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Academic Year 2000/2001


United States Foreign Policy
GOVT 311 SP

As the United States faces a deepening set of international complexities, the challenge for the nation is to construct a coherent and effective foreign policy to deal with these challenges. To evaluate a framework for the future, the course begins with an examination of the experience of American foreign policy in the post-World War II period and then turns to consider the sources of the American foreign policy including the international system, societal factors, government processes, and individual decision makers. With this base established, the majors issues of American foreign policy are considered including military security and economic policy. The course concludes with an examination of the challenges and opportunities that face U.S. decision makers in the near future. A significant component of the course is the intensive discussion of key foreign policy decisions.

MAJOR READINGS

Stephen Ambrose and Douglas Brinkley, RISE TO GLOBALISM, 8th rev. ed.
Eugene Wittkopf and James McCormick, THE DOMESTIC SOURCES OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, 3rd ed.
Eugene Wittkopf and Christopher Jones, THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, 3rd ed.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Midterm, paper and final.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: GOVT155 OR GOVT151

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Foyle,Douglas C.   
Times: ..T.T.. 09:00AM-10:20AM;     Location: PAC422
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 25)
SR. major: 9   Jr. major: 9
SR. non-major:    Jr. non-major:    SO: 7   FR: X

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing
Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001


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