The domestic sources of American foreign policy: insights and evidence

"In his introduction, the editor evaluates the challenges facing U.S. foreign policy makers in recent years and assesses the Obama Administration's successes and failures in its efforts to pursue a new direction in American foreign policy. The volume is then divided into three major parts with an opening essay by the editor to place each part in context and then a selection of essays that analyzes the topic in that part in more detail. Part I, "The Societal Environment," contains a series of articles on the position of interest groups, the impact of military experience, the effect of public opinion, and the role of elections and political parties on foreign policy. Part II, "The Institutional Setting," examines how various political institutions, such as Congress, the presidency, and various bureaucracies (e.g., the National Security Council, the intelligence community) shape American foreign policy. Part III, "Decision makers and Their Policymaking Positions," provides various case analyses over several administrations to illustrate how individuals and bureaucracies affect the foreign policy decision making at the highest levels of government." -- Publisher's website

Introduction: The domestic sources of American foreign policy -- Part I: The societal environment. The future of American power : dominance and decline in perspective / Joseph S. Nye Jr. ; Think again : American decline / Gideon Rachman ; The Tea Party, populism, and the domestic culture of U.S. foreign policy / Walter Russell Mead ; Ethnic interest groups in American foreign policy / James M. McCormick ; The Israel Lobby / John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt ; American veterans in government and the use of force / Peter D. Feaver and Christopher Gelpi ; Events, elites, and American public support for military conflict / Adam J. Berinsky ; External affairs and the electoral connection / Miroslav Nincic -- Part II: The institutional setting. Person and office : presidents, the presidency, and foreign policy / Michael Nelson ; Presidents who initiate wars / Louis Fisher ; How national security advisers see their role / I.M. (Mac) Destler ; The shifting pendulum of power : executive-legislative relations on American foreign policy / James M. Lindsay ; Leading through civilian power / Hillary Rodham Clinton ; A leaner and meaner defense / Gordon Adams and Matthew Leatherman ; Why intell…