Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy
From National Security to Human Security
- Textbook
Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy
From National Security to Human Security
- Textbook
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Description
This engaging case study approach brings together a diverse set of contributors to help students question motives, consider alternatives, and analyze outcomes in many of the most pressing foreign policy issues now confronting the United States.
Many actors-from the president and members of Congress to interest groups, NGOs, and the media-compete to shape U.S. foreign policy. The 13 case studies in this edition deal with a wide range of policy tools and domains: national security, homeland security, diplomacy, trade, immigration, epidemics, climate change, and industrial policy. Up-to-date cases analyze current policy on Iran, North Korea, Ukraine, and the Houthi. Many reflect how the demarcation between foreign and domestic policy has become even more blurred as polarization has come to play a significantly increased role in American foreign policy.
The seventh edition also features helpful pedagogy and a consistent chapter structure across contributors, including:
· Chapter-opening “Before You Begin” questions to frame the reading
· Timelines to help students put events in historical context
· Case introductions to set up broad themes and where each case fits in the foreign policy arena
· Background sections to give students the political and policy context to understand what's at stake.
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Table of Contents
PART I. Presidential Leadership
1. The United States and NATO in the Eye of the Storm: The Biden and Trump Eras (Jeffrey Lantis, College of Wooster)
2. The US Decision to Withdraw from Afghanistan (Susan Allen, University of Mississippi, and Carla Martinez Machain, University of Buffalo)
3. The US and Iran Policy: Denuclearizing an Adversary (Frédérick Gagnon, University of Quebec at Montreal, and Paul Lenze, Northern Arizona University)
4. The US Response to China's Expansionism in the Indo-Pacific (Jordan Tama, American University, and Lily Wojtowicz, American University)
5. Policy Fantasy to Policy Reality: North Korean Nuclear Capabilities and U.S. Counterproliferation Policy (Thomas Preston, Washington State University)
PART II. Congress, Courts, and Societal Actors
6. The US and Support for Ukraine (Patrick Homan, Dominican University, and Tobias Gibson, Westminster College)
7. The US and the Houthi Threat (Kelly McHugh, Florida Southern College)
8. The US and Border Security (Michelle Keck, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Part III. Contemporary Policy Issues
9. The US and Israel's Military Policy Post-October 7 (Baris Kesgin, Elon University)
10. US and Climate Change Policy: Executive Power and International Treaties (Amy Below, California State University East Bay)
11. The US and Comprehensive Immigration Reform: An Abandoned Goal in Favor of Enforcement Focus (Stephanie Shady, Washington University of St. Louis)
12. The US and Pandemic Policy: A Cautionary Tale (Yasemin Akbaba, Gettysburg College)
13. The US and Industrial Policy (Ralph Carter, Texas Christian University, and James M. Scott, Illinois State University)
Conclusions (Ralph Carter, Texas Christian University)
Product details
| Published | 12 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 7th |
| Pages | 432 |
| ISBN | 9798765151792 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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