Contemporary cases in U.S. foreign policy : from terrorism to trade / Ralph G. Carter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carter, Ralph G., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--1989---Case studies.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : CQ Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many actors - from the president and members of Congress to interest groups, NGOs, and the media - compete to shape U.S. foreign policy. This new fifth edition captures this strategic interplay using 15 recent real-world cases, of which four are brand new.

Contents:

CONTEMPORARY CASES IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY-FRONT COVER; CONTEMPORARY CASES IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: THE UNITED STATES VERSUS TERRORISM: FROM THE EMBASSY BOMBINGS IN TANZANIA AND KENYA TO THE SURGE AND DRAWDOWN OF FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN; CHAPTER 2: ASSASSINATING BIN LADEN: RIGHT OR WRONG?; CHAPTER 3: EXECUTIVE DECISIONS AND PREVENTIVE WAR: STRATEGIES OF INTERVENTION AND WITHDRAWAL IN IRAQ (2003-2011); CHAPTER 4: THE NUCLEAR STANDOFF BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN: MUSCULAR DIPLOMACY AND THE TICKING CLOCK

CHAPTER 5: THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH KOREA: AVOIDING A WORST-CASE SCENARIOCHAPTER 6: NONPROLIFERATION POLICY CROSSROADS: THE US-INDIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT; CHAPTER 7: HITTING THE RUSSIAN RESET BUTTON: WHY IS COOPERATION SO HARD?; CHAPTER 8: FRIENDLY TYRANTS? THE ARAB SPRING AND THE EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION; CHAPTER 9: CHEN GUANGCHENG: THE CASE OF THE BLIND DISSIDENT AND US-CHINA RELATIONS; CHAPTER 10: THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: GOVERNMENTS, BANKS, AND MARKETS; CHAPTER 11: SINO-AMERICAN TRADE RELATIONS: PRIVATIZING FOREIGN POLICY

CHAPTER 12: THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: WILL THE US ACT TO PREVENT CALAMITY?CHAPTER 13: NATIONAL SECURITY SURVEILLANCE: UNCHECKED OR LIMITED PRESIDENTIAL POWER?; CHAPTER 14: THE RIGHTS OF DETAINEES: DETERMINING THE LIMITS OF LAW; CHAPTER 15: THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: NATIONAL INTERESTS VERSUS INTERNATIONAL NORMS; CONCLUSION; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781483322995

1483322998

9781506335315

1506335314

9781483300825

148330082X

OCLC:

986722250