US Foreign Policy

Michael Cox, Doug Stokes

Oxford University Press, 2008 - Political Science - 481 pages

Table of Contents U. S. Foreign Policy by Cox, Michael (Editor); Stokes, Doug (Editor) Terms of Use List of boxes p. xvii List of controversies p. xix List of key quotes p. xx List of major debates and their impact p. xxii About the editors p. xxiii About the contributors p. xxv Introduction: US foreign policy-past, present, and future Michael Cox and Doug Stokes p. 1 1 Theories of US foreign policy Brian Schmidt p. 7 Introduction p. 8 Theories of American foreign policy p. 10 Origins of the Cold War p. 17 Grand strategy p. 19 Conclusion p. 22 2 American exceptionalism Daniel Deudney and Jeffrey Meiser p. 24 Introduction: American difference and exceptionality p. 25 Difference, exceptionality, and success p. 26 Liberal exceptionalism p. 29 Peculiar Americanism p. 32 Exceptionality and foreign policy p. 35 Conclusion: unipolarity, war on terrorism, and unilateralism p. 39 Section 1 Historical Contexts p. 43 3 The US rise to world power, 1776-1945 Walter LaFeber p. 45 Introduction p. 46 From colonies to continental empire, 1776-1865 p. 46 From old empire to new empire, 1865-1913 p. 50 Wilson's empire of ideology-and the bitter reaction, 1913-33 p. 52 The road from economic depression to the Cold War, 1933-45 p. 56 Conclusion p. 60 4 American foreign policy during the Cold War Richard Saull p. 63 Introduction p. 64 The Cold War and theorizing American foreign policy p. 65 The origins of the Cold War and containment p. 68 Korea, NSC-68, and the militarization of US foreign policy p. 76 Cold War in the third world p. 78 Ending the Cold War p. 83 Conclusion p. 86 5 America in the 1990s: searching for purpose John Dumbrell p. 88 Introduction: post-Cold War American internationalism p. 89 Searching for purpose: the 'Kennan sweepstakes' p. 90 Foreign policy making in the new order p. 96 US foreign policy in the post-Cold War era p. 98 Conclusion p. 103 Section 2 Institutions and Processes p. 105 6 The foreign policy process: executive, Congress, intelligence Michael Foley p. 107 Introduction p. 108 Challenge of foreign policy to state formation p. 108 Foreign policy as a primary agency of governmental adaptation p. 110 Congress and the challenge of co-equality p. 115 Democratic dilemmas p. 120 9/11, the war on terror, and new tensions p. 123 Conclusion p. 126 7 Military power and US foreign policy Beth A. Fischer p. 129 Introduction p. 130 Rise of American military power, 1945-91: containment and deterrence p. 130 The post-Cold War era: confronting fundamental questions p. 133 The administration of George W. Bush: terrorism and pre-emption p. 137 Conclusion p. 143 8 Regional shifts and US foreign policy Peter Trubowitz p. 145 Introduction p. 146 Regional interests and foreign policy p. 147 The great debate over expansionism p. 148 The struggle over internationalism p. 152 American primacy and the 'new sectionalism' p. 157 Conclusion p. 160 9 Media and US foreign policy Piers Robinson p. 163 Introduction p. 164 Concepts p. 164 The pluralist model p. 166 The elite model p. 172 Public and media diplomacy p. 178 Conclusion: new technology and US power p. 179 10 Identities and US foreign policy Christina Rowley and Jutta Weldes p. 183 Introduction p. 184 Interests and US foreign policy p. 185 Critical social constructivism p. 186 Discourses as productive p. 191 Critical social constructivism as critique p. 195 Identity in US foreign policy p. 198 Conclusion p. 207 Section 3 The United States and the World p. 211 11 US foreign policy in the Middle East Toby Dodge p. 213 Introduction p. 214 The transformation of US foreign policy towards the Middle East: from Wilson to Bush p. 217 International relations, United States foreign policy, and the Middle East p. 219 The United States, the Cold War, and the Middle East p. 221 The United States and Israel p. 226 The United States and oil p. 231 Conclusion: the Bush Doctrine and the invasion of Iraq: continuity or change in US foreign policy towards the Middle East? p. 233 12 The USA and the EU Mike Smith p. 236 Introduction p. 237 US foreign policy and European integration p. 238 The United States and the European Union p. 244 Conclusion p. 253 13 US foreign policy in Russia Peter Rutland and Gregory Dubinsky p. 257 Introduction p. 258 The end of an era p. 259 Bill and Boris p. 260 NATO enlargement p. 263 The Kosovo crisis p. 264 The 'Great Game' revisited p. 265 A new face in the Kremlin-and the White House p. 266 A strategy for a New World p. 268 A reversal of course p. 270 Conclusion p. 273 14 The USA and Asia-Pacific Michael Cox p. 275 Introduction p. 276 Japan, the United States, and the new Asian order p. 277 China comes in from the cold p. 280 The United States, Korea, and the legacy of the Cold War p. 283 Asia-Pacific: primed for rivalry? p. 286 The United States: hegemonic still? p. 288 15 US foreign policy in Latin America James Dunkerley p. 292 Introduction p. 293 Latin America and the formation of the modern USA p. 297 A reluctant superpower p. 301 Cold war coexistence p. 305 The Washington 'Consensus' questioned p. 309 Conclusion p. 312 16 US foreign policy in Africa Robert G. Patman p. 315 Introduction p. 316 USA-Africa relations: history and the Cold War p. 317 The USA and Africa in a post-Cold War world p. 319 The USA and Africa after 9/11 p. 326 Conclusion p. 329 Section 4 Key Issues p. 333 17 Global economy Peter Gowan p. 335 Introduction p. 336 The actors and mechanisms of American economic strategy p. 336 Perspectives on American economic strategy since 1945 p. 341 Has the strategy worked? p. 350 18 Global terrorism Paul Rogers p. 357 Introduction: the 9/11 attacks p. 358 Terrorism and the background to 9/11 p. 359 The war on terror I p. 362 The war on terror II p. 366 Rethinking the war on terror p. 369 19 Global environment Robin Eckersley p. 374 Introduction p. 375 Environmental multilateralism and the USA p. 376 Explaining US foreign environment policy p. 389 Conclusion p. 394 Section 5 Futures and Scenarios p. 399 20 American foreign policy after 9/11 Caroline Kennedy-Pipe p. 401 Introduction p. 402 The background p. 402 Framing 9/11 and its aftermath p. 406 The triumph of ideology: the 'neo-cons' in the ascendant p. 408 Blowback: US foreign policy against itself? p. 409 The centrality of military power-and 'imperial overstretch'? p. 411 The shape of America's wars p. 412 Iraq: the new Vietnam? p. 414 After Iraq: continuity and disjunction in US foreign policy p. 416 21 America's 'security trap' G. John Ikenberry p. 420 Introduction p. 421 Transformations in global power p. 422 The erosion of state sovereignty p. 423 The democratization paradox p. 425 Bush and the security trap p. 427 Conclusion: escaping the security trap p. 429 22 The future of US foreign policy Anatol Lieven p. 433 Introduction p. 434 The ideological roots of US foreign policy p.

Contents

• Theories of US foreign policy Brian Schmidt: 7
• American exceptionalism Daniel Deudney and Jeffrey Meiser: 24
• American exceptionalism: 25

About the author

Michael Cox was born on August 30 1948 in Northamptonshire, England. In 1989 he started work at the Oxford University Press. In 1983, Cox published his first book, a biography M. R. James, a Victorian ghost story writer. Between 1983 and 1997 he compiled and edited several anthologies of Victorian short stories for Oxford University Press. His first novel, The Meaning of Night, was published in 2006. Michael Cox died of cancer on March 31, 2009.

Bibliographic information

• Title: US Foreign Policy
• Editors: Michael Cox, Doug Stokes
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Aug 12, 2009
• ISBN: 0199226423, 9780199226429
• Length: 481 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / General; Political Science / Political Process / General