Alliances And American Foreign Policy

Author : Jeffrey W. Taliaferro
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190939304

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Defending Frenemies by Jeffrey W. Taliaferro Pdf

The United States maintains defense ties with as many as 60 countries, which not only enables its armed forces to maintain command globally and to project its force widely, but also enables its government to exert leverage over allies' foreign policies and military strategies. In Defending Frenemies, Jeffrey W. Taliaferro presents a historical and comparative analysis of how successive US presidential administrations have employed inducements and coercive diplomacy toward Israel, Pakistan, South Korea, and Taiwan over nuclear proliferation. Taliaferro shows that the ultimate goals in each administration, from John F. Kennedy to George H. W. Bush, have been to contain the Soviet Union's influence in the Middle East and South Asia and to enlist China as an ally of convenience against the Soviets in East Asia. Policymakers' inclinations to pursue either accommodative strategies or coercive nonproliferation strategies toward allies have therefore been directly linked to these primary objectives. Defending Frenemies is sharp examination of how regional power dynamics and US domestic politics have shaped the nonproliferation strategies the US has pursued toward vulnerable and often obstreperous allies.

Author : Robert Endicott Osgood
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105034012513

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Alliances and American Foreign Policy by Robert Endicott Osgood Pdf

Describes changes in international alignments since World War II and their probable effects on American relations with other countries.

Author : Lawrence S. Kaplan
Publisher : Kent State University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : 0873383478

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Entangling Alliances with None by Lawrence S. Kaplan Pdf

Written over a thirty-year period, the essays included in this volume develop one central theme: the completion of American isolationism in the formative years of the nation. Isolationism, in Kaplan's view, is not to be taken as economic or cultural independence but as abstention from political or military obligations to Europe, from alliances or from purposeful entanglement in the European balance of power. This study focuses on the assertion that Thomas Jefferson was central to the making of American foreign policy from the Revolution to 1803. But Kaplan's view is not always supportive of Jefferson. In fact, Kaplan believes the collection has a "Hamiltonian flavor," although he does not necessarily consider himself a Hamiltonian either. Kaplan is critical of Jefferson and points clearly to the error of his belief that France could be a counterweight to British power. In the short run Hamilton appears more realistic, but in the long run Jefferson's vision for the country proved wiser and sounder.

Author : Evan N. Resnick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0231190581

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Allies of Convenience by Evan N. Resnick Pdf

Evan N. Resnick examines the negotiating tables between the United States and its allies of convenience since World War II and sets forth a novel theory of alliance bargaining. Resnick's neoclassical realist theory explains why U.S. leaders negotiate less effectively with unfriendly autocratic states than with friendly liberal ones.

Author : Zachary A. Selden
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472130009

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Alignment, Alliance, and American Grand Strategy by Zachary A. Selden Pdf

Joining the debates about preserving US military power abroad, Selden recommends encouraging security alliances

Author : Edgar Stephenson Furniss,Richard Carlton Snyder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015074758551

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An Introduction to American Foreign Policy by Edgar Stephenson Furniss,Richard Carlton Snyder Pdf

Author : Jerald A. Combs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015012182617

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The History of American Foreign Policy by Jerald A. Combs Pdf

Author : John Dumbrell,Axel Schäfer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135278892

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America's 'Special Relationships' by John Dumbrell,Axel Schäfer Pdf

This unique volume offers an original collection of essays on the theme of America’s ‘special relationships’. It interrogates in an original and provocative manner the distinctive character of America’s interactions with an array of allies and clients, both international and domestic. The essays vary in their focus; some are primarily historical, some are more contemporary. All consider the quality of ‘specialness’ in the context of America’s relationship with particular countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Holland, Russia, Iran and Israel. The collection also concerns the relationship between the American state and key ‘special’ foreign policy interests, notably ethnic lobbies and religious groups. Bringing together a wide range of experts, this timely collection provides a valuable addition to the debates surrounding US foreign policy, and will be of great interest to students and scholars of American politics, American history and international relations.

Author : James Walter Peterson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Alliances
ISBN : 1501302043

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American Foreign Policy by James Walter Peterson Pdf

"The text aims to uncover the roots of the United States' near perpetual involvement in war since the beginning of WWI in 1914. Using alliance politics as the main framework of analysis, it offers a new interpretation that contrasts with the traditional views that war is an interruption of the American foreign policy emphasis on diplomacy. Instead, it posits that war has been the norm during the past century while peaceful interludes were but a time of respite and preparation for the next conflict. After a thorough discussion of the concepts of alliance building and the containment doctrine, the work then addresses such themes as the alliance networks used to confront German and Japanese powers during the early 20th century wars, the role of alliances in containing the Soviet Union during the Cold War, the creation of alliances to restrict and defeat rogue state powers, and whether they were useful when dealing with the challenges posed by terrorism in the post-9/11 world. Each chapter features case studies, a summary, references, and web links. In addition, the book utilizes primary sources, such as U.S. Department of Defense and State documents and presidential statements. An exhaustive study of containment and alliance, this text will be an essential resource for anyone studying U.S. foreign policy, international relations, and national security"--

Author : Thomas G. Paterson,John Garry Clifford,Kenneth J. Hagan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : MINN:31951P00019311B

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American Foreign Policy: Since 1900 by Thomas G. Paterson,John Garry Clifford,Kenneth J. Hagan Pdf

This is the latest edition of a major work on the history of American foreign policy. The volume reflects the revisionism prevalent in the field but offers balanced accounts. Changes from the earlier edition include a reworked final chapter featuring new material on the Reagan Administration and the nuclear arms race, and an expanded coverage of the 1865-1895 period. It contains numerous illustrations: photographs, graphs and charts, maps, and contemporary cartoons. ISBN 0-669-12664-0 (pbk.): $14.50.

Author : James W. Peterson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781623564889

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American Foreign Policy by James W. Peterson Pdf

The text aims to uncover the roots of the United States' near perpetual involvement in war since the beginning of WWI in 1914. Using alliance politics as the main framework of analysis, it offers a new interpretation that contrasts with the traditional views that war is an interruption of the American foreign policy emphasis on diplomacy. Instead, it posits that war has been the norm during the past century while peaceful interludes were but a time of respite and preparation for the next conflict. After a thorough discussion of the concepts of alliance building and the containment doctrine, the work then addresses such themes as the alliance networks used to confront German and Japanese powers during the early 20th century wars, the role of alliances in containing the Soviet Union during the Cold War, the creation of alliances to restrict and defeat rogue state powers, and whether they were useful when dealing with the challenges posed by terrorism in the post-9/11 world. Each chapter features case studies, a summary, references, and web links. In addition, the book utilizes primary sources, such as U.S. Department of Defense and State documents and presidential statements. An exhaustive study of containment and alliance, this text will be an essential resource for anyone studying U.S. foreign policy, international relations, and national security.

Author : Alan Ned Sabrosky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429712104

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Alliances In U.s. Foreign Policy by Alan Ned Sabrosky Pdf

This volume addresses a selected set of issues that appear to be especially salient with regard to alliances in U.S. foreign policy in general and to North Atlantic Treaty Organization in particular, presenting questions about alliance purpose and cohesion that demand a response.

Author : Curtis R. Ryan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131677622

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Inter-Arab Alliances by Curtis R. Ryan Pdf

The topic of international relations in the Arab world is as complex as it is important. Ryan gives the reader the theoretical background, and shows its direct applicability through the foreign policy of Jordan.

Author : Jason W. Davidson
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781647120306

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America's Entangling Alliances by Jason W. Davidson Pdf

America’s Entangling Alliances challenges the belief that the US resists international alliances. By documenting thirty-four alliances—categorized as defense pacts, military coalitions, or security partnerships—Davidson finds that the US demand for allies is best explained by looking at variance in its relative power and the threats it has faced.

Author : Mira Rapp-Hooper
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780674246027

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Shields of the Republic by Mira Rapp-Hooper Pdf

Is America’s alliance system so quietly effective that politicians and voters fail to appreciate its importance in delivering the security they take for granted? For the first century and a half of its existence, the United States had just one alliance—a valuable but highly controversial military arrangement with France. Largely out of deference to George Washington’s warnings against the dangers of “entangling alliances,” subsequent American presidents did not consider entering another until the Second World War. Then everything suddenly changed. Between 1948 and 1955, US leaders extended defensive security guarantees to twenty-three countries in Europe and Asia. Seventy years later, the United States had allied with thirty-seven. In Shields of the Republic, Mira Rapp-Hooper reveals the remarkable success of America’s unprecedented system of alliances. During the Cold War, a grand strategy focused on allied defense, deterrence, and assurance helped to keep the peace at far lower material and political costs than its critics allege. When the Soviet Union collapsed, however, the United States lost the adversary the system was designed to combat. Its alliances remained without a core strategic logic, leaving them newly vulnerable. Today the alliance system is threatened from without and within. China and Russia seek to break America’s alliances through conflict and non-military erosion. Meanwhile, US politicians and voters are increasingly skeptical of alliances’ costs and benefits and believe we may be better off without them. But what if the alliance system is a victim of its own quiet success? Rapp-Hooper argues that America’s national security requires alliances that deter and defend against military and non-military conflict alike. The alliance system is past due for a post–Cold War overhaul, but it remains critical to the country’s safety and prosperity in the 21st century.