American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition 2/e

James Ray received his B.A. from Ohio State, and PhD from the University of Michigan. He has held positions at SUNY-Fredonia, the University of New Mexico, Florida State University, and is currently at Vanderbilt University. His research and writing have focused on international conflict, and most recently on the relationship of democracy to conflict. His introductory text on international relations has been published in 8 editions since 1979.

Tables, Figures, and Maps Regional Maps Preface About the Author I. LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS 1. The Impacts of American Foreign Policy 2. Analyzing Modern American Foreign Policy: Competing Approaches 3. The Past as Prologue: American Foreign Policy from the American Evolution through World War II 4. The Cold War II. FOREIGN POLICY PROCESSES - INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT 5. The President and Congress 6. Government Agencies, Economic Issues, and Foreign Policy 7. The Impact of Extra-Governmental Factors on American Foreign Policy: Political Parties, Interest Groups, the Mass Media, and Public Opinion III. U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN REGIONAL CONTEXTS 8. The United States and Europe: A Parting of the Ways? 9. Inter-American Relations 10. The United States and Sub-Saharan Africa 11. The United States in Asia: The Coming Clash with China? 12. The United States, Israel, and Its Neighbors 13. The U.S. Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: Their Origins (and Legality) 14. The Evolution and Conclusion of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq 15. U.S. Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century Bibliography Glossary For Further Research Index