The domestic sources of American foreign policy : insights and evidence / edited by Eugene R. Wittkopf and James M. McCormick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wittkopf, Eugene R., 1943-

McCormick, James M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Decision making.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

United States--Foreign relations--Decision making.

United States--Foreign relations administration.

Foreign relations administration.

Physical Description:

x, 404 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2004]

Summary:

Now in its fourth edition, this comprehensive survey of the interaction between domestic and international politics shows how public opinion, interest groups, the media, the intelligence establishment, and the different branches of American government influence U.S. foreign policy formulation, with a special emphasis on national security issues in the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Contents:

Part I The Societal Environment 15

1 Beyond September 11 / Joseph S. Nye, Jr. 25

2 Why Don't They Like Us? How America Has Become the Object of Much of the Planet's Genuine Grievances

and Displaced Discontent / Stanley Hoffmann 33

3 That's Entertainment? Hollywood's Contribution to Anti-Americanism Abroad / Michael Medved 43

4 The Erosion of American National Interests / Samuel P. Huntington 55

5 Intermestic Interests and U.S. Policy toward Cuba / Philip Brenner, Patrick J. Haney, Walter Vanderbush 67

6 The Gap: Soldiers, Civilians, and their Mutual Misunderstanding / Peter D. Feaver, Richard H. Kohn 85

7 The Post-9/11 Shift in Public Opinion: How Long Will It Last? / Shoon Kathleen Murray, Christopher Spinosa 97

8 Elections and U.S. Foreign Policy / Miroslav Nincic 117

Part II The Institutional Setting 129

9 Person and Office: Presidents, the Presidency, and Foreign Policy / Michael Nelson 145

10 Presidential Wars / Louis Fisher 155

11 How National Security Advisers See Their Role / Ivo H. Daalder, I. M. Destler 171

12 From Deference to Activism and Back Again: Congress and the Politics of American Foreign Policy / James M. Lindsay 183

13 Globalization and Diplomacy: The View from Foggy Bottom / Strobe Talbott 197

14 A Tale of Two Secretaries / Eliot A. Cohen 207

15 Smarter Intelligence / John Deutch, Jeffrey H. Smith 219

16 Advisors, Czars, and Councils: Organizing for Homeland Security / Ivo H. Daalder, I. M. Destler 227

17 Trade Policy Making: The Changing Context / Bruce Stokes, Pat Choate 237

Part III Decisionmakers and Their Policymaking Positions 247

18 How Could Vietnam Happen? An Autopsy / James C. Thomson, Jr. 259

19 Law in Order: Reconstructing U.S. National Security / William Wechsler 271

20 Roles, Politics, and the Survival of the V-22 Osprey / Christopher M. Jones 283

21 Policy Preferences and Bureaucratic Position: The Case of the American Hostage Rescue Mission / Steve Smith 303

22 NATO Expansion: The Anatomy of a Decision / James M. Goldgeier 319

23 Sources of Humanitarian Intervention: Beliefs, Information, and Advocacy in U.S. Decisions on Somalia and Bosnia / Jon Western 335

24 The Changing Leadership of George W. Bush: A Pre- and Post-9/11 Comparison / Fred I. Greenstein 353

25 Presidential Leadership Style and the Foreign Policy Advisory Process / Thomas Preston, Margaret G. Hermann 363.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742525627

0742525635

OCLC:

52057310