On foreign policy : unfinished business / Alexander L. George.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

George, Alexander L.

Series:

On politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

International relations--Decision making.

Decision making.

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Decision making.

Physical Description:

x, 133 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, [2006]

Summary:

This short text is perfect for a capstone course at the undergraduate level or for an introduction at the graduate level. Alexander L. George - a leading light in U.S. foreign policy - has written a reflection on what he calls the "puzzles and gaps" he has discovered in his study and practice over the past 60 years. In the process, he not only covers his own areas of inquiry - such as his pioneering use of the case study method -but also manages to outline the major debates and dilemmas within foreign policy scholarship that persist to this day. Also included is a preview of new work that Alex George is developing with David A. Hamburg, former president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Contents:

Ideology, national interest, and national values

The need for policy legitimacy

Stable peace and democratic peace

Analysis and judgment

The role of counterfactuals in "missed opportunities"

Prevention of genocide : the warning-response problem.

Notes:

"Selected works of Alexander L. George": pages 125-126.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-120) and index.

ISBN:

1594512639

1594512647

OCLC:

63171031

Publisher Number:

9781594512643 (pbk.)

9781594512636 (hbk.)