Why American foreign policy fails: unsafe at home and despised abroad

"The United States confronts today's world with a foreign policy that is neither consistent enough to be called a policy nor adequately responsive to foreign threats and opportunities. It is instead constructed in the marketplace of interests, and not ideas, that Washington has become. As...

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Main Author: Jett, Dennis C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY [u.a.] Palgrave Macmillan 2008
Edition:1. ed.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"The United States confronts today's world with a foreign policy that is neither consistent enough to be called a policy nor adequately responsive to foreign threats and opportunities. It is instead constructed in the marketplace of interests, and not ideas, that Washington has become. As a result, it is more likely to serve special interests rather than the national interest. This has come about because the end of the Cold War, globalization, and political partisanship have created a dysfunctional policy process. This book explores this change in U.S. foreign policy, examines the roles of the primary actors, ands assesses the potential for improvement." -- Book cover.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:197 S.
ISBN:140396503X
9781403965035