America's global influence

Presents a collection of essays exploring varying viewpoints on the influence of America around the world and the state of America's foreign relations.

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Other Authors: Haugen, David M. 1969-, Musser, Susan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Detroit Greenhaven press c2007
Series:Opposing viewpoints
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Table of Contents:
  • What are the aims and impact of America's foreign policy agenda? America's unilateralism aggravates global problems / Robert F. Drinan
  • America does not act unilaterally / Paula J. Dobriansky
  • America is committed to promoting democracy throughout the world / George W. Bush
  • America is not committed to promoting democracy throughout the world / Joseph T. Siegle, Morton H. Halperin
  • How are U.S. military policies affecting America's global influence? U.S. foreign policy should use military strength to support diplomacy / Frederick W. Kagan
  • U.S. foreign policy should focus on diplomacy, not military strength / Mel Goodman
  • Withdrawing the military from Iraq would damage U.S. credibility / Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Paul J. Saunders
  • Withdrawing the military from Iraq would improve U.S. credibility / William E. Odom
  • The United States should attack Iran / Alan Dershowitz
  • The United States should not attack Iran / Richard K. Betts
  • The war on terror is strengthening America's global credibility / Condoleezza Rice
  • The war on terror is undermining America's global credibility / Paul Starr, Michael Tomasky, Robert Kuttner
  • How are American economic policies affecting trade and foreign aid? The millennium challenge account is an effective foreign aid policy / Paul V. Applegarth
  • The millennium challenge account is a flawed foreign aid policy / Aldo Caliari
  • American consumer goods sell well in China / Jehangir S. Pocha
  • American consumer goods do not sell well in China / Keith Bradsher
  • The United States should continue giving aid to Palestine / David Aaron
  • The United States should cease giving aid to Palestine / Nile Gardiner, James Phillips
  • What is the global impact of American culture? Cultural globalization is Americanized / Julia Galeota
  • Cultural globalization is not Americanized / Richard Pells
  • The American media do not dominate global culture / Charles Paul Freund
  • The American media dominate global culture / Neal Gabler
  • America's pop culture exports are damaging the nation's image / Martha Bayles
  • America's pop culture exports are spreading American values / Matthew Fraser.