Decision-Making in American Foreign Policy - Hardcover

Gvosdev, Nikolas K.; Blankshain, Jessica D.; Cooper, David A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1108427146 ISBN 13: 9781108427142

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2019

Synopsis

This foreign policy analysis textbook is written especially for students studying to become national security professionals. It translates academic knowledge about the complex influences on American foreign policymaking into an intuitive, cohesive, and practical set of analytic tools. The focus here is not theory for the sake of theory, but rather to translate theory into practice. Classic paradigms are adapted to fit the changing realities of the contemporary national security environment. For example, the growing centrality of the White House is seen in the 'palace politics' of the president's inner circle, and the growth of the national security apparatus introduces new dimensions to organizational processes and subordinate levels of bureaucratic politics. Real-world case studies are used throughout to allow students to apply theory. These comprise recent events that draw impartially across partisan lines and encompass a variety of diplomatic, military, and economic and trade issues.

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Book Description

This textbook on the complex influences on American foreign policymaking is tailored for students preparing to become national security practitioners. Rather than presenting theory for the sake of theory, it translates the complete academic field of foreign policy analysis into an intuitive, cohesive, and practical set of analytic tools.

About the Author

Nikolas K. Gvosdev is a Professor of National Security Affairs and holds the Jerome E. Levy Chair in Economic Geography and National Security at the United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. He is the former Editor of The National Interest policy journal and previously was a senior fellow at the Nixon Center (now the Center for the National Interest). He holds non-residential fellowships with the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs. He is the author of numerous scholarly and policy books, articles, and chapters including recent books on US and Russian foreign policy. He holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1108427146
• ISBN 13: 9781108427142
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 436