American Foreign Policy

This book provides students with a study of US foreign policy, and each chapter includes new material to cover the first year of the Bush administration. Combining case studies and conceptual material, this text helps students gain both an understanding of how the foreign policy-making process works, and why. The author focuses on policy instruments, rather than geographic areas or countries, aiming that the text will remain relevant for longer, and enabling instructors to relate the contents to new issues as and when they may arise. The first chapter has been revised to take account of today's emerging post-Cold War system, whilst the text goes on to examine conventional arms control in Europe. The Bush administrations's policy towards Panama, China, Eastern Europe and over defence spending cuts is also discussed.