The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy

by McCormick, James M.

• ISBN13: 9781442209619
• ISBN10: 1442209615
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-19
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

The sixth edition of this leading reader for courses in American foreign policy 11 offers students an up-to-date, highly accessible introduction to the broad array of domestic factors influencing U.S. policymakers. James M. McCormick has carefully selected two dozen current essays by a distinguished group of leading experts-scholars, journalists, and public officials-including eleven new and seven updated contributions. Book jacket.

Author Biography

James M. McCormick is professor and chair of the department of political science at Iowa State University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy	p. 1
The Societal Environment	p. 19
The Future of American Power: Dominance and Decline in Perspective	p. 33
Think Again: American Decline	p. 47
The Tea Party, Populism, and the Domestic Culture of U.S. Foreign Policy	p. 55
Ethnic Interest Groups in American Foreign Policy	p. 67
The Israel Lobby	p. 89
American Veterans in Government and the Use of Force	p. 105
Events, Elites, and American Public Support for Military Conflict	p. 123
External Affairs and the Electoral Connection	p. 139
The Institutional Setting	p. 157
Person and Office: Presidents, the Presidency, and Foreign Policy	p. 179
Presidents Who Initiate Wars	p. 189
How National Security Advisers See Their Role	p. 209
The Shifting Pendulum of Power: Executive-Legislative Relations on American Foreign Policy	p. 223
Leading through Civilian Power	p. 239
A Leaner and Meaner Defense	p. 253
Why Intelligence and Policymakers Clash	p. 267
Intermestic Politics and Homeland Security	p. 285
American Trade Policymaking: A Unique Process	p. 301
Decision-Makers and Their Policymaking Positions	p. 319
How Could Vietnam Happen? An Autopsy	p. 333
Policy Preferences and Bureaucratic Position: The Case of the American Hostage Rescue Mission	p. 345
Roles, Politics, and the Survival of the V-22 Osprey	p. 361
NATO Expansion: The Anatomy of a Decision	p. 383
Sources of Humanitarian Intervention: Beliefs, Information, and Advocacy in U.S. Decisions on Somalia and Bosnia	p. 399
Last Stand	p. 417
Obama: The Consequentialist	p. 429
Index	p. 449
About the Editor and Contributors	p. 469
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