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Michael Cox and Doug Stokes, eds. US Foreign Policy
European journal of American studies
Many readers of this review will already be familiar with the first edition of this work, which is a staple of university libraries and undergraduate reading lists. For that reason, this review will provide only a brief summary of the overall text, discussing those chapters considered especially useful or problematic, before focusing upon the changes that have been made for the second edition.
Michael J. Hogan and Thomas G. Paterson, eds., Exploring the History of American Foreign Relations
Journal of Cold War Studies, 2007
Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations was originally published in 1991, and this new edition ably reºects the continued evolution of the ªeld once known as diplomatic history. All the essays are deeply informed and highly professional, and most are lucidly written and well edited. Though sometimes critical of competing approaches, most also eschew the vituperation, condescension, and nitpicking often found in academic discourse. A spirit of sharing-scholars learning from each other even if disagreeing-infuses this volume. Because most essays appeared in earlier form in the ªrst edition or in other venues, experts will ªnd few surprises. Nonetheless, this book is outstanding as both an update for insiders and a primer for newcomers (graduate students preparing for examinations should grab it for its succinct summaries of a wealth of scholarship). Long gone, this volume makes clear, are the days when a few stark oppositionsrealist versus idealist, traditionalist versus revisionist-structured the ªeld, when its boundaries were neat and tidy, and when the ªeld seemed insular. Continuing to diminish is its focus on the state, and on the United States. Once the overriding preoccupation, the Cold War is still a major concern but in this volume never a stand-alone category, instead warranting analysis within other frameworks. Gone, too, editors Michael J. Hogan and Thomas G. Paterson proclaim, is the ªrst edition's "defensive tone" (p. vii) about the ªeld, although the very denial of defensiveness sounds a tad defensive and contributors more often note how their specialty has borrowed from other ªelds than how it has inºuenced them. The volume celebrates a plethora of approaches to American foreign relations, and few authors make bold claims about which will stand the test of time. But some make their case better than others, among them a senior contributor, Akira Iriye, writing about "Culture and International History." Because no single volume can do everything, to note what this one neglects is less to criticize than to situate it. Explaining how the ªeld has changed, the contributors stress intellectual currents within and beyond it but not the most obvious spur to change-transformations in the world in which they operate. Implicitly, they position themselves outside the world they observe, but perhaps no ªeld is more engaged with it. A political history of the ªeld would be useful in showing, for example, how the de
America's Exceptional Foreign Policy: A Historical Analysis of Etiology
LeBaron Liberty Library , 2018
When the subject of American foreign policy is brought up in contemporary dialogue there is often a preconceived social aura around the subject. Oftentimes, foreign policy in general is something that is omitted from the average person's dialogue. Perhaps this is because many people do not feel informed about the issue, or they are not well-versed in extrapolating the current events and quarrels relating to American foreign policy. This paper attempts to shed a much-needed light on what America's foreign policy was, became, and is at present. The international organization known as "The Council of Foreign Relations" (CFR) has had a tremendous impact through its actions and origins and its influence on the consequences of world government and law. This paper will raise the question of what America's foreign policy should be and will investigate the widely held claim that the greatest threat to peace in the world today is not religious ideology but American Foreign Policy. If we, as Americans, are to retain our Republic, we must, by necessity, critically analyze the orders of President George Washington in his 1797 "Farewell Address." If we fail to heed Washington’s warnings, we may find that the rights of the people will be seized by tyrants as a direct result of United States Foreign Policy.
2017
The purpose of this article is to highlight the main changes of the foreign policy of the U.S .and notably the implication of shifts in the foreign policy decision making process. American foreign policy has not been changed for years as it still means protection of homeland, American citizens, and their friends all around the world. But what has been changed is obvious-it is American foreign policy making process. According to environmental changes the policy making process is also derived from one dimension into another. The Cold War has the dominating influence on the American experience not only in a military but also in a political sense. The second traumatic event-September 11, 2011called for immediate combating international terrorism. Realizing what are the traces, the past had left it is crucial to understand how the United States will respond to the future. How does the environmental change affect policy and approaches? How do domestic factors impact on foreign policy maki...
Twentieth-Century American Foreign Policy
The Journal of American History, 1972
This volume is the third in the series entitled "Mod ern America," dealing with the problems of change and continuity in twentieth-century United States history. The eleven essays comprising this volume explore aspects of, and issues in, American foreign policy in the storm-tossed years since the beginning of this century.
Most writers agree that domestic ideas about what kind of country the United States is affect its foreign policy. In the United States, this predominant idea is American exceptionalism, which in turn is used to explain US foreign policy traditions over time. This article argues that the predominant definition of American exceptionalism, and the way it is used to explain US foreign policy in political science, relies on outdated scholarship within history. It betrays a largely superficial understanding of American exceptionalism as an American identity. This article aims to clarify the definition of American exceptionalism, arguing that it should be retained as a definition of American identity. Furthermore, it couples American exceptionalism and US foreign policy differently than what is found in most political science literature. It concludes that American exceptionalism is a useful tool in understanding US foreign policy, if properly defined.
The making of American foreign policy
1989
Published May 1989. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
A NATURE OF THE US AND THE AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
Military Affairs, 2019
Article „A Nature of the US and the American Foreign Policy“, Vojno delo (Military Affairs), Interdisciplinary Scientific Theoretical Journal, International edition, Vol. 71, Issue 5, 2019 (July-August 2019), ISSN 0042-8426, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, pp. 54−62