The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy

Insights and Evidence

Edited by James M. McCormick

Not available to order

Publication date:

06 October 2017

Length of book:

432 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781442275379

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

The 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 of foreign policy from the Vietnam War through the end of the Obama administration.

Contributions by: Adam J. Berinsky, Joshua W. Busby, Ivo H. Daalder, I. M. (Mac) Destler, Colin Dueck, Robert Entman, Peter D. Feaver, Louis Fisher, Michèle A. Flournoy, Christopher Gelpi, James M. Goldgeier, Robert Jervis, Craig Kafura, Fred Kaplan, James M. Lindsay, John Mearsheimer, Jonathan Monten, Henry R. Nau, Michael Nelson, James P. Pfiffner, Dina Smeltz, Tony Smith, Jordan Tama, James C. Thomson Jr., Stephen Walt, John Western

Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy

Part I: The Societal Environment
1. Liberal Internationalism: Why Woodrow Wilson Matters, byTony 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, byDina 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, byMichael Nelson
10. Presidential Wars: Understanding their Causes and Costs, byLouis 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, byI. M. (Mac) Destler

Part III: Decision-Makers and Their Policymaking Positions
17. How Could Vietnam Happen? An Autopsy, byJames 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