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<span><span>Consisting of twenty-two carefully selected essays by a distinguished group of leading experts—the seventh edition of this leading reader for courses in American foreign policy offers students an up-to-date, highly accessible introduction to the broad array of domestic factors influencing U.S. policymakers. </span></span>

<span><span>Contents</span></span>
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<span><span>Acknowledgments</span></span>
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<span><span>Introduction: The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy</span></span>
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<span><span>Part I: The Societal Environment</span></span>
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<span><span>1. </span><span>Liberal Internationalism: Why Woodrow Wilson Matters, </span><span>by</span><span>Tony Smith </span></span>
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<span><span>2. </span><span>Conservative Realism, </span><span>by Colin Dueck</span></span>
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<span><span>3. </span><span>Conservative Internationalism: An Alternative to Realism and Liberal Internationalism, </span><span>by Henry R. Nau</span></span>
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<span><span>4. </span><span>The Israel Lobby, </span><span>by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt</span></span>
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<span><span>5. </span><span>American Veterans in Government and the Use of Force, </span><span>by Peter D. Feaver and Christopher Gelpi</span></span>
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<span><span>6. </span><span>Events, Elites, and American Public Support for Military Conflict, </span><span>by Adam J. Berinsky</span></span>
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<span><span>7. </span><span>How Media Limit Accountability in Foreign Policy-making, </span><span>by Robert Entman </span></span>
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<span><span>8</span><span>. </span><span>Foreign Policy Beliefs Among Leaders and the Public, </span><span>by</span><span>Dina Smeltz, Craig Kafura, Joshua W. Busby, Jonathan Monten and Jordan Tama </span></span>
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<span><span>Part II: The Institutional Setting</span></span>
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<span><span>9</span><span>. Person and Office: Presidents, the Presidency, and Foreign Policy, </span><span>by</span><span>Michael Nelson</span></span>
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<span><span>10. </span><span>Presidential Wars: Understanding their Causes and Costs, </span><span>by</span><span>Louis Fisher</span></span>
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<span><span>11. </span><span>How National Security Advisers See Their Role, </span><span>by Ivo H. Daalder and I. M. (Mac) Destler</span></span>
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<span><span>12. </span><span>The Shifting Pendulum of Power: Executive-Legislative Relations on American Foreign Policy, </span><span>by James M. Lindsay</span></span>
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<span><span>13. American Diplomacy at Risk </span><span>by The American Academy of Diplomacy</span></span>
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<span><span>14. </span><span>The Urgent Need for Defense Reform </span><span>by Michèle A. Flournoy</span></span>
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<span><span>15. </span><span>Why Intelligence and Policymakers Clash, </span><span>by Robert Jervis</span></span>
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<span><span>16. </span><span>American Trade Policymaking: A Unique Process, </span><span>by</span><span>I. M. (Mac) Destler</span></span>
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<span><span>Part III: Decision-Makers and Their Policymaking Positions</span></span>
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<span><span>17.</span><span> How Could Vietnam Happen? An Autopsy, </span><span>by</span><span>James C. Thomson Jr.</span></span>
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<span><span>18.</span><span> Sources of Humanitarian Intervention: Beliefs, Information, and Advocacy in U.S. Decisions on Somalia and Bosnia, </span><span>by Jon Western</span></span>
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<span><span>19.</span><span> NATO Expansion: The Anatomy of a Decision, </span><span>by James M. Goldgeier</span></span>
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<span><span>20.</span><span> President Bush and the Invasion of Iraq: Presidential Leadership and Thwarted Goals</span></span>
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<span><span>by James P. Pfiffner</span></span>
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<span><span>21.</span><span> Obama’s Decision making Style, </span><span>by Fred Kaplan</span></span>
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<span><span>Index</span></span>
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<span><span>About the Editor and Contributors</span></span>

<span><span>James M. McCormick</span><span> is professor of political science at Iowa State University.</span></span>

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<li><span>Brief introductions written by the editor frame each thematic section and situate the volume within the larger study of American foreign policy.</span></li>
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