Fully updated to cover the Obama administration, all cases have been revised to reflect recent developments. Whether grappling with use-of-force questions, the international financial crisis, legal and human rights, trade issues, multilateral approaches to the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran, or climate change, Carter’s engaging case study approach encourages students to question motives, consider alternatives, and analyze outcomes. INDICE: Part I. INTERVENTION POLICY1. The United States versus Terrorism: From the Embassy Bombings in Tanzania and Kenya to the Surge in Afghanistan - Frédérick Gagnon and Ryan C. Hendrickson2. Assassinating bin Laden: Right or Wrong? - Priya Dixit3. Executive Decisions and Preventive War: Strategies of Intervention and Withdrawal in Iraq (2003-2011) - Jeffrey S. Lantis and Eric MoskowitzPart II. NUCLEAR SECURITY POLICY4. The Nuclear Standoff between the United States and Iran: Muscular Diplomacy and the Ticking Clock - Thomas Preston5. The United States and North Korea: Avoiding a Worst-Case Scenario - Patrick James and Özgür Özdamar6. Nonproliferation Policy Crossroads: The U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement - Gerald Felix WarburgPART III. DIPLOMATIC POLICY7. Hitting the Reset Button: Why Is Cooperation So Hard? - Ralph G. Carter and James M. Scott 8. Friendly Tyrants? The Arab Spring and the Egyptian Revolution - Stephen Zunes9. Chen Guangcheng: The Case of the Blind Dissident and U.S.-China Relations - Joyce P. KaufmanPART IV. ECONOMIC AND TRADE POLICY10. The Global Financial Crisis: Governments, Banks and Markets - Thomas Lairson11. Sino-American Trade Relations: Privatizing Foreign Policy - Steven W. Hook and Franklin Barr Lebo 12. The Politics of Climate Change: Will the U.S. Act to Prevent Calamity? - Rodger A. Payne and Sean PaynePART V. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL POLICY13. National Security Surveillance: Unchecked or Limited Presidential Power? - Louis Fisher14. The Rights of Detainees: Determining the Limits of Law - Linda Cornett and Mark Gibney 15. The International Criminal Court: National Interests versus International Norms - Donald W. Jackson and Ralph G. Carter
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- Editorial: CQ Press
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