American Foreign Policy And Political Ambition

Author : James Lee Ray
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781483321004

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In his eagerly-awaited second edition of American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition, James Ray revisits his deceptively simple premise that the highest priority of leaders is to stay in power. Looking at how political ambition and domestic pressures impact foreign policymaking is the key to understanding how and why foreign policy decisions are made. The text begins by using this analytic approach to look at the history of foreign policymaking and then examines how various parties inside and outside government influence decision making. In a unique third section, the book takes a regional approach, not only covering trends other books tend to miss, but giving students the opportunity to think comprehensively about how issues intersect around the globe—from human security and democratization, to globalization and pollution. Guided by input from adopters and reviewers, Ray has thoroughly re-organized the book and streamlined some coverage to better consolidate the historical, institutional, regional, and topical chapters and focus the thematic lens of the book. Ray has also brought the book fully up-to-date, addressing the latest events in American foreign policy, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the killing of Bin Laden, the WikiLeaks scandal and its aftermath, the impact of social media on foreign policy and world affairs, nuclear proliferation, developments in U.S.-Russian relations, climate change, and more.

Author : James Lee Ray,James M. Scott,Steven W. Hook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1608718484

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American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition + U.S. Foreign Policy Today by James Lee Ray,James M. Scott,Steven W. Hook Pdf

Author : Carlo Maria Santoro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429722158

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Diffidence And Ambition by Carlo Maria Santoro Pdf

This book argues that the period of U.S. neutrality at the beginning of World War II was crucial in developing the concepts of interdependence and national security that remain integral to U.S. foreign policy today.

Author : James Lee Ray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1452202052

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American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition + Issues for Debate in American Foreign Policy, 2nd Ed. Package by James Lee Ray Pdf

Author : Ole R. Holsti
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472066196

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Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy by Ole R. Holsti Pdf

Explores the role of public opinion in the conduct of foreign relations.

Author : Peter Hays Gries
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780804790925

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The Politics of American Foreign Policy by Peter Hays Gries Pdf

This “eye-opening analysis” explains how and why America’s culture wars and partisan divide have led to dysfunctional US policy abroad (The Atlantic). In this provocative book, Peter Gries challenges the view that partisan elites on Capitol Hill are out of touch with a moderate American public. Dissecting a new national survey, Gries shows how ideology powerfully divides Main Street over both domestic and foreign policy and reveals how and why, with the exception of attitudes toward Israel, liberals consistently feel warmer toward foreign countries and international organizations—and desire friendlier policies toward them—than conservatives do. The Politics of American Foreign Policy weaves together in-depth examinations of the psychological roots and foreign policy consequences of the liberal-conservative divide; the cultural, socio-racial, economic, and political dimensions of American ideology; and the moral values and foreign policy orientations that divide Democrats and Republicans. Within this context, the book explores why Americans disagree over US policy relating to Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, East Asia, and international organizations such as the UN.

Author : Jerald A. Combs
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780765633521

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The History of American Foreign Policy From 1895 by Jerald A. Combs Pdf

This affordable text offers a clear, concise and readable narrative and analytical history of American foreign policy since the Spanish-American War. Special attention is given to the controversial issues and contrasting views that surround major wars and foreign policy decisions that the United States has made from 1895 to the present. The book narrates events and policies but goes further to emphasize the international setting and constraints within which American policy-makers had to operate, the domestic pressures on those policy-makers, and the ideologies, preferences, and personal idiosyncrasies of the leaders themselves.

Author : Peter Trubowitz
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400838806

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Politics and Strategy by Peter Trubowitz Pdf

Why do some national leaders pursue ambitious grand strategies and adventuresome foreign policies while others do not? When do leaders boldly confront foreign threats and when are they less assertive? Politics and Strategy shows that grand strategies are Janus-faced: their formulation has as much to do with a leader's ability to govern at home as it does with maintaining the nation's security abroad. Drawing on the American political experience, Peter Trubowitz reveals how variations in domestic party politics and international power have led presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama to pursue strategies that differ widely in international ambition and cost. He considers why some presidents overreach in foreign affairs while others fail to do enough. Trubowitz pushes the understanding of grand strategy beyond traditional approaches that stress only international forces or domestic interests. He provides insights into how past leaders responded to cross-pressures between geopolitics and party politics, and how similar issues continue to bedevil American statecraft today. He suggests that the trade-offs shaping American leaders' foreign policy choices are not unique--analogous trade-offs confront Chinese and Russian leaders as well. Combining innovative theory and historical analysis, Politics and Strategy answers classic questions of statecraft and offers new ideas for thinking about grand strategies and the leaders who make them.

Author : G. John Ikenberry
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : United States
ISBN : UCSD:31822035930155

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American Foreign Policy by G. John Ikenberry Pdf

This text] provides an overview of the major contending theories that shape U.S. foreign policy. [It] contains selections written by leading scholars in U.S. foreign policy and international relations. The essays provide representative statements of the major contending explanations of U.S. foreign policy and encourage readers to evaluate the issues that shape our foreign policy today. -Back cover.

Author : James M. McCormick
Publisher : Wadsworth
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Political culture
ISBN : PSU:000022056962

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American Foreign Policy and Process by James M. McCormick Pdf

AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY AND PROCESS (WITH INFOTRAC) is a comprehensive text that uses values and beliefs to organize the topic of foreign policy. The book portrays the way values and beliefs about foreign policy have changed over the course of U.S. history and how foreign policy has changed from its earliest years through the post-9/11 years and beyond.

Author : Richard A. Melanson
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0765602733

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American Foreign Policy Since the Vietnam War by Richard A. Melanson Pdf

This text integrates the study of presidential politics and foreign policy making from the Vietnam aftermath to the NATO intervention in Kosovo. It illuminates the relationship between presidents' domestic and foreign policy, comparing their efforts to forge a foreign policy consensus.

Author : David A. Deese
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Politiske beslutningsprocesser
ISBN : 0312091338

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The New Politics of American Foreign Policy by David A. Deese Pdf

This is a collection of ten original essays on the politics involved in the process of making American foreign policy. The book surveys the major institutional and social/public inputs into the foreign policy process. The essays hold a common theme - the increasing fragmentation and decentralization of the policy making process. Two concluding essays examine how the unique features of American government and politics influence the character of American foreign policy.

Author : Jerald A. Combs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015012182617

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

Author : Stephen M. Walt
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780374712464

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The Hell of Good Intentions by Stephen M. Walt Pdf

From the New York Times–bestselling author Stephen M. Walt, The Hell of Good Intentions dissects the faults and foibles of recent American foreign policy—explaining why it has been plagued by disasters like the “forever wars” in Iraq and Afghanistan and outlining what can be done to fix it. In 1992, the United States stood at the pinnacle of world power and Americans were confident that a new era of peace and prosperity was at hand. Twenty-five years later, those hopes have been dashed. Relations with Russia and China have soured, the European Union is wobbling, nationalism and populism are on the rise, and the United States is stuck in costly and pointless wars that have squandered trillions of dollars and undermined its influence around the world. The root of this dismal record, Walt argues, is the American foreign policy establishment’s stubborn commitment to a strategy of “liberal hegemony.” Since the end of the Cold War, Republicans and Democrats alike have tried to use U.S. power to spread democracy, open markets, and other liberal values into every nook and cranny of the planet. This strategy was doomed to fail, but its proponents in the foreign policy elite were never held accountable and kept repeating the same mistakes. Donald Trump won the presidency promising to end the misguided policies of the foreign policy “Blob” and to pursue a wiser approach. But his erratic and impulsive style of governing, combined with a deeply flawed understanding of world politics, are making a bad situation worse. The best alternative, Walt argues, is a return to the realist strategy of “offshore balancing,” which eschews regime change, nation-building, and other forms of global social engineering. The American people would surely welcome a more restrained foreign policy, one that allowed greater attention to problems here at home. This long-overdue shift will require abandoning the futile quest for liberal hegemony and building a foreign policy establishment with a more realistic view of American power. Clear-eyed, candid, and elegantly written, Stephen M. Walt’s The Hell of Good Intentions offers both a compelling diagnosis of America’s recent foreign policy follies and a proven formula for renewed success.

Author : James Lee Ray
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781483301556

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American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition by James Lee Ray Pdf

In his eagerly-awaited second edition of American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition, James Ray revisits his deceptively simple premise that the highest priority of leaders is to stay in power. Looking at how political ambition and domestic pressures impact foreign policymaking is the key to understanding how and why foreign policy decisions are made. The text begins by using this analytic approach to look at the history of foreign policymaking and then examines how various parties inside and outside government influence decision making. In a unique third section, the book takes a regional approach, not only covering trends other books tend to miss, but giving students the opportunity to think comprehensively about how issues intersect around the globe—from human security and democratization, to globalization and pollution. Guided by input from adopters and reviewers, Ray has thoroughly re-organized the book and streamlined some coverage to better consolidate the historical, institutional, regional, and topical chapters and focus the thematic lens of the book. Ray has also brought the book fully up-to-date, addressing the latest events in American foreign policy, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the killing of Bin Laden, the WikiLeaks scandal and its aftermath, the impact of social media on foreign policy and world affairs, nuclear proliferation, developments in U.S.-Russian relations, climate change, and more.