The Unilateralist Temptation In American Foreign Policy

Download The Unilateralist Temptation In American Foreign Policy full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online The Unilateralist Temptation In American Foreign Policy ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

The Unilateralist Temptation in American Foreign Policy

Author : David Skidmore
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136886621
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Unilateralist Temptation in American Foreign Policy by : David Skidmore

Download or read book The Unilateralist Temptation in American Foreign Policy written by David Skidmore and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-03-21 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pattern of multilateral engagement and unilateral retrenchment in American foreign policy from the Cold War through the Clinton, Bush, and Obama years presents a puzzle. What accounts for the unilateralist turn? Is it a passing aberration attributable to the neoconservative ideology of the Bush administration? What then of the disengagement evident earlier during Clinton’s presidency, or its continuation under Obama? Was the U.S. investment in multilateral institutions following World War II an anomaly? Or is the more recent retreat from international institutions the irregularity? Skidmore traces U.S. unilateralism to the structural effects of the end of the Cold War, both domestically and abroad, to argue that the United States was more hegemonic than multilateralist—a rule-maker, not a rule-taker. An "institutional bargain" existed under the Cold War threat from the Soviets, but absent those imperatives the United States has been less willing to provide collective goods through strong international institutions and other states are less willing to defer to U.S. exemptions. On the home front, the post-Cold War political environment has made it more difficult for presidents to resist the appeals of powerful interests who are threatened by multilateral commitments. This book demonstrates that American unilateralism has deeper roots and more resilience than many expect. The unilateral temptation can only be overcome through new political bargains domestically and internationally that permit multilateral engagement, even the absence of great power rivalry.

American Foreign Policy

Author : Glenn P Hastedt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1538136139
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis American Foreign Policy by : Glenn P Hastedt

Download or read book American Foreign Policy written by Glenn P Hastedt and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twelfth edition of American Foreign Policy comes at a time when Donald Trump's presidency is breaking away from many of the traditional foundation points in American foreign policy in terms of how foreign policy is made and its content. The results have pleased some and angered others but almost uniformly raised political tensions at home and abroad. This text does not try to present students with an answer on how best to move American foreign policy forward. Rather, it is designed to help students cultivate the critical thinking skills they need to develop their own answers and participate in current and future debates about the conduct and content of U.S. foreign policy. New to this Edition The twelfth edition introduces students to key facets of Trump's foreign policy style and the content of his decisions. It adds to the previous edition more extensive discussions of China trade policy, the conflict with Iran, relations with Russia, U.S. involvement in Africa, and arms control talks with North Korea, as well as providing a foundation for understanding the Congressional move to impeachment. Critical Thinking Features Dateline sections open each chapter and introduces students to the material via a short contemporary case study Historical Lessons provides a historical context for students to understand current U.S. foreign policy issues and is linked to the Dateline feature Over the Horizon sections conclude each chapter with a speculative view to the future to spur student thinking about how American foreign policy might evolve in the coming years

American Grand Strategy and Corporate Elite Networks

Author : Bastiaan Van Apeldoorn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135011206
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis American Grand Strategy and Corporate Elite Networks by : Bastiaan Van Apeldoorn

Download or read book American Grand Strategy and Corporate Elite Networks written by Bastiaan Van Apeldoorn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a novel analysis of how US grand strategy has evolved from the end of the Cold War to the present, offering an integrated analysis of both continuity and change. The post-Cold War American grand strategy has continued to be oriented to securing an ‘open door’ to US capital around the globe. This book will show that the three different administrations that have been in office in the post-Cold War era have pursued this goal with varying means: from Clinton’s promotion of neoliberal globalization to Bush’s ‘war on terror’ and Obama’s search to maintain US primacy in the face of a declining economy and a rising Asia. In seeking to make sense of both these strong continuities and these significant variations the book takes as its point of departure the social sources of grand strategy (making), with the aim to relate state (public) power to social (private) power. While developing its own theoretical framework to make sense of the evolution of US grand strategy, it offers a rich and rigorous empirical analysis based on extensive primary data that have been collected over the past years. It draws on a unique data-set that consists of extensive biographical data of 30 cabinet members and other senior foreign policy officials of each of the past three administrations of Clinton, G.W. Bush and Obama. This book is of great use to specialists in International Relations – within International Political Economy, International Security and Foreign Policy Analysis, as well as students of US Politics.

Prospect Theory and Foreign Policy Analysis in the Asia Pacific

Author : Kai He
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415656214
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Prospect Theory and Foreign Policy Analysis in the Asia Pacific by : Kai He

Download or read book Prospect Theory and Foreign Policy Analysis in the Asia Pacific written by Kai He and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By examining major events in Asian security, this book investigates why and how leaders make risky and seemingly irrational decisions in international politics. The authors take the innovative step of integrating the neoclassical realist framework in political science and prospect theory in psychology. Their analysis suggests that political leaders are more likely to take risky actions when their vital interests and political legitimacy are seriously threatened. This pioneering book tests and expands prospect theory to the study of Asian security and challenges traditional, expected-utility-based, rationalist theories of foreign policy behavior.

China’s Challenges and International Order Transition

Author : Huiyun Feng
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472126458
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis China’s Challenges and International Order Transition by : Huiyun Feng

Download or read book China’s Challenges and International Order Transition written by Huiyun Feng and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China’s Challenges and International Order Transition introduces an integrated conceptual framework of “international order” categorized by three levels (power, rules, and norms) and three issue-areas (security, political, and economic). Each contributor engages one or more of these analytical dimensions to examine two questions: (1) Has China already challenged this dimension of international order? (2) How will China challenge this dimension of international order in the future? The contested views and perspectives in this volume suggest it is too simple to assume an inevitable conflict between China and the outside world. With different strategies to challenge or reform the many dimensions of international order, China’s role is not a one-way street. It is an interactive process in which the world may change China as much as China may change the world. The aim of the book is to broaden the debate beyond the “Thucydides Trap” perspective currently popular in the West. Rather than offering a single argument, this volume offers a platform for scholars, especially Chinese scholars vs. Western scholars, to exchange and debate their different views and perspectives on China and the potential transition of international order.

Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations

Author : Christopher McKnight Nichols
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231554273
Total Pages : 725 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations by : Christopher McKnight Nichols

Download or read book Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations written by Christopher McKnight Nichols and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, 2023 Joseph Fletcher Prize for Best Edited Book in Historical International Relations, History Section, International Studies Association Ideology drives American foreign policy in ways seen and unseen. Racialized notions of subjecthood and civilization underlay the political revolution of eighteenth-century white colonizers; neoconservatism, neoliberalism, and unilateralism propelled the post–Cold War United States to unleash catastrophe in the Middle East. Ideologies order and explain the world, project the illusion of controllable outcomes, and often explain success and failure. How does the history of U.S. foreign relations appear differently when viewed through the lens of ideology? This book explores the ideological landscape of international relations from the colonial era to the present. Contributors examine ideologies developed to justify—or resist—white settler colonialism and free-trade imperialism, and they discuss the role of nationalism in immigration policy. The book reveals new insights on the role of ideas at the intersection of U.S. foreign and domestic policy and politics. It shows how the ideals coded as “civilization,” “freedom,” and “democracy” legitimized U.S. military interventions and enabled foreign leaders to turn American power to their benefit. The book traces the ideological struggle over competing visions of democracy and of American democracy’s place in the world and in history. It highlights sources beyond the realm of traditional diplomatic history, including nonstate actors and historically marginalized voices. Featuring the foremost specialists as well as rising stars, this book offers a foundational statement on the intellectual history of U.S. foreign policy.

The Transformation of American Political Culture and the Impact on Foreign Strategy

Author : PAN Yaling
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000519996
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Transformation of American Political Culture and the Impact on Foreign Strategy by : PAN Yaling

Download or read book The Transformation of American Political Culture and the Impact on Foreign Strategy written by PAN Yaling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the interplay between political culture and diplomatic strategy in the U.S., revealing the transformation of American political culture and its impact on the country’s foreign strategy. The theoretical pivot of this study is an analysis of the dynamics of political culture and the mechanisms of the interaction between political culture and diplomatic strategy. Given this premise, the core chapters revisit the historical transformations of American political culture and analyze the responses and countermeasures taken to attempt to reverse the perceived decline in American hegemony during the presidencies of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump, factors interwoven with security, economic, and institutional crises. The discussion describes the landscape and evolution of contemporary American political culture and the correlated adjustments of U.S. global strategy over the course of the twenty-first century. Given the myriad of challenges and political legacies left by its predecessors, the author gives a pessimistic prognosis of the prospect of resolving America’s political plight by the Joe Biden administration. The title will be a valuable reference for academic and general readers interested in American politics, U.S. diplomatic strategy, and international relations.

American Trade Politics and the Triumph of Globalism

Author : Orin Kirshner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317804120
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis American Trade Politics and the Triumph of Globalism by : Orin Kirshner

Download or read book American Trade Politics and the Triumph of Globalism written by Orin Kirshner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deep and unresolved tension exists within American trade politics between the nation’s promotion of an open world trading system and the operations of its democratic domestic political regime. Whereas most scholarly attention has focused on how domestic politics has interfered with the United States’ global economic leadership, Orin Kirshner offers here an analysis of the ways in which U.S. leadership in the arena of global trade has affected American democracy and the domestic political regime. By participating in multilateral trade agreements, the U.S. Congress has transferred its trade policymaking authority to the president and, through international trade negotiations, from the American state to the GATT/WTO regime. This reorganization of policymaking authority has resulted in the "triumph of globalism," and fundamentally alters the citizen-state relationship assumed in democratic theory. Kirshner illustrates this process through four case studies: The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1945, The Trade Expansion Act of 1962, The Trade Act of 1974, The Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, and further examines the impact of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994 on the political and institutional structure of American trade politics up to the current period. American Trade Politics and the Triumph of Globalism makes a significant contribution to the study of both international trade and domestic American politics. This is essential reading for students and scholars of trade policy, international political economy, American politics, and democratic theory.

Trump and the Remaking of American Grand Strategy

Author : Bastiaan van Apeldoorn
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031346920
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (313 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Trump and the Remaking of American Grand Strategy by : Bastiaan van Apeldoorn

Download or read book Trump and the Remaking of American Grand Strategy written by Bastiaan van Apeldoorn and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive explanatory account of Trump's foreign policy by assessing its nature, determining the extent to which it broke with the policy of preceding presidencies, and explaining how this shift came about. We argue that Trump has succeeded in remaking America’s grand strategy by unmaking its long-standing strategy of what we call Open Door Globalism, a strategy of economic expansionism through the promotion of open markets across the globe and its institutionalization into a US-led liberal world order. Trump has broken with Open Door Globalism in probably lasting ways by adopting an outlook and strategy of neo-mercantilist economic nationalism based upon an ‘America First’ redefinition of US sovereignty and national interests. We explain this Trumpian shift in US foreign policy by focusing on the social sources of Trump’s foreign policy-making elite’s agency, analysing it both in terms of foreign policy-makers’ embeddedness in elite networks and within the changing global and domestic context. The latter, coupled with a crisis of established elite power, also indicates why Biden has not returned to Open Door Globalism but doubled down on some aspects of the Trumpian economic nationalist break.

Rethinking Global Governance

Author : Mark Beeson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137588624
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Rethinking Global Governance by : Mark Beeson

Download or read book Rethinking Global Governance written by Mark Beeson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-16 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world currently faces a number of challenges that no single country can solve. Whether it is managing a crisis-prone global economy, maintaining peace and stability, or trying to do something about climate change, there are some problems that necessitate collective action on the part of states and other actors. Global governance would seem functionally necessary and normatively desirable, but it is proving increasingly difficult to provide. This accessible introduction to, and analysis of, contemporary global governance explains what it is and the obstacles to its realization. Paying particular attention to the possible decline of American influence and the rise of China and a number of other actors, Mark Beeson explains why cooperation is proving difficult, despite its obvious need and desirability. This is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying global governance or international organizations, and is also important reading for those working on political economy, international development and globalization.

The Politics of Resilience and Transatlantic Order

Author : Gordon Friedrichs
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042964745X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Politics of Resilience and Transatlantic Order by : Gordon Friedrichs

Download or read book The Politics of Resilience and Transatlantic Order written by Gordon Friedrichs and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-17 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume bridges the "analytical divide" between studies of transatlantic relations, democratic peace theory, and foreign policy analysis, and improves our theoretical understanding of the logic of crises prevention and resolution. The recent rise of populism and polarization in both the U.S.A and Europe adds to a host of foreign policy crises that have emerged in transatlantic relations over the last two decades. Through examining how democracies can manage to sustain and maintain mechanisms of crisis resilience that are embedded in the democratic peace, and particularly transatlantic relations, this book helps enhance the understanding of inter-democratic crisis resolution across issue areas. In doing so, it addresses some of the most important and prevalent crises of our time, such as anti-terrorism intervention in Afghanistan; Iran’s nuclear program; burden-sharing within North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO; key aspects of the international order, such as binding norms for cyber security and the integration of China into the Western-led international economic order; as well as domestic order shifts, such as the British vote to leave the European Union (EU) and the impact of the Trump administration populist foreign policy on transatlantic crisis resolution. This book will be of key interest to students and scholars of International Relations, Transatlantic Studies, Foreign Policy Analysis, and Comparative Politics.

The Globalization of International Society

Author : Tim Dunne
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192516396
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Globalization of International Society by : Tim Dunne

Download or read book The Globalization of International Society written by Tim Dunne and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-19 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Globalization of International Society re-examines the development of today's society of sovereign states, drawing on a wealth of new scholarship to challenge the landmark account presented in Bull and Watson's classic work, The Expansion of International Society (OUP, 1984). For Bull and Watson, international society originated in Europe, and expanded as successive waves of new states were integrated into a rule-governed order. International society, on their view, was thus a European cultural artefact - a claim that is at odds with recent scholarship in history, politics, and related fields of research. Bringing together leading scholars from Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States, this book provides an alternative account: it draws out the diversity of polities that existed at around c1500; it shows how interacting identities, political orders, and economic forces were intensifying within and across regions; it details the tangled dynamics that helped to globalize the European conception of a pluralist international society, through patterns of warfare and between East and West. The Globalization of International Society examines the institutional contours of contemporary international society, with its unique blend of universal sovereignty and global law, and its forms of hierarchy that coexist with commitments to international human rights. The book explores the multiple forms of contestation that challenge international society today: contests over the limits of sovereignty in relation to cosmopolitan conceptions of responsibility, disputes over global governance, concerns about persistent economic, racial, and gender-based patterns of disadvantage, and lastly the threat to the established order opened up by the disruptive power of digital communications.

The Routledge Handbook on the International Dimension of Brexit

Author : Juan Santos Vara
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000214346
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Routledge Handbook on the International Dimension of Brexit by : Juan Santos Vara

Download or read book The Routledge Handbook on the International Dimension of Brexit written by Juan Santos Vara and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides comprehensive and expert analysis of the impact of the Brexit process and the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on existing and future EU–UK relations within the context of both EU and international law. Examining the wider international law implications, it additionally assesses the complex legal consequences of Brexit for both the EU and the UK in their dealings with third states and other international organizations. With contributions from renowned specialists in the field of EU external action, each chapter will analyse specific policy areas to address key challenges arising from the Brexit process for the EU and the UK and propose solutions to overcome these problems. The handbook aims to fill a gap in research by assessing the consequences of Brexit under EU external relations law and international law. As such, it is hoped it will set the research agenda for coming years on the international dimension of Brexit. The Routledge Handbook on the International Dimension of Brexit is an authoritative and essential reference text for scholars and students of international and European/EU law and policy, EU politics, and British Politics and Brexit, as well as of key relevance to legal practitioners involved in Brexit, governments, policy-makers, civil society organizations, think tanks, practitioners, national parliaments and the Court of Justice.

Unilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy

Author : David Malone
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781588261199
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (611 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Unilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy by : David Malone

Download or read book Unilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy written by David Malone and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors explore international reactions to U.S. conduct in world affairs.

Rivalry And Cooperation In The Asia-pacific: The Dynamics Of A Region In Transition (In 2 Volumes)

Author : Mark Beeson
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9811201919
Total Pages : 1007 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Rivalry And Cooperation In The Asia-pacific: The Dynamics Of A Region In Transition (In 2 Volumes) by : Mark Beeson

Download or read book Rivalry And Cooperation In The Asia-pacific: The Dynamics Of A Region In Transition (In 2 Volumes) written by Mark Beeson and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 1007 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rivalry and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the most important strategic and economic region in the world. Asia-Pacific is a region that is undergoing a major transformation, largely as a consequence of the rise of China and its growing rivalry with the United States. Whatever happens in the Asia-Pacific will profoundly influence global events, not just regional ones. Looking ahead, the region's future direction — and even its name — is contested and uncertain.This two-volume reference work, by one of the world's leading analysts of regional affairs, places these events in historical context and considers what they may mean for future political, economic and strategic relations. By focusing on the United States, China and the region's most significant middle powers, the book explains why and how the Asia-Pacific has become the fulcrum of international events.

Becoming Rivals

Author : Brandon Valeriano
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415537533
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (155 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Becoming Rivals by : Brandon Valeriano

Download or read book Becoming Rivals written by Brandon Valeriano and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rivalries are a fundamental aspect of all international interactions. The concept of rivalry suggests that historic animosity may be the most fundamental variable in explaining and understanding why states commit international violence against each other. By understanding the historic factors behind the emergence of rivalry, the strategies employed by states to deal with potential threats, and the issues endemic to enemies, this book seeks to understand and predict why states become rivals. The recent increase in the quantitative study of rivalry has largely identified who the rivals are, but not how they form and escalate. Questions about the escalation of rivalry are important if we are to understand the nature of conflictual interactions. This book addresses an important research gap in the field by directly tackling the question of rivalry formation. In addition to making new contributions to the literature, this book will summarize a cohesive model of how all interstate rivalries form by using both quantitative and qualitative methods and sources.

Theoretical Roots of US Foreign Policy

Author : Thomas M. Kane
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134164335
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Theoretical Roots of US Foreign Policy by : Thomas M. Kane

Download or read book Theoretical Roots of US Foreign Policy written by Thomas M. Kane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enlightening new book examines the roots of America's new unilateralism in terms of Machiavelli's theory of state politics.