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This book's introduction to foreign policy analysis focuses on decision makers and decision making. Each chapter is organised around puzzles and questions to which undergraduates can relate. The book emphasizes the importance of individuals in foreign policy decision making, while also placing decision makers within their context.

Over the past two decades, labor has given broad support to the foreign policy of the United States. Its special concern is the pursuit of an antitotalitarian foreign policy, the maintenance of a strong military establishment, the rapid de colonization of the remaining colonial areas, continued high levels of foreign economic aid, and a forceful bipartisan ex pression of United States objectives. For the most part, labor is not well equipped to originate new approaches in foreign policy but prefers to take a stand on policies developed by the national-government administration. Given the prevailing division of functions in the labor movement, foreign policy is chiefly in the hands of the AFL-CIO president and his imme diate staff. Postwar developments have led to the creation of special labor positions in government agencies involved in the conduct of foreign relations. These have too often been filled with unsuitable persons from the labor movement. On the whole, labor is a useful but not a senior partner in the making and administering of American foreign policy.

Over the past 2 decades, labor has given broad support to the foreign policy of the US. Its special concern is the pursuit of an anti-totalitarian foreign policy, the maintenance of a strong military establishment, the rapid decolonization of the remaining colonial areas, continued high levels of foreign econ aid, & a forceful bipartisan expression of US objectives. For the most part, labor is not well equipped to originate new approaches in foreign policy, but prefers to take a stand on policies developed by the nat'l-gov admin. Given the prevailing division of functions in the labor movement, foreign policy is chiefly in the hands of the AFL-CIO president & his immediate staff. Postwar developments have led to the creation of special labor positions in gov agencies involved in the conduct of foreign relations. These have too often been filled with unsuitable persons from the labor movement. On the whole, labor is a useful but not a senior partner in the making & administering of US foreign policy. AA.

This book is a collection of essays by Swedish and American academics begins by putting into its historical perspective the classic definition of Swedish foreign policy as freedom from alliance in peace, aiming for neutrality in war and it helps to gain new insights on the Sweden's foreign policy.

Assessing the output of past foreign policy is instrumental for any country to learn policy-relevant insights, to appreciate its experience, and to improve its future conduct. To glean such insights, this article borrows Baldwin's framework in assessing the success and failure in foreign policy. Using a case study analysis, it assesses the United States' (U.S.) influence attempt towards Indonesia to resolve the 1999 East Timor humanitarian crisis. President Clinton's decision to undergo an influence attempt primarily aimed to change Indonesia's policy while gaining support from U.S. allies in the process. The article finds that Clinton's decision was a highly successful attempt. This finding is based on several factors: (1) the attempt effectively attained the intended primary and secondary goals at a considerably high degree; (2) it was conducted at a considerably low cost for the U.S.; (3) it inflicted a high cost towards Indonesia; (4) the increase in Clinton's stake strengthened the U.S. resolve to pursue the influence attempt; and (5) Clinton had successfully overcome the difficult undertaking as Indonesia possessed higher stake over East Timor. These findings provide some lessons for both U.S. and Indonesian foreign policymakers to chart future relations for the two nations.

In February 2014, an era came to an end. For more than 20 years, Russia has gazed with growing scepticism upon the world order that came into being after the East-West conflict. In Ukraine, the West crossed a red line. Moscow no longer heeds the costs that may come with damaging its relations with the West. For Russia, it is now a matter of holding a rematch for the final round of the Cold War. Adapted from the source document.