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By comparison with the other facets of intelligence, the analytical
role provided by intelligence agencies has not received the
scholarly attention that it rightly deserves. In October 1994 the
Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS)
and the Intelligence Section of the International Studies
Association (ISA) attended to this deficit by holding a special
international conference on the subject in Ottawa. This volume is
the product of that conference. The essays comprising it may be
divided into four self-contained sets of essays. The first
critically examines the assessment systems now in place in Britain,
the USA, Germany and Australia. Each is written by someone who
participated at a senior level and hence knows their respective
strengths and weaknesses well. The second series of essays looks at
the bureaucratic dynamics of analysis and assessment. While two
specifically examine how well intelligence producers have related
to their political masters, another dissects the internal
relationships that have developed between CIA analysts and their
managers. The changing ground that intelligence is currently
experiencing is the focus of the third section. Here such new
analytical priorities as the environment, peacekeeping and arms
proliferation are singled out for study. Finally, the volume
considers the impact of new technologies and modes of communication
on intelligence gathering and analysis.
This book offers a realist critique of US foreign policy towards
the Middle East in the past decade. It critically examines four
core foundations of contemporary US Middle East policy: US
relations with Saudi Arabia after the Arab Spring; US diplomacy
towards Iran and the Obama administration's policy of engagement;
the road to, and aftermath of, the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq;
and US policy towards nuclear-armed Israel. Because of a closely
guarded bipartisan consensus, these four core foundations of
contemporary US Middle East policy have largely evaded public
criticism and scrutiny. This book argues that US strategy towards
the Middle East has rarely been guided by order, stability and the
national interest. Rather, successive administrations have created
a house of cards built on a series of deceptions and constructed
perceptions or myths. Combined, these four aspects of US Middle
East policy have ushered in a decade of political violence,
instability, sectarian divisions and an imbalance of power which
has culminated in the territorial disintegration of Iraq and
countries in the Levant as well as the rise of ISIS. Moving forward
requires a rational pursuit of the national interest based on
realist principles. This book will be of much interest to students
of US foreign policy, Middle Eastern politics, security studies and
IR in general.
The vital ingredient in the formulation and execution of a
successful foreign policy is intelligence. For the USA, as the Bay
of Pigs incident and the Iran-Contra affair have shown, controlling
intelligence is a problem which policy-makers and concerned
citizens have rarely examined and imperfectly understood. Of the
seven contributors, five have direct experience of working with or
in intelligence, and all have written extensively on the subject.
Of the many functions carried out by intelligence agencies,
analysis and assessment has received comparatively little scholarly
attention. In October 1994 the Canadian Association for Security
and Intelligence Studies (CASIS) and the Intelligence Section of
the International Studies Association (ISA) attended to this
deficit by holding a special international conference on the
subject in Ottawa. This volume is the product of that conference.
The essays may be divided into four self-contained sets. The first
examines critically the assessment systems now in place in Britain,
the USA, Germany and Australia. The second looks at the
bureaucratic dynamics of analysis and assessment. The changing
ground that intelligence is currently experiencing is the focus of
the third section. Finally, the volume considers the impact of new
technologies and modes of communication on intelligence gathering
and analysis.
The vital ingredient in the formulation and execution of a
successful foreign policy is intelligence. For the USA, as the Bay
of Pigs incident and the Iran-Contra affair have shown, controlling
intelligence is a problem which policy-makers and concerned
citizens have rarely examined and imperfectly understood. Of the
seven contributors, five have direct experience of working with or
in intelligence, and all have written extensively on the subject.
This book offers a realist critique of US foreign policy towards
the Middle East in the past decade. It critically examines four
core foundations of contemporary US Middle East policy: US
relations with Saudi Arabia after the Arab Spring; US diplomacy
towards Iran and the Obama administration's policy of engagement;
the road to, and aftermath of, the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq;
and US policy towards nuclear-armed Israel. Because of a closely
guarded bipartisan consensus, these four core foundations of
contemporary US Middle East policy have largely evaded public
criticism and scrutiny. This book argues that US strategy towards
the Middle East has rarely been guided by order, stability and the
national interest. Rather, successive administrations have created
a house of cards built on a series of deceptions and constructed
perceptions or myths. Combined, these four aspects of US Middle
East policy have ushered in a decade of political violence,
instability, sectarian divisions and an imbalance of power which
has culminated in the territorial disintegration of Iraq and
countries in the Levant as well as the rise of ISIS. Moving forward
requires a rational pursuit of the national interest based on
realist principles. This book will be of much interest to students
of US foreign policy, Middle Eastern politics, security studies and
IR in general.
World affairs are constantly in flux, so students need to be
prepared not just to know what's happening in the headlines but how
to make sense of those events. Hastedt's American Foreign Policy
helps students develop the critical thinking skills needed to
participate in debates about foreign relations-today and throughout
their lives. Rather than focus on normative questions about what
direction the country should take on the world stage, this text is
designed to provide the historical and institutional context for
the foreign policy process, from the governmental and civil society
actors involved to the issues that comprise the conduct and content
of American foreign policy. This thirteenth edition comes at a time
when Biden's presidency is facing some of the most important
foreign policy questions in a generation, from the U.S.-withdrawal
from Afghanistan to what we should do about the Russian invasion of
Ukraine. These issues have emerged as many of the traditional
foundations in American foreign policy have been disrupted during
the Trump administration, pleasing some and angering others but
almost uniformly raising political tensions at home and abroad. The
revision includes up-to-date coverage of the war in Ukraine, the
U.S. exit from Afghanistan, health diplomacy and the response to
COVID, the resurgence of great power politics, and other features
of the Biden administration's foreign policy. Features: NEW!
Learning Objectives frame the expected student outcomes for each
chapter Updated On the Agenda features open each chapter to set the
stage and tie a current policy issue into the chapter content.
(formerly called "Dateline") Updated Historical Lesson boxes
provide context from the past to help understand today's policy
challenges, including "Applying the Lessons" critical thinking
questions Updated Over the Horizon chapter-ending features present
a speculative view to the future to spur student thinking about how
American foreign policy might evolve Expanded Critical Thinking
Questions at the end of each chapter engage students in higher
order thinking beyond rote memorization Key Terms lists at the end
of each chapter are a useful study aid for students Expanded art
program includes additional tables to help engage diverse learning
styles
Introduction to international politics courses typically have
multiple goals. On the one hand, instructors seek to introduce
students to the discipline through readings and discussions of
foundational theoretical perspectives and ongoing debates. On the
other hand, instructors seek to help students become informed
participants in policy debates about foreign policy and
international politics issues by highlighting pressing contemporary
issues. Effectively addressing both concerns requires more than
simply including both topics in the course syllabus or in a
textbook. It requires making systematic linkages between theory and
policy. This is a long standing challenge in international
politics, one raised many years ago by Alexander George in Bridging
the Gap in which he called for greater communication between
academic scholars and practitioners. This text seeks to link theory
and policy in an organized and efficient fashion that does not
ignore or slight the conceptual discussion of international
relations or simply chase newspaper headlines. Chapters are
organized around “Global Challenges and Policy Responses.” The
challenges are presented as concrete policy problems relevant to
the theme of the chapter. The discussion of responses emphasize
concrete actions being taken or proposed by international
organizations, the foreign policies of key states, international
agreements, and actions taken by NGOs. Theoretical insights are
used to help students understand challenges, think about solutions,
and learn from the past.
The American presidency has become one of the most powerful offices
in the world with the ascendancy of American power in the 20th
century. "White House Studies Compendium" brings together piercing
analyses of the American presidency -- dealing with both current
issues and historical events. The compendia are the bound issues of
'White House Studies' with the addition of a comprehensive subject
index.
The American presidency has become one of the most powerful offices
in the world with the ascendancy of American power in the 20th
century. 'White House Studies Compendium' brings together piercing
analyses of the American presidency - dealing with both current
issues and historical events. The compendia are the bound issues of
'White House Studies' with the addition of a comprehensive subject
index.
The American presidency has become one of the most powerful offices
in the world with the ascendancy of American power in the 20th
century. 'White House Studies Compendium' brings together piercing
analyses of the American presidency -- dealing with both current
issues and historical events. The compendia are the bound issues of
'White House Studies' with the addition of a comprehensive subject
index.
The introduction and ten articles comprising this book represent
the work of participants in a conference held at the Woodrow Wilson
Presidential Library (WWPL) in Staunton, Virginia, in April 2010 on
the topic "World of Power/World of Law: Wilsonianism and Other
Visions of Foreign Policy." These contributions stand on their own
as examples of fine scholarship about an important topic. As a
whole, this book also forms part of a larger tradition of research
and scholarship about President Wilson that dates to the year 2000,
when the WWPL produced the first of five national symposia. A brief
history of these symposia provides a context for understanding the
present book and the importance of current scholarship about
Woodrow Wilson as we approach the centennial of his election to the
presidency in 2012.
The introduction and ten articles comprising this book represent
the work of participants in a conference held at the Woodrow Wilson
Presidential Library (WWPL) in Staunton, Virginia, in April 2010 on
the topic "World of Power/World of Law: Wilsonianism and Other
Visions of Foreign Policy". These contributions stand on their own
as examples of fine scholarship about an important topic. As a
whole, this book also forms part of a larger tradition of research
and scholarship about President Wilson that dates to the year 2000,
when the WWPL produced the first of five national symposia. A brief
history of these symposia provides a context for understanding the
present book and the importance of current scholarship about
Woodrow Wilson as we approach the centennial of his election to the
presidency in 2012.
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Anthony J. Eksterowicz, Glenn P. Hastedt
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One of the key issues facing our republic in this century is the
exercise of presidential war powers. The constitutional structure
which gives the Congress responsibility for declaring war is being
challenged and some would argue usurped by a succession of modern,
aggressive commander-in-chief presidents. This book examines many
aspects of this problem and places it in historical context,
analysing both pre-modern and post-modern presidencies. One thing
is clear, a return to the original constitutional order will take
an enormous effort on the part of our leaders and their people.
The American presidency has become one of the most powerful offices
in the world with the ascendancy of American power in the 20th
century. "White House Studies Compendium" brings together piercing
analyses of the American presidency - dealing with both current
issues and historical events. The compendia are the bound issues of
'White House Studies' with the addition of a comprehensive subject
index as well as rearranged.
The American presidency has become one of the most powerful offices
in the world with the ascendancy of American power in the 20th
century. This new book brings together piercing analyses of the
American presidency - dealing with both current issues and
historical events.
The Bush Presidencies represent a unique historical challenge for
historians and political scientists alike. Not since John Adams and
his son John Quincy Adams has the nation been led by father and son
presidents. The Bushes are different from the Adamses. John Adams
and John Quincy Adams ruled a good twenty-four years apart with
John Quincy assuming the presidency in 1824 after a controversial
election that was settled by the House of Representatives. Although
John Quincy did not receive a majority of popular votes or a
majority of elector votes he assumed the presidency due to the
influence of the House. He was soundly defeated by Andrew Jackson
four years later. In contradistinction to John Quincy Adams, George
W. Bush was declared the electoral vote winner in the 2000
presidential election after a bitter contested election settled in
large measure by the Supreme Court decision Bush v. Gore. Unlike
John Quincy, George W. Bush won a second term albeit by the
smallest margin in history [1]. George H W Bush was not successful
in his re-election quest while John Adams was in his. Psychological
insinuations and theories are more rampant today affecting the
analysis of the Bush presidencies unlike the Adams' presidencies.
However, the Bush presidencies present opportunities for comparing
and contrasting father and son presidencies governing within eight
years of each other. In addition, the son governs as the father
watches. This new and significant book is dedicated to comparing
and contrasting this father and son combination. The response to
our call has been quite fruitful. There seems to be a conventional
wisdom developing about this father and son relationship. It seems
to emphasise differences between the father and son. These
differences are largely due to the different approaches that father
and son took towards Iraq. Thus it has been observed that the
father is a bit disappointed in the son for the path taken in Iraq.
George H W Bush is concerned for and worries about his son. Our
authors find not only differences but great similarities between
both presidents. This is as one might expect given blood lines,
environmental upbringing, family ties, education and other
variables affecting these individuals. The analysis here both adds
to and contradicts the conventional wisdom view of the Bushes'. Our
authors present a first attempt at analysing this unique
relationship in various policy areas. The authors believe that this
relationship will provide future scholars with many research
questions concerning the nature of the presidency.
These essays represent attempts to understand presidential foreign
policymaking in a new global context. Within the parameters of the
metaphorical question our authors analyse the Atoms for Peace and
Star Wars proposals of the Eisenhower and Reagan presidencies. They
assess foreign policymaking in the William J Clinton and George W
Bush administrations. They consider the impact of public opinion
upon foreign policymaking and they comment upon US Mexican
relations, the current state of intelligence activities and
humanitarian non-intervention and the conflict in Liberia. They
provide a rich and early analysis on these subjects. There is no
definitive answer to the metaphorical question only increasingly
complex shades of the metaphor developed by the authors. The
authors provide questions for the future of foreign policymaking
that are unresolved at present time. Our new era and environment
provide challenges and opportunities but how this nation manages
these depends, in large part, upon this and future presidential
administrations.
Students love good stories. That is why case studies are such a
powerful way to engage students while teaching them about concepts
fundamental to the study of international relations. Cases in
International Relations helps students understand the context of
headline events in the international arena. Organized into three
main parts-military, economic, and human security-the book's
fifteen cases examine enduring and emerging issues from the
longstanding Arab-Israeli conflict to the rapidly changing field of
cyber-security. Compatible with a variety of theoretical
perspectives, the cases consider a dispute's origins, issue
development, and resolution so that readers see the underlying
dynamics of state behavior and can try their hand at applying
theory.
The American Presidency has become one of the most powerful offices
in the world with the ascendency of American power in the 20th
century.'White House Studies Compendium' brings together piercing
analyses of the American presidency -- dealing with both currect
issues and historical events.The compendia are the bound issues of
'White House Studies' with the addition of a comprehensive subject
index.
This FOURTEENTH EDITION of ANNUAL EDITIONS: AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles
selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features
include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an
annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction;
brief overviews for each section; a topical index; and an online
instructor's resource guide with testing materials. USING ANNUAL
EDITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM is offered as a practical guide for
instructors. ANNUAL EDITIONS titles are supported by our student
website, www.mhcls.com/online.
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