The Politics of United States Foreign Policy

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• Further development and integration of the new analytical/conceptual framework introduced in the Seventh Edition to examine and understand the complex and shifting politics of US foreign policymaking.
• Timely updates to cover developments since the end of the Trump administration and the first years of the Biden administration woven into every chapter.
• Expanded and updated attention to the challenges of changing international and domestic contexts and their impact on the foreign policy agenda, foreign policy orientations, executive branch structures, legislative-executive interactions, societal concerns and engagement, and the increasingly partisan and polarized political environment in which US foreign policy is made.
• New and updated figures, tables, maps, and other supporting material.
• New, revised, and updated boxed features, with each box ending with critical thinking questions to spur analysis and discussion. A Closer Look boxes consider significant issues or developments in more detail. A Different Perspective boxes explore competing or alternative viewpoints. Chapter-ending Think About This boxes prompt reflection and engagement and facilitate critical thinking.
• Streamlining and focusing the text for readability, strategically condensing more historical sections to amplify the more current context, resulting in a leaner, more accessible book that is more tightly presented even as it maintains breadth and depth of coverage.

KEY FEATURES:

• Discussions of what the United States has done, does, and might do help students evaluate the merits of one policy decision over another, while also examining how and why those choices are made.
• Examples and historical context aid students in understanding the nature of the institutions involved, the dynamics of the process, and the larger themes addressed.
• Theory and practice are integrated and discussed throughout the book.
• International and foreign economic policymaking is addressed in a full chapter and integrated throughout the textbook.
• Overviews and summaries are provided in the introduction and concluding section of each chapter. 
• A Closer Look boxes consider important trends, key figures, and theoretical perspectives in more detail, including the pendulum effect, the role of the Vice President in foreign policy, foreign assistance and nation building, cyber threats and more! Each box includes a critical thinking question to spur analysis and discussion.
• A Different Perspective boxes highlight significant controversies in foreign policy, including the gender and race discrimination in hiring and personnel systems, asymmetrical warfare, checks and balances in the intelligence community. Each box includes a critical thinking question to spur analysis and discussion.
• Key terms are listed at the end of each chapter under the headings Key Concepts and Other Key Terms, which divide the terms into those concerned with theory and those with practice.