Citizens Guide To Us Foreign Policy
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Author | : David Patrick Houghton |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2013-11-20 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1135015155 |
American foreign policy often looks like a trail of man-made debris and disaster. Of course, the explanations for many poorly-made decisions are rather complex. In this brief and cogent analysis, Houghton shows us that understanding American foreign policy often comes down to recognizing the cognitive limitations of the decision-makers, which affects the foreign policy process. Then there is the nature of the decisions themselves. Quite a few decisions in American foreign policy involve ‘tragic’ choices, where leaders are effectively confronted with a series of progressively bad or uncomfortable options. And it is equally clear that some policies are not the product of any one individual’s preferences, but emerge as a consequence of the way in which complex modern governments with large bureaucracies operate. Written with the interested layperson in mind, as well as students of international affairs, this Citizen’s Guide to American Foreign Policy asks questions like, "Why do presidents so often do things which seem to be directly against the national interests of the United States – not just in retrospect, but even at the time?" "Why do there seem to be so many fiascoes in US foreign policy?" "Why does Congress sometimes tie the hands of the president in foreign affairs?" "Why do presidents seem to respond more to opinion polls or to what’s on CNN and Fox News than they do to the core interests of the United States?" Houghton’s overview helps us see past the partisan in-fighting that too often obscures the central issues in foreign affairs. This is vital, required reading for all readers who wish to better understand America’s involvement in the world.
Author | : Foreign Policy Association |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Presidents |
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Author | : David Allen |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2023-01-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674248988 |
As US power grew after WWI, officials and nonprofits joined to promote citizen participation in world affairs. David Allen traces the rise and fall of the Foreign Policy Association, a public-education initiative that retreated in the atomic age, scuttling dreams of democratic foreign policy and solidifying the technocratic national security model.
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Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780871241924 |
Author | : Christopher C. Harmon |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2013-12-17 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1134662718 |
This Citizen’s Guide addresses the public policy issues of terrorism and counterterrorism in the United States after Bin Laden’s death. Written for the thinking citizen and student alike, this succinct and up-to-date book takes a "grand strategy" approach toward terrorism and uses examples and issues drawn from present-day perpetrators and actors. Christopher Harmon, a veteran academic of military theory who has also instructed U.S. and foreign military officers, organizes his book into four sections. He first introduces the problem of America’s continued vulnerability to terrorist attack by reviewing the long line of recent attacks and attempts against the U.S., focusing specifically on New York City. Part II examines the varied ways in which the U.S. is already fighting terrorism, highlighting the labors of diverse experts, government offices, intelligence and military personnel, and foreign allies. The book outlines the various aspects of the U.S. strategy, including intelligence, diplomacy, public diplomacy, economic counterterrorism, and law and law-making. Next, Harmon sketches the prospects for further action, steering clear of simple partisanship and instead listing recommendations with pros and cons and also including factual stories of how individual citizens have made a difference in the national effort against terrorism. This concise book will contribute to our understanding of the problems surrounding terrorism and counterterrorism—and the approaches the United States may take to meet them—in the early 21st century
Author | : Foreign Policy Association |
Publisher | : Foreign Policy Assn |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780871241719 |
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Publisher | : Foreign Policy Assn |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780871241191 |
In order to make informed voting decisions citizens need background information on complex foreign policy issues facing the United States. This guide presents current issues and provides information to help citizens cast a thoughtful vote. The guide is divided into six main headings: Leadership; Security; Economic and Social Issues; Critical Regions; Bilateral Relations; and United Nations. The first of 18 subtopics discussed is the role of the U.S. Congress in developing foreign policy; other topics are terrorism, international drug traffic, the role of Japan as a leading industrial nation, Central America and political change, controlling the arms race, South Asia, problems in the Middle East and Gorbachev's Societ Union. The historical background of various countries' relations with the United States is given and brief bibliographies are included for each topic. Policy choices are presented, along with the pros and cons of current U.S. positions for each argument. Maps, charts, and drawings are also included. (NL)
Author | : Wallace Irwin |
Publisher | : Praeger Publishers |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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Author | : Brewster C. Denny |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : United States |
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Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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