American Foreign Policy in a New Era

by Snow, Donald M.; Haney, Patrick J.

• ISBN13: 9780205210244
• ISBN10: 0205210244
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-08
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Debuting in its first edition, American Foreign Policy in a New Eratakes the contemporary challenges of globalization and hyper-partisanship as its starting point, and surveys how foreign policy is made and to what ends. This brief text is not only a review of theory, history, actors, institutions, and key policies but also an examination of how policymakers are affected by domestic and international political factors. Telling a uniquely engaging story of how foreign policy is made, American Foreign Policy in a New Erahelp readers understand the changing leadership role of the United States and the effect of world politics on the everyday life of Americans.

Author Biography

Donald M. Snow is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.

 

Patrick J. Haney is Professor of Political Scienec at Miami University of Ohio.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. A New Foreign Policy Era

Chapter 2. Paradigm Lost: The Cold War to the Present

Chapter 3. Decision Making and U.S. Foreign Policy

Chapter 4. The President

Chapter 5. The Role of Executive Agencies

Chapter 6. Congress and Foreign Policy

Chapter 7. Interest Groups and Think Tanks

Chapter 8. The Public and the Media

Chapter 9. Traditional Issues in National Security

Chapter 10. Contemporary Security Problems in an Asymmetrical World

Chapter 11. Economics and Foreign Policy

Chapter 12. Economic and Political Instruments of Foreign Policy

Chapter 13. Trans-State Issues and American Foreign Policy