Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in American foreign policy /

This debate-style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in American foreign policy. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading political scientists and researchers, reflect a variety of viewpoint and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Rourke, John T., 1945-
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, c2000.
Materias:
Estados Unidos > Relaciones exteriores.
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The United States and the world: strategic choices. Should the United States continue its internationalist policies?
  • Should the United States seek global hegemony?
  • Should the United States follow a unilateralist foreign policy?
  • The United States and the world: regional and bilateral relations. Was U.S. intervention in Kosovo justified?
  • Should the United States continue its current policy with Russia?
  • Is the U.S. policy of strategic engagement with China ill-conceived?
  • Should the United States move to substantially ease current sanctions against Cuba?
  • American foreign policy: the domestic side and policy-making issues. Should the president's ability to commit U.S. forces to combat be restricted?
  • Does the media drive foreign policy?
  • Should foreign policymakers minimize human rights concerns?
  • United States international economic and environmental strategy. Will the United States remain a global economic power?
  • Is economic globalization a positive trend for the United States?
  • Should the Kyoto Treaty on global warming be supported?
  • United States post-Cold War military strategy. Do serious threats to U.S. security exist?
  • Should the United States immediately build a ballistic missile defense system?
  • Should Congress ratify the comprehensive test ban treaty?
  • The United States and international organizations and law. Should the United States decline to ratify the International Criminal Court Treaty?
  • Is the United States justified for not paying its back assessment to the UN?

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