Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy

A Diplomatic History

Robert J. McMahon, Thomas W. Zeiler

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Year: 2012
• ISBN:
  9781452235363
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Political History & Theory
• Index: Politics & International Relations

At no time in American history has an understanding of the role and the art of diplomacy in international relations been more essential than it is today. Both the history of U.S. diplomatic relations and the current U.S. foreign policy in the twenty-first century are major topics of study and interest across the nation and around the world. Spanning the entire history of American diplomacy—from the First Continental Congress to the war on terrorism to the foreign policy goals of the twenty-first century—Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy traces not only the growth and development of diplomatic policies and traditions but also the shifts in public opinion that shape diplomatic trends. This comprehensive, two-volume reference shows how the United States gained “the strength of a giant” and also analyzes key world events that have determined the United States’ changing relations with other nations. The two volumes’ structure makes the key concepts and issues accessible to researchers:

• The set is broken up into seven parts that feature 40 topical and historical chapters in which expert writers cover the diplomatic initiatives of the United States from colonial times through the present day.
• Volume II’s appendix showcases an A-to-Z handbook of diplomatic terms and concepts, organizations, events, and issues in American foreign policy.
• The appendix also includes a master bibliography and a list of presidents; secretaries of state, war, and defense; and national security advisers and their terms of service.

This unique reference highlights the changes in U.S. diplomatic policy as government administrations and world events influenced national decisions. Topics include imperialism, economic diplomacy, environmental diplomacy, foreign aid, wartime negotiations, presidential influence, NATO and its role in the twenty-first century, and the response to terrorism. Additional featured topics include the influence of the American two-party system, the impact of U.S. elections, and the role of the United States in international organizations. Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy is the first comprehensive reference work in this field that is both historical and thematic. This work is of immense value for researchers, students, and others studying foreign policy, international relations, and U.S history. ABOUT THE EDITORS Robert J. McMahon is the Ralph D. Mershon Professor of History in the Mershon Center for International Security Studies at The Ohio State University. He is a leading historian of American diplomatic history and is author of several books on U.S. foreign relations. Thomas W. Zeiler is professor of history and international affairs at the University of Colorado at Boulder and is the executive editor of the journal Diplomatic History.

Table of contents

• U.S.FOREIGN POLICY - FRONT COVER
• U.S. FOREIGN POLICY - Volume I
• Table of Contents
• List of Illustrations
• About the Editors
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Introduction The History and Role of American Foreign Relations
• PART I THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
• Chapter 1 From the Colonial Era to a New Nation
• Chapter 2 Manifest Destiny
• Chapter 3 Civil War Diplomacy
• Chapter 4 The Gilded Age
• Chapter 5 Diplomatic Milestones, 1770s–1898 History and Analysis of the Foreign Policy Developments in the New Nation
• PART II THE UNITED STATES ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE
• Chapter 6 The Spanish-American War and Imperialism
• Chapter 7 The Big Stick and Dollar Diplomacy
• Chapter 8 The Challenge of Maintaining Neutrality
• Chapter 9 Making the World Safe for Democracy
• Chapter 10 Diplomatic Milestones,1898–1919 History and Analysis of the Nation’s Emergence as a World Power and Society’s Reaction
• PART III DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN POLICY BETWEEN THE WARS
• Chapter 11 Independent Internationalism
• Chapter 12 The Great Depression The Economy and Diplomacy
• Chapter 13 The Debate over Intervention
• Chapter 14 World War II Diplomacy
• Chapter 15 Diplomatic Milestones, 1918–1945 History and Analysis of the Shift from Isolationism to Internationalism
• PART IV DIPLOMACY STRETCHED TO ITS LIMITS: THE EARLY COLD WAR ERA
• Chapter 16 The Legacy of World War II
• Chapter 17 The Cold War Containing Communism
• Chapter 18 Middle East Diplomacy Formative Years
• Chapter 19 Korea and Anti-Communist Policies in East Asia
• Chapter 20 Brinkmanship and Mutually Assured Destruction
• Chapter 21 Relations with Nonaligned Nations in Asia and Africa
• Chapter 22 Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, 1945–1970
• Chapter 23 The Vietnam War
• Chapter 24 Diplomatic Milestones,1945–1970s History and Analysis of the Cold War—Origins to Détente
• U.S. FOREIGN POLICY - Volume II
• PART V THE END OF THE COLD WAR
• Chapter 25 Détente
• Chapter 26 Shuttle Diplomacy and Its Impact on the Middle East
• Chapter 27 Rogue States and the Emergence of Terrorist Tactics
• Chapter 28 “Tear Down This Wall ”The Fall of Communism and the Emergence of Eastern Europe
• Chapter 29 Glasnost and Perestroika The End of the Soviet Union
• Chapter 30 Diplomatic Milestones,1970s–1991 History and Analysis of the Post-Vietnam Era and Its Impact on American Society
• PART VI NEW THRESHOLDS OF DIPLOMACY
• Chapter 31 U.S. Economic and Foreign Relations with the Western Hemisphere
• Chapter 32 The Environment and International Diplomacy
• Chapter 33 Europe, the United States,and NATO and Their Roles in the Twenty-first Century
• Chapter 34 Diplomatic Milestones, 1992–2000 Dilemmas of the Post–Cold War Era
• PART VII DIPLOMATIC DILEMMAS IN THE POST-9/11 WORLD
• Chapter 35 The Global War on Terrorism Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond
• Chapter 36 The Rise of China in theTwenty-first Century
• Chapter 37 Africa in the Twenty-first Century
• Chapter 38 U.S.-Israeli Relations and the Quest for Peace in the Middle East
• Chapter 39 U.S. Foreign Policy Goals of the Twenty-first Century
• Chapter 40 Diplomatic Milestones, 2001–Present History and Analysis of Emerging Issues
• THE HANDBOOK OF KEY DIPLOMATIC TERMS, EVENTS, AND ORGANIZATIONS
• CHAPTER ACRONYMS AND INITIALISMS
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• PRESIDENTS, SECRETARIES OF STATE, SECRETARIES OF WAR OR DEFENSE, AND NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISERS AND THEIR TERMS OF SERVICE
• INDEX