American Foreign Policy Since World War II - International Student Edition

21. Auflage (International Student Auflage) 2018
ISBN: 978-1-5443-2685-6
Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc

Buch, Englisch, 488 Seiten, Format (B × H): 230 mm x 187 mm, Gewicht: 696 g

American Foreign Policy since World War II has long set the standard in guiding students through the complexities of the field. This twenty-first edition features three new chapters that examine the aftershocks of the Arab Spring and the revival of power politics and discuss the implications of a changing American policy under the Trump presidency. Providing the historical context students need, this book helps them to grasp the functions and frequent dysfunctions of the nation’s foreign policy agenda with historical insight into modern policy context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hook, Steven W.

Spanier, John W.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Chapter 1 The American Approach to Foreign Policy
Learning from Experience
The Roots of American Primacy
Destiny and Moral Mission
A Skeptical View of Power Politics
U.S. Exceptionalism and Exceptions
Part I: The Cold War
Chapter 2 From World War to Cold War
American Wartime Illusions
The Russo-Soviet Approach to Foreign Policy
Soviet Expansion after World War II
The Strategy of Containment
Declaring Cold War: The Truman Doctrine
Chapter 3 Containment: From Theory to Practice
New Economic and Military Structures
Reviving the Western European Allies
Confronting Revolution in East Asia
Domestic Pressures for a Global Crusade
Eisenhower’s “New Look” in Foreign Policy
Chapter 4 North-South Tensions and the Vietnam War
Developing Countries in the Crossfire
Regional Conflicts in Latin America
Vietnam: The Limits of Containment
Chapter 5 Détente and World-Order Politics
Managing the Superpower Rivalry
Carter’s Quest for World Order
War and Peace in the Middle East
Blowback and the Soviet Power Play
Chapter 6 Breakthroughs in the Superpower Struggle
Reagan’s Rhetorical Offensive
Expanding U.S. Military Forces
“Rollback” in Developing Countries
Alliance Politics in the Late Cold War
From Confrontation to Conciliation
Chapter 7 The End of the Cold War
Bush’s Management of the Soviet Collapse
Endgame: The Collapse of the Core
Reasons for the Soviet Collapse
A Final Appraisal
Part II: The New World “Disorder”
Chapter 8 Old Tensions in a New Order
Great Expectations after the Cold War
Clinton’s Embrace of “Geoeconomics”
Sources of Global Fragmentation
War and Peace in the Middle East
The Plight of “Failed States”
Lessons from the Regional Crises
Chapter 9 The Shifting European Landscape
Western Europe: From Community to Union
Jump-Starting Democracy in Eastern Europe
NATO’s Search for a New Mission
“Ethnic Cleansing” in the Balkans
U.S.-Russian Relations under Stress
Chapter 10 America under Fire
Strains in the Unipolar Order
The Growing Threat of “Sacred Terror”
Terror in the Morning Sky
Elements of Counterterrorism
A Grand Strategy of Primacy and Preemption
Chapter 11 Hot Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
The Afghanistan Campaign
Renewed Hostilities against Iraq
Flashbacks to Vietnam
Chapter 12 Aftershocks of the Arab Spring
Obama’s Call for Renewal
Mass Demands for Democracy
Iraq’s Collapse and the ISIS Challenge
The Afghan Muddle
Chapter 13 The Revival of Power Politics
Cold War II with Russia
The Powers and their Calculations
China’s Pacific Challenge
Israel’s Shadow in the Middle East
Ongoing Threats of Nuclear Proliferation
Chapter 14 The End of the American Century?
Internal Threats to Democracy
Trump and Turmoil
Rethinking American Power
Appendixes

Über Autor(innen)

Hook, Steven W.
Steven W. Hook (1959-2022) was professor of political science at Kent State University. In addition to this book, he was co-author of American Foreign Policy Since World War II (CQ Press, 2019, 21st ed., with John Spanier) and author of National Interest and Foreign Aid (Lynne Rienner, 1995). His edited books include U.S. Foreign Policy Today: American Renewal? (CQ Press, 2012, with James M. Scott), the Routledge Handbook of American Foreign Policy (Routledge Press, 2012, with Christopher M. Jones), and Democratic Peace in Theory and Practice (Kent State University Press, 2010). His journal articles have appeared in World Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Asian Survey, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Interactions, and other leading journals. Professor Hook received a BA (1982) in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Michigan and an MA (1990) and PhD (1993) in International Studies from the University of South Carolina. At Kent State, he received the university’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2007 and served as department chair from 2008 to 2012. He was a past president of the Foreign Policy Analysis sections of the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association.

Spanier, John W.
John Spanier received his PhD from Yale University. Since joining the faculty of the University of Florida in 1957, Spanier has lectured at the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service Institute, the Naval War College, military service academies, and several universities. Among his many other books is Games Nations Play.