politics, diplomacy and policymaking.

Key Features include:

Analysis of the international setting for U.S. foreign policy activities
Examination of foreign policy decision making from domestic, individual and international settings.
Discussion of the relationship between the United States and other nations, international organizations, and various global factions.

Concise and timely, this Advanced Introduction will be a beneficial read to foreign policy, American studies and international relations students and researchers. This will also be a key resource for military academies and organizations seeking a better understanding of the position of the United States in global affairs.

Loch K. Johnson, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia, US

Contents: Preface PART I INTRODUCTION 1. The United States as a world power 2. An analytic framework PART II THE INFLUENCES OF HISTORY 3. The formative years of American foreign policy 4. Cold war 5. American foreign policy in a fractious world PART III THE MAKING OF FOREIGN POLICY 6. The constitutional framework 7. Institutional conflict and cooperation 8. The human dimension PART IV THE INSTRUMENTS OF FOREIGN POLICY 9. Intelligence collection-and-analysis 10. Diplomacy 11. War 12. Covert action 13. Economic statecraft 14. Moral and cultural suasion PART V THE CHALLENGES AHEAD 15. A new American foreign policy Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.08.2021
Reihe/Serie	Elgar Advanced Introductions series
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-80088-172-X / 180088172X
ISBN-13	978-1-80088-172-3 / 9781800881723
Zustand	Neuware