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American Foreign Policy: History, Politics, and Policy

by Daniel S. Papp - University System of Georgia; Loch K. Johnson - The University of Georgia; John E. Endicott - Georgia Institute of Technology

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Copyright, iv
Preface, xv
Introduction, 1
One. The Study of American Foreign Policy, 8
1. Key Dimensions of Foreign Policy Analysis, 11
Hiroshima, Truman, and The Levels of Analysis, 12
Level One: The International Setting, 14
Level Two: The National Setting, 23
Level Three: The Individual Decision Maker, 28
A Road Map for Foreign Policy Analysis, 31
Summary, 32
Key Terms and Concepts, 33
Thinking Critically, 34
Notes, 34
2. Unifying Concepts and Competing Themes, 38
American Missions, 40
American National Interests, 42
American Principles, 45
Competing Themes, 51
Change, Continuity, and Other Viewpoints, 59
Summary, 61
Key Terms and Concepts, 62
Thinking Critically, 62
Notes, 63
Two. The Background and History of American Policy, 66
3. Finding a Place in the World: 1756–1865, 69
The American Colonies and States in a Global Context: 1756–1789, 70
The Foreign Policy of an Infant State: 1789–1815, 72
Continental Expansion and Hemispheric Interests: 1815–1848, 77
Trade, Hopes of Empire, and Civil War: 1848–1865, 83
Whither America?, 89
Summary, 90
Key Terms and Concepts, 91
Thinking Critically, 91
Notes, 92
4. Building an Empire: 1865–1914, 95
Territorial Acquisitions, Foreign Trade, and Regional and Global Interests: 1865–1895, 96
Imperialism in Earnest: 1895–1900, 101
Expanding and Consolidating the Empire: 1900–1914, 108
Missions, Interests, Principles, and Competing Themes at the Start of the Twentieth Century, 118
Summary, 119
Key Terms and Concepts, 120
Thinking Critically, 121
Notes, 121
5. Becoming a Global Power: 1914–1945, 124
American Foreign Policy During World War I: 1914–1918, 125
America’s Interwar Years: 1918–1941, 134
American Foreign Policy During World War II: 1941–1945, 143
How Do You Rebuild a Shattered World?, 145
Summary, 146
Key Terms and Concepts, 148
Thinking Critically, 148
Notes, 149
6. Fighting the Cold War: 1945–1989, 152
The Postwar World before the Cold War: 1945–1947, 155
Truman, Eisenhower, and the Cold War: 1948–1961, 162
Kennedy, Johnson, and the Crises of the 1960s, 166
Grand Strategy under Nixon and Ford: 1969–1977, 169
From Détente to Renewed Confrontation: 1977–1989, 173
A World Transformed?, 183
Summary, 184
Key Terms and Concepts, 185
Thinking Critically, 186
Notes, 186
7. Shaping the Post–Cold War World: 1989–Today, 192
George H. W. Bush and a New World Order: 1989–1993, 194
The Clinton Presidency: 1993–2001, 204
George W. Bush’s Foreign Policy: 2001–2005, 217
The Future of American Foreign Policy, 226
Summary, 227
Key Terms and Concepts, 229
Thinking Critically, 229
Notes, 230
Three. The Politics and Process of American Policy, 236
8. The Presidency and the Executive Branch in American Foreign Policy, 239
Models of Presidential Power, 240
The Presidency, 243
The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy, 249
Executive Command and Control Over Foreign Policy, 268
Summary, 269
Key Terms and Concepts, 270
Thinking Critically, 271
Notes, 271
9. Congress, the Courts, and the Public in American Foreign Policy, 274
Congress and Foreign Policy, 275
The Resurgence of Congress in Foreign Policymaking, 279
Taking the Nation to War, 282
A More Complicated Foreign Policy, 290
The Judiciary in Foreign Policymaking, 293
Public Opinion and Interest Groups, 294
The Challenge of a Democratic Foreign Policy, 299
Summary, 300
Key Terms and Concepts, 301
Thinking Critically, 301
Notes, 302
10. The Open Instruments of American Foreign Policy: War, Diplomacy, Trade, Aid, and Reputation, 305
The War Power, 306
The Power of Diplomacy, 317
Instruments of Trade and Aid, 323
Moral Suasion and Soft Power: The Importance of Reputation, Ideology, and Culture, 329
Summary, 332
Key Terms and Concepts, 333
Thinking Critically, 333
Notes, 334
11. The Secret Instruments of American Foreign Policy: Espionage, Counterintelligence, and Covert Action, 337
Intelligence: The Nation’s First Line of Defense, 339
Counterintelligence: A Wilderness of Mirrors, 347
Covert Action: The Third Option, 352
Summary, 364
Key Terms and Concepts, 365
Thinking Critically, 366
Notes, 366
Four. Issues of American Foreign Policy, 369
12. Defending the Homeland, 371
Early Issues of Homeland Defense, 372
Modern Terrorism and Responses to It, 375
The Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction, 390
Other Homeland Defense Issues, 397
Summary, 402
Key Terms and Concepts, 403
Thinking Critically, 403
Notes, 404
13. Economics and Foreign Policy: Trade, Finance, and Currency, 406
Early Issues of International Economics, 407
The Rise and Fall of the Bretton Woods System, 412
The Global Economic System, 418
Current Debates over Economic Policies, 424
Summary, 434
Key Terms and Concepts, 435
Thinking Critically, 435
Notes, 436
14. Using the American Military Overseas, 439
The Dilemmas of Power and Presence, 440
Early Issues of American Use of Armed Force, 451
American Use of Armed Force after the Cold War, 458
Using Military Force in the War on Terrorism, 468
Summary, 473
Key Terms and Concepts, 474
Thinking Critically, 475
Notes, 475
15. Human Rights and Democratization, 479
Early Issues of Human Rights and Democratization, 480
Human Rights and Democratization After the Cold War, 490
Twenty-First-Century Human Rights Debates, 495
Debating Democratization, 500
Human Rights, Democracy, and the War on Terrorism, 503
Summary, 508
Key Terms and Concepts, 510
Thinking Critically, 510
Notes, 511
Concluding Thoughts, 513

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