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8 - The President and the Making of Foreign Policy
from Part II - The Process of Policy Making
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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American Foreign Policy and Process

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02 November 2023, pp 327-378
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This chapter identifies the several factors (such as precedent, congressional deference, and Supreme Court decisions) that have allowed the executive branch to dominate American foreign policy making.

Dedication
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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Tables
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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14 - American Foreign Policy Values and the Future
from Part III - Conclusion
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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02 November 2023, pp 657-676
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This chapter considers the current foreign policy debate among elites and between elites and public, the prospect of a new policy consensus, and three possible alternative directions for the future.

3 - After the Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War
from Part I - Values and Policies in American Foreign Affairs
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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02 November 2023, pp 80-122
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This chapter assesses the effects of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War on the Cold War consensus and compares the Nixon and Carter administrations realist and liberal policy appproaches.

7 - A Foreign Policy of Restoration?
from Part I - Values and Policies in American Foreign Affairs
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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02 November 2023, pp 287-324
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This chapter outlines the foreign policy approach of the Biden administration, seeking to restore traditional US global roles and address new challenges from emerging powers and new technology.

5 - Foreign Policy after the Cold War and 9/11
from Part I - Values and Policies in American Foreign Affairs
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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02 November 2023, pp 168-226
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This chapter compares the values, beliefs, and policy actions of the Clinton administration after the end of the Cold War and those of the George W. Bush administration after the events of September 11, 2001.

1 - America’s Traditions in Foreign Policy
from Part I - Values and Policies in American Foreign Affairs
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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This chapter analyzes the effects of two important foreign policy traditions, isolationism and moral principle, as policy guides since the beginning of the Republic, and their continuing influence today.

Preface
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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Part I - Values and Policies in American Foreign Affairs
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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Index
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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Part III - Conclusion
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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Part II - The Process of Policy Making
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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Contents
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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Copyright page
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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13 - The Media, Public Opinion, and the Foreign Policy Process
from Part II - The Process of Policy Making
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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02 November 2023, pp 594-654
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This chapter outlines the various roles that the media can play in shaping foreign policy and discusses the limits and possibilities of public opinion as an influence on the actions of policymakers.

6 - Changing Foreign Policy Directions
from Part I - Values and Policies in American Foreign Affairs
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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02 November 2023, pp 227-286
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This chapter outlines the degree of change and continuity that the Obama administration brought to foreign policy and compares it to the Trump administration and its America First foreign policy.

2 - America’s Global Involvement and the Emergence of the Cold War
from Part I - Values and Policies in American Foreign Affairs
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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02 November 2023, pp 36-79
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This chapter discusses the emergence of the Cold War, the containment policy, and the Cold War consensus (and its challenges) that were developed against the expansion of international communism.

4 - The Return and End of the Cold War
from Part I - Values and Policies in American Foreign Affairs
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
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02 November 2023, pp 123-167
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This chapter analyzes the Reagan administrations realist and Cold War foreign policy approach and the realist/idealist approach of the George H.W. Bush administration as the Cold War was ending.

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8 - The President and the Making of Foreign Policy

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Dedication

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14 - American Foreign Policy Values and the Future

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3 - After the Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War

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7 - A Foreign Policy of Restoration?

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5 - Foreign Policy after the Cold War and 9/11

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1 - America’s Traditions in Foreign Policy

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Part I - Values and Policies in American Foreign Affairs

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Part III - Conclusion

Part II - The Process of Policy Making

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13 - The Media, Public Opinion, and the Foreign Policy Process

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6 - Changing Foreign Policy Directions

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4 - The Return and End of the Cold War

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