Contemporary cases in U.S. foreign policy from terrorism to trade

Fully updated to cover the Obama administration, all cases have been revised to reflect recent developments. Whether grappling with use-of-force questions, the international financial crisis, legal and human rights, trade issues, multilateral approaches to the nuclear programs of North Korea and Ira...

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Other Authors: Carter, Ralph G.
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Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE 2014
Edition:5th ed.
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505 |a Part I. INTERVENTION POLICY -- 1. The United States versus Terrorism: From the Embassy Bombings in Tanzania and Kenya to the Surge in Afghanistan / Frederick Gagnon and Ryan C. Hendrickson -- 2. Assassinating bin Laden: Right or Wrong? / Priya Dixit -- 3. Executive Decisions and Preventive War: Strategies of Intervention and Withdrawal in Iraq (2003-2011) / Jeffrey S. Lantis and Eric Moskowitz -- Part II. NUCLEAR SECURITY POLICY -- 4. The Nuclear Standoff between the United States and Iran: Muscular Diplomacy and the Ticking Clock / Thomas Preston -- 5. The United States and North Korea: Avoiding a Worst-Case Scenario / Patrick James and Ozgur Ozdamar -- 6. Nonproliferation Policy Crossroads: The U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement / Gerald Felix Warburg -- PART III. DIPLOMATIC POLICY -- 7. Hitting the Reset Button: Why Is Cooperation So Hard? / Ralph G. Carter and James M. Scott -- 8. Friendly Tyrants? The Arab Spring and the Egyptian Revolution / Stephen Zunes -- 9. Chen Guangcheng: The Case of the Blind Dissident and U.S.-China Relations / Joyce P. Kaufman -- PART IV. ECONOMIC AND TRADE POLICY -- 10. The Global Financial Crisis: Governments, Banks and Markets / Thomas Lairson -- 11. Sino-American Trade Relations: Privatizing Foreign Policy / Steven W. Hook and Franklin Barr Lebo -- 12. The Politics of Climate Change: Will the U.S. Act to Prevent Calamity? / Rodger A. Payne and Sean Payne -- PART V. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL POLICY -- 13. National Security Surveillance: Unchecked or Limited Presidential Power? / Louis Fisher -- 14. The Rights of Detainees: Determining the Limits of Law / Linda Cornett and Mark Gibney -- 15. The International Criminal Court: National Interests versus International Norms / Donald W. Jackson and Ralph G. Carter 
520 |a Fully updated to cover the Obama administration, all cases have been revised to reflect recent developments. Whether grappling with use-of-force questions, the international financial crisis, legal and human rights, trade issues, multilateral approaches to the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran, or climate change, Carter's engaging case study approach encourages students to question motives, consider alternatives, and analyze outcomes. 
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