Suchergebnisse

This collection of essays by renowned scholar Amitai Etzioni aims to provoke reconsiderations of basic assumptions of foreign policy by students, academics and practitioners. With chapters focusing on the Middle East, China and the EU, as well as articles with a more global focus, the book offers thought-provoking and insightful perspectives on international foreign policy which challenge existing academic debate in the field. It will be of great interest to students, scholars and practitioners of foreign policy and international relations.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Maps -- Preface -- 1 Goals and Constraints -- 2 The 1960 Crisis -- FOREIGN POLICY DURING IKEDA PRIME MINISTERSHIP -- 3 Minimum Defense -- 4 Economic Partnership -- 5 Return to Asia -- FOREIGN POLICY DURING SATO PRIME MINISTERSHIP -- 6 Self-Reliant Defense -- 7 Economic Liberalism -- 8 Japan's Role in Asia -- 9 Japan as a World Power -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures, Maps and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction to Russia's Foreign Policy -- Russia today -- Introducing some key definitions -- Russia's past 125 years: A snapshot -- Russia's political and economic systems today -- Assessing Russia's political and economic system -- Five reasons why Russian foreign policy matters -- How we study foreign policy -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Glossary -- Review questions -- 2 The Evolution of Russian Foreign Policy -- The growth of the Russian state: Milestones and highlights -- Foreign policy of the Russian Empire -- Foreign policy of the Soviet Union -- The Cold War -- Foreign policy reconsidered -- Foreign policy: Events and challenges -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Glossary -- Review questions -- 3 Institutions and Decision-Makers in Russian Foreign Policy -- Historical background -- Present day: Foreign policy management -- The President and the Kremlin -- Other executive institutions -- The legislative branch -- The judicial branch -- Interactions between government and nongovernment structures -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Glossary -- Review questions -- 4 Players and Processes -- On Russia's political ideologies -- Foreign policy and the domestic political climate -- Carriers of ideology: Russian power elites -- The Putin factor in Russia's foreign policy -- Ruling elites and their foreign policy interests -- Political parties and foreign policy -- Political experts -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Glossary -- Review questions -- 5 Principles and Strategies -- Foreign policy principles: An evolution -- Specific principles -- Goals of foreign policy -- Regional priorities -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Glossary -- Review questions -- 6 Russian Policies toward Post-Soviet States -- Key motivations of Russia's foreign policy in the post-Soviet space.

India is becoming an increasingly visible, powerful and influential state within the global system. As this rise to prominence continues, better appreciating the interests and principles that structure the international interactions of South Asia's largest state has never been so important. Keen to embrace an expectant future as a great power, India's transitional journey has been characterised by astounding diplomatic achievements and significant strategic failures. In this robust and comprehensive analysis, Chris Ogden introduces students to the key dimensions of Indian foreign policy from her emergence as a modern state in 1947 to the present day. Combining theoretical insight with numerous case studies and profiles, he examines the foreign policy making process, strategic thinking, the crucial search for economic growth, and India's difficult regional position and troubled borders. Tracking the trajectory of one of the 21st century's major Asian and global powers, later chapters focus on New Delhi's multilateral interaction, great power dynamics, and expanding relations with the United States and the world. Critically assessing what kind of great power India can and wants to be, this wide-ranging introduction will be an invaluable text for students of South Asian politics, foreign policy, and international relations. Chistopher Ogden is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of St Andrews.

The second edition of this introductory textbook on foreign policy analysis focuses on the key explanatory factors that underlie the foreign policies of states and other actors to show how theory can illuminate practice. Genuinely international in scope and drawing on a wide range of examples, it provides an accessible introduction to the key elements of foreign policy analysis to explain, predict and evaluate what states and other collective actors want, how they make decisions, and key determinants of state security, diplomatic, and economic foreign policies. Providing a broad set of theoretical tools for analysing foreign policy, and including increased coverage of methodology, this new edition provides students with the skills to undertake their own foreign policy analysis.

Britain has been a significant voice in global politics in the last two decades and its impact on world events far outweighs its material resources. But how does a small island on the edge of Europe continue to exercise this level of power on an international scale? What kind of actor is Britain internationally? And what future challenges will confront British foreign policymakers in a multi-polar world of emerging powers?In this comprehensive introduction to British foreign policy today Jamie Gaskarth addresses these and other key questions. Against a rich historical backdr.

Intro -- U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES -- U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 FOREIGN OREIGN AID REFORM , NATIONAL STRATEGY , AND THE QUADRENNIAL REVIEW -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- INTEREST IN ELEVATING DIPLOMACY AND DEVELOPMENT -- Issues and Actions during the George W. Bush Administration -- Issues and Actions during the Obama Administration -- NATIONAL STRATEGY -- LEGISLATION ON FOREIGN AID REFORM -- THE QUADRENNIAL REVIEW -- Congressional Action -- Executive Branch Action -- QDDR Structure -- Timing of Report -- Initial Concerns -- THE PRESIDENTIAL STUDY DIRECTIVE ON U.S. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY -- CONCLUSION -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 FOREIGN OREIGN AID : INTERNATIONAL DONOR COORDINATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE -- WHY COORDINATE? -- INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR DONOR COORDINATION -- Rome High Level Forum on Donor Harmonization -- Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness -- Accra Agenda for Action -- IMPLEMENTING DONOR COORDINATION -- Global Mechanisms -- Use of Multilateral Organizations -- Joint Assistance Strategies -- Data Sharing -- EXAMPLE: SECTOR BASED COORDINATION-HIV/AIDS -- U.S.-Specific Mechanisms for Donor Coordination -- USAID Guidance -- USAID Coordination Officers -- MCC and OGAC -- COORDINATION CHALLENGES -- Division of Labor -- Concerns about Direct Budget Support and Funding Pools -- Agency and Personnel Incentives -- Lack of Inter-agency Coordination -- Coordination Costs -- Conflicting Strategic Interests -- Working with Private and Emerging Donors -- APPENDIX. ODA DONORS AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 AFRICA: U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ISSUES -- SUMMARY -- U.S. AID TO AFRICA: AN OVERVIEW -- BACKGROUND -- U.S. Assistance Programs