the dynamics of choice in the 21st centuryJentleson, Bruce W.1951-creatortextbibliographynyu2014Fifth edition.monographiceng

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xxiv, 672, A-17, A-67 p : ill, map ; 23 cm"[This] text addresses the most pressing foreign policy questions of this global era: How should the United States wield its power, pursue peace, promote prosperity and be true to its principles? [The book] helps students approach these issues by applying a consistent critical framework throughout ... emphasizing both the strategic and the political aspects of foreign policy decision making."--Back cover.Part I: The context of U.S. foreign policy : theory and history -- The strategic context : foreign policy strategy and the essence of choice -- The domestic context : the three branches and the process of choice -- The domestic context : interest groups, media, and public opinion -- The historical context : great debates in American foreign policy, 1789-1945 -- The Cold War context : origins and first stages -- The Cold War context : lessons and legacies -- Readings for Part I -- Part II: American foreign policy in the twenty-first century : choices and challenges -- Grand strategy for a new era : (I) power and peace -- Grand strategy for a new era : (II) prosperity and principles -- Post-Cold War foreign policy politics : politics beyond the water's edge -- Asia's rising strategic importance : relations with China and in the Asia-Pacific Region -- War, peace, terrorism, democracy : old and new challenges in the Middle East -- Old friends, old enemy: 21st century relations with Europe and Russia -- The Americas : relations with Latin America and Canada -- Africa : persisting old issues, pressing newer ones -- Readings for Part II.Bruce W. Jentleson, Duke University.Includes bibliographical references (pages A-1-A-3 and index.n-us--- Since 1989 fast 2000-talet sao Diplomatic relationsUnited StatesForeign relations21st centuryE840 .J46 978039391943103939194392013019153W W Norton & Co Inc, 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512DLC13053020240709140350.0ocn846489887eng