Readings in American Foreign Policy

Problems and Responses, 2nd Edition

Edited by Glenn P. Hastedt

Readings in American Foreign Policy delivers a contemporary introduction to America’s role in world affairs. Useful alone or as a supplementary reader for undergraduate American foreign policy courses, the second edition focuses on the most current problems and how to interpret them. Readings are divided into six parts and each part opens with an introductory essay providing students with a historical framework and “big picture” questions to guide comprehension. Each part incorporates a variety of sources, including not only articles from the most popular journals worldwide, but lesser known government documents and think tank pieces. By exposing students to a unique array of government policies and debates, Readings in American Foreign Policy prompts students to analyze policy making from multiple perspectives and to develop their own strategies toward evaluating policy positions. « less more »

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 312 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-5381-0080-6 • Paperback • August 2017 • $39.00 • (£24.95)

978-1-5381-0081-3 • eBook • August 2017 • $37.00 • (£24.95)

Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / General, Political Science / History & Theory, Political Science / American Foreign Policy

Courses: Political Science; International Relations; Foreign Policy; American, Political Science; International Relations; Diplomacy; U.S. Diplomacy

Readings in American Foreign Policy

Problems and Responses, 2nd Edition

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Summary

Readings in American Foreign Policy delivers a contemporary introduction to America’s role in world affairs. Useful alone or as a supplementary reader for undergraduate American foreign policy courses, the second edition focuses on the most current problems and how to interpret them. Readings are divided into six parts and each part opens with an introductory essay providing students with a historical framework and “big picture” questions to guide comprehension. Each part incorporates a variety of sources, including not only articles from the most popular journals worldwide, but lesser known government documents and think tank pieces. By exposing students to a unique array of government policies and debates, Readings in American Foreign Policy prompts students to analyze policy making from multiple perspectives and to develop their own strategies toward evaluating policy positions.

Book Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 312 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-5381-0080-6 • Paperback • August 2017 • $39.00 • (£24.95)

978-1-5381-0081-3 • eBook • August 2017 • $37.00 • (£24.95)

Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / General, Political Science / History & Theory, Political Science / American Foreign Policy

Courses: Political Science; International Relations; Foreign Policy; American, Political Science; International Relations; Diplomacy; U.S. Diplomacy

Author

Glenn P. Hastedt is a professor of political science and justice studies at James Madison University where he teaches courses on American foreign policy and international relations.

Table of Contents

Contents (* indicates New to this Edition)
Instructor Guide
Preface

Part I: Defining Foreign Policy
1*. The White House, “America First Foreign Policy,” and Barack Obama, “Remarks by the President on Winning the Nobel Peace Prize”
2. Robert Kagan, “Allure of Normalcy: What America Still Owes the World”
3. David C. Unger, “A Better Internationalism”
4. Barry R. Posen, “Pull Back: The Case for a Less Activist Foreign Policy”

Part II: Foreign Policy Challenges
5. Excerpts from the U.S. Intelligence Community, “Worldwide Threat Assessment”
6*. Excerpts from Christopher Wilson, “Growing Together: Economic Ties between the United States and Mexico”
7*. Excerpts from Jeffrey Bader, “A Framework for U.S. Policy toward China”
8*. Bastian Giegerich, “NATO’s Strategic Adaptation: The Warsaw Summit and Beyond”
9. Fawaz A. Gerges, “ISIS and the Third Wave of Jihadism”
10*. Excerpts from David Goldwyn, “The Outlook for Energy Policy Under a Trump Administration”

Part III: Societal Influences on U.S. Foreign Policy
11*. Robert Merry, “America’s History of Protectionism”
12*. Excerpts from Office of National Intelligence Director, “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in recent US Elections”
13*. Excerpts from A. Trevor Thrall and Erik Goepner, “Millennials and U.S. Foreign Policy”
14. David J. Danelo, “The Courage Crisis”

Part IV: Institutions and U.S. Foreign Policy
15. Ken Gude, “Understanding Authorizations for the Use of Military Force”
16. Daniel L. Byman and Benjamin Wittes, “Reforming the NSA: How to Spy after Snowden”
17*. Glenn Hastedt, “The Trump Foreign Policy Transition”
18*. Excerpts from the National Commission on the Future of the Army, “The Army for the Future”

Part V: Responses
19*. Laura Kanji, “Moving Targets: The Evolution and Future of Smart Sanctions,”
20. Gareth Evans, “R2P: Looking Back, Looking Forward”
21. Clyde Prestowitz, “A Tale of Two Trade Deals”
22*. Franklin D. Kramer and Melanie J. Teplinsky, “Cybersecurity and Tailored Deterrence”
23*. H.R. McMaster, “The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy”

Part VI: Emerging Issues
24. Excerpt from the National Intelligence Council, “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds”
25. Max Boot, “More Small Wars: Counterinsurgency Is Here to Stay”
26*. Excerpts from Taryn Fransen and Casey Cronin, “A Critical Decade for Climate Policy: Tools and Initiatives to Track Our Progress”
27. Michael J. Boyle, “Is the U.S. Drone War Effective?”
28. Michael T. Klare, “From Scarcity to Abundance: The New Geopolitics of Energy”

Features

• Each of the six parts opens with an essay providing students with historical context around the issues raised in the readings, including an overview of how contemporary authors discuss the problems as well as how earlier experts and policy makers have examined the topics.

• Each part-opening essay poses “big picture” questions to guide student comprehension, and each reading is followed by its own set of questions to promote class discussion and critical thinking.

• Each set of readings exposes students to a variety of lesser known sources, including government documents and think tank pieces, offering them a distinctive opportunity to hone their analytical skills.

• The second edition will feature all of the latest foreign policy issues, including global health concerns over Zika, the dispute in the South China Sea, sanctions on Russia, military actions against ISIS, and more. Not to mention a foreign policy speech by the new President, and the new wave of articles speculating about the problems he or she faces.

• An Instructor Guide in the front of the book provides summaries for each reading, including key ideas and concepts. Readings are also linked to relevant chapters in American Foreign Policy: Past, Present, and Future, Eleventh Edition.

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