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Discusses the processes, institutions, actors and calculations involved in foreign policy making in Australia. Looks at the role of the government departments and intelligence organisations that support the government's policy-making, and the thinking of the people who make it, in more detail than ever before. It draws on an extensive survey of how Australian foreign affairs officials think about the world. This fully revised and updated edition includes four new chapters on Australia's security, prosperity, values and its place in the world. It includes two new case studies covering the negotiation of the US-Australia free trade agreement and Australia's regional mission to the Solomon Islands

In a tense and dangerous international environment, this book looks at the important question of how Australia deals with the outside world. It describes the role of the government departments and intelligence organisations that support the government's policy-making, and the thinking of the people who make it, in more detail than ever before. It discusses the processes, institutions, actors and calculations involved in foreign policy making in Australia, and how these have changed under the impact of globalisation. It draws on an extensive survey - the first ever - of how Australian foreign affairs officials think about the world, includes case studies of four recent Australian foreign policy initiatives, and concludes by speculating on the challenges ahead for Australian foreign policy making

Foreign policy is essentially about the projection, protection, realization and advancement of the national interest of a state. But has that been the case with Nigeria? This paper examines Nigeria's foreign policy under Olusegun Obsanjo's administration (1999-2007). It focuses on the strength of Nigeria's foreign policy and what the country was able to gain in the period under review. Primary and secondary data, scooped from interviews, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, and internet materials were used. Descriptive-analytical method was engaged in the discourse. Findings show that the administration of Obasanjo used Nigeria's external relations as a platform to cancel Nigeria's external debt, encourage foreign investment, improve the telecommunication sector, and also mediate in conflict areas in Africa. But it is also noted that there was no ideal structure for foreign policy making and implementation. Therefore, it is recommended that for Nigeria to be able to use foreign policy for her benefit, the structures and institutions responsible for foreign policy making and implementation must be strengthened and fertilized to grow, which is largely made possible when structures and institutions are manned by skilled or knowledgeable personnel.

"This book tells the story of how innovative and rival practitioner communities have shaped American diplomacy's public dimension. It is the fi rst book to frame U.S. public diplomacy in the broad sweep of American diplomatic practice from the early colonial period to the present. "...not only original but also potentially fi eld shifting. This is not simply another good book on American public diplomacy: it will be the book on American public diplomacy." --Professor Geoffrey Wiseman, DePaul University, U.S.A "American Diplomacy's Public Dimension, a masterful historical overview of American diplomatic communication, provides fi rst-time insight into the evolution of U.S. public diplomacy from the colonial era to the present day. This book also offers a nuanced assessment of contemporary public diplomacy practices in the face of rapid technological transformation and increasingly 'societized' diplomatic engagement. An exceptional blend of public diplomacy scholarship and deep institutional knowledge, this major work will appeal to diplomatic practitioners, professors, and policymakers." -- Vivian S. Walker, Executive Director, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy "Gregory thinks like an academic while seeing public diplomacy through the lens of the work of the men and women who have put fl esh on the bones of U.S. public diplomacy policies... This book is steeped in deep knowledge and his exceptional dedication to getting our understanding of public diplomacy right." --Professor Jan Melissen, Editor-in-Chief, The Hague Journal of Diplomacy Bruce Gregory taught graduate and undergraduate courses on public diplomacy at Georgetown University and George Washington University for 17 years. Prior to that, his 33-year government career included positions at the Department of State, U.S. Information Agency, 13 years as executive director of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, and three years on the faculty of the National War College. Publications include peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, public policy reports, and a bimonthly literature review"--Publisher's description

Introduction : bridges under construction and shifting boundaries / Helmut Elmut and Thomas Klein -- Foreign relations law as a bargaining tool? / Felix Lange -- International foreign relations law : executive authority in entering and exiting treaties / Edward T. Swaine -- Comparative foreign relations law between centre and periphery. Liberal and postcolonial perspectives / Michael Riegner -- Finding foreign relations law in India / Prabhakar Singh -- Foreign legal policy as the background to foreign relations law? : revisiting Guy de Lacharrière's La politique juridique extérieure / Frédéric Mégret -- Judicial review, foreign relations and global administrative law. The administrative function of courts in foreign relations / Angelo Jr. Golia -- The conseil constitutionnel's jurisprudence on 'limitations of sovereignty / Niki Aloupi -- Democratic participation in international law - making in Switzerland after the 'age of treaties' / Anna Petrig -- A constitution made for Mandela, a constitutional jurisprudence developed for Zuma. The erosion of discretion of the executive in foreign relations / Dire Tladi -- From scope to process : the evolution of checks on presidential power in U.S. foreign relations law / Jean Galbraith -- Division of competences in the field of foreign relations in the Polish constitutional system / Stanisław Biernat -- The role of parliaments in creating and enforcing foreign relations law : a case study of Bosnia and Herzegovina / Ajla Škrbić -- War, international law and the rise of parliament. The influence of international law on UK parliamentary practice with respect to the use of force / Veronika Fikfak -- China and global environmental governance : coordination, distribution and compliance / Ji Hua -- Final reflections : the dynamic and sometimes uneasy relationship between foreign relations law and international law / Curtis A. Bradley -- The present salience of foreign relations law / Campbell Mclachlan.

Foreign relations law and public international law are two closely related academic fields that tend to speak past each other. As this innovative volume shows, the two are closely interrelated and depend on each other for their mutual construction and identity. A better understanding of this relationship is of vital importance for upholding important constitutional values like democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights, while enabling states to engage in meaningful forms of international cooperation. The book takes a close look at the encounters between the two fields and offers perspectives for a constructive engagement between the two. Collectively, the contributions argue that the delimitation between the two fields occurs in a hybrid zone of interaction which requires both bridges and boundaries: bridges for the construction of the relationship between the two fields, and boundaries for preserving key normative expectations of both domestic and international law. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

"American Foreign Policy helps students develop the critical thinking skills needed to participate in current debates about foreign policy. The thirteenth edition, updated to include recent events such as the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, emerges at a critical time of rising political tensions at home and abroad"--

This is a book on how to think - strategically - about foreign policy. Focusing on American foreign policy, this book discusses the national interest as a concept in strategic logic and describes how to select objectives that will take advantage of opportunities to promote interests, while protecting them against threats. It also discusses national power and influence, as well as the political, informational, economic, and military instruments of state power. Based on a graphic model that illustrates strategic logic, the book uses examples from recent American statecraft. It ends with an extended critique of American foreign policy and a detailed outline of an alternative strategy that is better suited to the problems of the 21st century