Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy: From Terrorism to Trade - Softcover

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9781604267310: Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy: From Terrorism to Trade

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ISBN 10: 1604267313 ISBN 13: 9781604267310

Publisher: CQ Press, 2010

Competing to shape U.S. foreign policy, many actors―from the president and members of Congress to interest groups, NGOs, and the media―influence policy outcomes and subsequent implementation. In this new fourth edition, editor Ralph G. Carter captures this strategic interplay with 15 real-world cases; four brand-new cases examine the global financial crisis, U.S.-Russian relations, Somali pirates, and the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba. Fully updated, all cases have been revised to reflect recent world events, including new Obama administration policies.

Whether grappling with renewed pressure to reform U.S. immigration laws or with a multilateral approach to North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, the case method encourages readers to question motives, consider alternatives, and analyze outcomes. Each case is consistently structured with a list of "before you begin" questions, which help bring key issues into focus; introductory and background sections for context; a timeline of important events; and a descriptive list of key actors.

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About the Author:

Ralph G. Carter is Piper Professor of Texas, Professor, and former Chair of the Department of Political Science at Texas Christian University. His areas of specialization include international relations and comparative foreign policy analysis, with a particular emphasis on the domestic sources of foreign policy. He is the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of eight books or monographs (including this one), as well as more than 50 articles, book chapters, review essays, and other professional publications. He has been an invited scholar to universities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. In addition to serving on the Executive Committee and chairing other committees of the International Studies Association, he also served as President of ISA’s Foreign Policy Analysis section, President of ISA’s Midwest region, Associate Editor of Foreign Policy Analysis, and on the editorial boards of Foreign Policy Analysis and International Studies Perspectives. He also served the American Political Science Association as a member of its Program Committee. In addition to over three dozen teaching awards and recognitions, in 2006 he became the first person from an undergraduate department to receive the Quincy Wright Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Studies Association-Midwest. In 2012, Princeton Review named him as one of The Best 300 Professors, and in 2013 the “Ralph G. Carter Excellence in Political Science” Scholarship was created at TCU. In 2014 he was named one of 10 Piper Professors of Texas and received the TCU Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher and Scholar.

Review:

The remarkable value of this new set of cases stems from the author's abilities to connect recent major world events to critical enduring issues. They highlight the foundation elements that every student needs in order to understand foreign policy. These cases offer an excellent means of introducing experiential learning. --Charles Hermann, Texas A&M University

Ralph Carter's case book is one of the best resources I have to relate theory to contemporary politics. Updated on a regular basis, he focuses on the most current issues with full explanations of all the major elements. Students not only get a handle on modern international politics, but have the opportunity to develop their own positions on these issues. The additional instructor material is a great benefit letting me focus more on the teaching points then on the presentation. --Michael Kanner, University of Colorado

When I teach American Foreign Policy, I want a blend of interesting controversies and varying perspectives. Carter's Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy provides this and then some. Carter has a knack for picking the optimal mix of cases for the most important issues for the US today: intervention, the challenge of proliferators (separate chapters on North Korea and Iran are most useful), immigration, Presidential power, great power relations (China and Russia), and the great global recession. --Steve Saideman, McGill University

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