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Book SynopsisThe seventh edition of this leading reader for courses in American foreign policy offers students an up-to-date, highly accessible introduction to the broad array of domestic factors influencing U.S. policymakers. James McCormick offers twenty-two carefully selected essays, more than half of which are new or revised. These current, insightful, and sometimes controversial essays are contributed by a distinguished group of scholars, journalists and public officials. The only reader to focus on domestic sources of American foreign policy, the book is organized into three thematic sections, each prefaced by a brief introduction written by the editor.Part one assesses how society contributes to foreign policy, part two examines the role of various political institutions and bureaucracies, and part three presents case studies of foreign policymaking that highlight the role of individual and group decision makers. Featuring nine new chapters, this lastest edition provides a detailed analysis
Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction: The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy Part I: The Societal Environment 1. Liberal Internationalism: Why Woodrow Wilson Matters , by Tony Smith 2. Conservative Realism, by Colin Dueck 3. Conservative Internationalism: An Alternative to Realism and Liberal Internationalism, by Henry R. Nau 4. The Israel Lobby, by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt 5. American Veterans in Government and the Use of Force, by Peter D. Feaver and Christopher Gelpi 6. Events, Elites, and American Public Support for Military Conflict, by Adam J. Berinsky 7. How Media Limit Accountability in Foreign Policy-making, by Robert Entman 8. Foreign Policy Beliefs Among Leaders and the Public, by Dina Smeltz, Craig Kafura, Joshua W. Busby, Jonathan Monten and Jordan Tama Part II: The Institutional Setting 9. Person and Office: Presidents, the Presidency, and Foreign Policy, by Michael Nelson 10. Presidential Wars: Understanding their Causes and Costs, by Louis Fisher 11. How National Security Advisers See Their Role , by Ivo H. Daalder and I. M. (Mac) Destler 12. The Shifting Pendulum of Power: Executive-Legislative Relations on American Foreign Policy, by James M. Lindsay 13. American Diplomacy at Risk by The American Academy of Diplomacy 14. The Urgent Need for Defense Reform by Michèle A. Flournoy 15. Why Intelligence and Policymakers Clash, by Robert Jervis 16. American Trade Policymaking: A Unique Process, by I. M. (Mac) Destler Part III: Decision-Makers and Their Policymaking Positions 17. How Could Vietnam Happen? An Autopsy, by James C. Thomson Jr. 18. Sources of Humanitarian Intervention: Beliefs, Information, and Advocacy in U.S. Decisions on Somalia and Bosnia, by Jon Western 19. NATO Expansion: The Anatomy of a Decision, by James M. Goldgeier 20. President Bush and the Invasion of Iraq: Presidential Leadership and Thwarted Goals by James P. Pfiffner 21. Obama’s Decision making Style, by Fred Kaplan Index About the Editor and Contributors
