PART I: VALUES AND POLICIES IN AMERICAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
1. America’s Traditions in Foreign Policy.
2. America’s Global Involvement and the Emergence of the Cold War.
3. After the Missile Crisis and Vietnam War: Realism and Idealism in Foreign Policy.
4. The Return and End of the Cold War: The Reagan and Bush Administrations.
5. Foreign Policy After the Cold War and 9/11: The Clinton and Bush Administrations.
6. Change and Continuity in Foreign Policy: The Barack Obama Administration.
PART II: THE PROCESS OF POLICYMAKING.
7. The President and the Making of Foreign Policy.
8. Congressional Prerogatives and the Making of Foreign Policy.
9. The Diplomatic and Economic Bureaucracies: Duplication or Specialization?
10. The Military and Intelligence Bureaucracies: Pervasive or Accountable?
11. Political Parties, Bipartisanship, and Interest Groups.
12. The Media, Public Opinion, and the Foreign Policy Process.
PART III: CONCLUSION.
13. American Foreign Policy Values in the Future

Offering detailed, up-to-the-minute coverage, AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY AND PROCESS, 6E, International Edition examines the differing approaches to U.S. foreign policy for presidential administrations during America’s rise to globalism during the Cold War years, through Vietnam, and in today’s post 9/11 world. It also explores how values and beliefs about foreign policy have changed over the course of U.S. history, illustrating how domestic factors affect the foreign policy decision-making process. Through the author’s analysis of original data and depiction of current events in the political arena, the book provides the most current coverage available to help readers fully understand the American foreign policy process.

Features

McCormick’s AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY AND PROCESS, 6E, International Edition delivers integrated discussions of the evolution of U.S. foreign policy and the impact of American values and beliefs, providing special emphasis on the current decade.
Comprehensive and data driven, this insightful text offers an up-to-date assessment of the major domestic political actors and influences in the making of American foreign policy—including the presidency, Congress, various bureaucracies, political parties, interest groups, and the media.
Chapter 4 “The Return and End of the Cold Ware” includes coverage of the Reagan and Bush 1 administrations, while Chapter 5 “Foreign Policy After the Cold War and 9/11” covers the Clinton and Bush 2 administrations.
Special attention is given to the impact of the events of September 11, 2001.
Completely unbiased, the text provides a general overview of the perspective of the political parties while de-emphasizing views of individual candidates.