Readings in American Foreign Policy

Glenn P. Hastedt is a professor of political science and justice studies at James Madison University where he teaches courses on American foreign policy and international relations.

Contents (* indicates New to this Edition)
Instructor Guide
Preface

Part I: Defining Foreign Policy
1*. The White House, “America First Foreign Policy,” and Barack Obama, “Remarks by the President on Winning the Nobel Peace Prize”
2. Robert Kagan, “Allure of Normalcy: What America Still Owes the World”
3. David C. Unger, “A Better Internationalism”
4. Barry R. Posen, “Pull Back: The Case for a Less Activist Foreign Policy”

Part II: Foreign Policy Challenges
5. Excerpts from the U.S. Intelligence Community, “Worldwide Threat Assessment”
6*. Excerpts from Christopher Wilson, “Growing Together: Economic Ties between the United States and Mexico”
7*. Excerpts from Jeffrey Bader, “A Framework for U.S. Policy toward China”
8*. Bastian Giegerich, “NATO’s Strategic Adaptation: The Warsaw Summit and Beyond”
9. Fawaz A. Gerges, “ISIS and the Third Wave of Jihadism”
10*. Excerpts from David Goldwyn, “The Outlook for Energy Policy Under a Trump Administration”

Part III: Societal Influences on U.S. Foreign Policy
11*. Robert Merry, “America’s History of Protectionism”
12*. Excerpts from Office of National Intelligence Director, “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in recent US Elections”
13*. Excerpts from A. Trevor Thrall and Erik Goepner, “Millennials and U.S. Foreign Policy”
14. David J. Danelo, “The Courage Crisis”

Part IV: Institutions and U.S. Foreign Policy
15. Ken Gude, “Understanding Authorizations for the Use of Military Force”
16. Daniel L. Byman and Benjamin Wittes, “Reforming the NSA: How to Spy after Snowden”
17*. Glenn Hastedt, “The Trump Foreign Policy Transition”
18*. Excerpts from the National Commission on the Future of the Army, “The Army for the Future”

Part V: Responses
19*. Laura Kanji, “Moving Targets: The Evolution and Future of Smart Sanctions,”
20. Gareth Evans, “R2P: Looking Back, Looking Forward”
21. Clyde Prestowitz, “A Tale of Two Trade Deals”
22*. Franklin D. Kramer and Melanie J. Teplinsky, “Cybersecurity and Tailored Deterrence”
23*. H.R. McMaster, “The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy”

Part VI: Emerging Issues
24. Excerpt from the National Intelligence Council, “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds”
25. Max Boot, “More Small Wars: Counterinsurgency Is Here to Stay”
26*. Excerpts from Taryn Fransen and Casey Cronin, “A Critical Decade for Climate Policy: Tools and Initiatives to Track Our Progress”
27. Michael J. Boyle, “Is the U.S. Drone War Effective?”
28. Michael T. Klare, “From Scarcity to Abundance: The New Geopolitics of Energy”