The Doctrines of American Foreign Policy: Their Meaning, Role, and Future

The Doctrines of American Foreign Policy analyzes diplomatic 'doctrines' to regulate relations with other countries. The author focuses on eight of the doctrines: Monroe Doctrine, Open Door Principle, and the doctrines of Truman, Eisenhower, Johnson, Nixon, and Carter Administrations. He provides an analysis of these doctrines, and then in a concluding chapter, examines their common characteristics and assesses their overall performance on how they have obstructed and contributed to the American diplomatic objectives.