Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

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1. US Foreign Policy and the Rogue State Doctrine

   By Alex Miles

   Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

   Concerns over Iran’s nuclear programme, North Korea’s nuclear brinkmanship and, in the past, Iraq’s apparent pursuit of WMD have captured the world’s attention, and dominated the agenda of the American foreign policy establishment. But, what led policymakers and the US military to emphasise the...

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
2. West Africa and the U.S. War on Terror

   Edited by George Kieh, Kelechi Kalu

   Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

   Since the terrorist attacks on the American homeland on September 11, 2001, fighting the menace has become the frontier issue on the U.S.’ national security agenda. In the case of the African Continent, the United States has, and continues to accord major attention to the West African sub-region....

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
3. Constructing US Foreign Policy

   The Curious Case of Cuba

   By David Bernell

   Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

   This book seeks to address the roots of the hostility that has characterized the United States’ relationship with Cuba and has persisted for decades, long after the Cold War. It answers the question of why America’s Cold War era policy toward Cuba has not substantially changed, despite a radically...

   Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Origins of the US War on Terror

   Lebanon, Libya and American Intervention in the Middle East

   By Mattia Toaldo

   Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

   The war on terror did not start after 9/11, rather its origins must be traced back much further to the Reagan administration and the 1980s. Utilizing recently declassified archival resources, Toaldo offers an in-depth analysis of how ideas and threat perceptions were shaped both by traditional US...

   Published October 28th 2012 by Routledge
5. Constructing America's Freedom Agenda for the Middle East

   Democracy or Domination

   By Oz Hassan

   Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

   This book explores how George W. Bush’s Freedom Agenda for the Middle East and North Africa was conceived and implemented as an American national interest, from the Bush era right through to the initial stages of the Obama administration. It highlights how the crisis presented by September 11 2001...

   Published September 9th 2012 by Routledge
6. Neoconservatism and American Foreign Policy

   A Critical Analysis

   By Danny Cooper

   Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

   At the time of America’s 2003 invasion of Iraq, the term "neoconservative" was enjoying wide currency. To this day, it remains a term that engenders much debate and visceral reaction. The purpose of this book is to critically engage with a set of ideas and beliefs that define the neoconservative...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
7. US Policy Towards Cuba

   Since the Cold War

   By Jessica Gibbs

   Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

   US Policy Towards Cuba is a comprehensive examination of U.S. policy towards Cuba after the Cold War, from 1989-2008. It discusses the competition between Congress and the executive for control of policy, and the domestic interests which shaped policymaking and led to the passage of two major...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
8. Corporate Power and Globalization in US Foreign Policy

   Edited by Ronald Cox

   Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

   More than a decade into the new millennium, the fusion of corporate and state power is the essential defining feature of US foreign policy. This edited volume critically examines the relationship between corporations and the US state in the development of foreign policies related to globalization....

   Published March 15th 2012 by Routledge
9. The US Public and American Foreign Policy

   Edited by Andrew Johnstone, Helen Laville

   Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

   Though often overlooked, public opinion has always played a significant role in the development and promotion of US foreign policy and this work seeks to comprehensively assess the impact and nature of that opinion through a collection of historical and contemporary essays. The volume evaluates the...

   Published February 26th 2012 by Routledge
10. American Foreign Policy and Postwar Reconstruction

    Comparing Japan and Iraq

    By Jeff Bridoux

    Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

    On the eve of the invasion of Iraq, President G.W. Bush argued that if setting up democracy in Japan and Germany after WW II was successful, then it should also be successful in Iraq. This book provides a detailed comparison of the reconstruction of Japan from 1945 to 1952 with the current...

    Published February 26th 2012 by Routledge