POL 389
American Foreign Policy toward the Third
World
S2 External 2014
Dept of Modern History, Politics & International Relations
Contents
General Information
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Learning Outcomes
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General Assessment Information
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Assessment Tasks
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Delivery and Resources
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Unit Schedule
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Policies and Procedures
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Graduate Capabilities
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General Information
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Morris Morley
[email protected]
Contact via [email protected]
Credit points
3
Prerequisites
39cp or (6cp in HIST or MHIS or POL units at 200 level including 3cp in POL)
Corequisites
Co-badged status
Unit description
This unit will examine American foreign policy toward the Third World from the 1950s to the
present. The first part investigates the policymaking process (executive branch v Congress)
and those factors (domestic, covert, ideological, economic, etc) that influence and shape
policy outcomes. The second part focuses on a number of case studies: Cuba and Guatemala
(Eisenhower) revolution; Vietnam (Kennedy/Johnson); Chile (Nixon); Iran and Nicaragua
(Carter); Philippines and Chile (Reagan); Venezuela (Bush Jr)l and Egypt (Obama).
Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are
available at http://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/enrolmentguide/academicdates/
Learning Outcomes
1. A comprehensive understanding of those factors that shape and influence US foreign
policymaking
2. Application of above analytical frameworks to specific case studies
3. Development of independent research skills
4. Improvement of writing and communication skills
General Assessment Information
Essays: Extensions in this unit are only granted under exceptional circumstances, such as
a major unexpected illness or accident. They are not granted for a failure to organize your time
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(e.g., leaving everything until the last week or two before the deadline or a minor doctor’s
appointment).
Final Examination: Under strictly enforced University regulations, you must be available
to attend a compulsory examination at any time between the above dates. The only
circumstances the University recognizes as an ‘unavoidable disruption,’ thus allowing the student
to sit the examination at an earlier or later date are the following:
Representing Australia at an international sporting or cultural event.
Member of the armed forces involved in compulsory exercises
In full time employment and required to be overseas by employer.
Travelling overseas [from Aust.] on student exchange as part of degree program
Representing Macquarie University at an intervarsity event
Documented iIlness or unavoidable disruption (e.g. accident on day of exam)
In each of these cases, the relevant documentary evidence must be provided.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PLEASE NOTE: There are no exceptions such as vacation,
returning home or other travel arrangements.
Assessment Tasks
Name
Weighting
Due
SHORT ANALYTICAL ESSAY
10%
August 29
MAJOR RESEARCH ESSAY
50%
October 7-10
FINAL EXAMINATION
40%
Exam period
SHORT ANALYTICAL ESSAY
Due: August 29
Weighting: 10%
This essay must be 750 words, double spaced and in 12 point type FAILURE TO DO SO WILL
BE PENALIZED. The deadline for submission is 5pm Thursday, August 29. No essays will be
accepted after the due date.
Based ONLY on the READINGS IN WEEK 4 answer the following question:
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WHY has the Cuban-American OR the Jewish-American (‘Israeli’) lobby been able to
influence U.S. foreign policy more than any others domestic lobbies?
Instructions:
1). No direct quoting
2). No footnoting
3). Double space and in 12 point type.
4). Do not exceed the word length
********DUE DATE: 5PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 29********
PLACE ESSAYS IN 200 LEVEL ASSIGNMENT BOXES ON GROUND FLOOR OF W6A.
ATTACH COVER SHEET WHICH CAN BE PRINTED ON COMPUTER IN KITCHEN FIRST
DOOR ON LEFT PAST STUDENT CENTRE
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
• A comprehensive understanding of those factors that shape and influence US foreign
policymaking
• Improvement of writing and communication skills
MAJOR RESEARCH ESSAY
Due: October 7-10
Weighting: 50%
This essay must be 2,200 to 2,500 words [not including footnotes/endnotes and bibliography],
double-spaced and in 12 point type FAILURE TO DO SO WILL BE PENALIZED.
The deadline for submission of Essays is 5pm Monday, October 7. Essays submitted
between Tuesday, October 8 and 5pm Thursday October 10 will be marked without
comments. No essays received after 5pm Thursday, October 10 will be marked. Essays
less than the required length will automatically receive a failing grade.
1.
CARTER POLICY TOWARD IRAN BETWEEN JANUARY 1977 AND JANUARY 1979
2.
REAGAN POLICY TOWARD THE PHILIPPINES BETWEEN JANUARY 1981 AND
FEBRUARY 1986
*****DUE DATE 5PM MONDAY, OCTOBER 7 [WITH COMMENTS]*****
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*****DUE DATE 5PM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 [WITHOUT COMMENTS]*****
PLACE ESSAYS IN 200 LEVEL ASSIGNMENT BOXES ON GROUND FLOOR OF W6A.
ATTACH COVER SHEET WHICH CAN BE PRINTED USING COMPUTER IN KITCHEN FIRST
DOOR ON LEFT PAST STUDENT CENTRE.
RESEARCH ESSAY READINGS ON E RESERVE
Your essay MUST ONLY be based on the relevant UNIT reading and the book chapters and
articles below that are all on E Reserve.
Iran
Barry Rubin, Paved with Good Intentions
Richard W. Cottam, Iran and the United States
Garry Sick, All Fall Down
R.K. Ramazani, The United States and Iran
Marvin Zonis, Majestic Failure
John Dumbrell, The Carter Presidency: A Reevaluation
George W. Ball, The Past Has Another Pattern
Robert A Strong, Working in the World
Alexander Moens,”President Carter’s Advisers and the Fall of the Shah,” Political
Science Quarterly, Vol.106, No.2, Summer 1991, pp.211-237
Luca Trenta, “The Champion of Human Rights Meets the King of Kings,”
Diplomacy & Statecraft, Vol.24, No.3, 2013, pp.476-498
Philippines
John Bresnan, ed., Crisis in the Philippines
Raymond Bonner, Waltzing with the Dictator
Stanley Karnow, In Our Image
George P. Schultz, Turmoil and Triumph
Daniel Pipes and Adam Garfinkle, eds., Friendly Tyrants
Carl H. Lande, ed., Rebuilding a Nation
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Stephen R. Weissman, A Culture of Deference
Amy Blitz, The Contested State
Gary Hawes, “United States Support for the Marcos Administration and the Pressures that made
for Change,” Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol.8, No.1, June 1986, pp.18-36
Richard J. Kessler, “Marcos and the Americans,” Foreign Policy, No.63, Summer, 1986,
pp.40-57
Alfred W. McCoy, “Philippine-American Relations,” Australasian Journal of American Studies,
Vol.6, No.2, December 1987, pp.17-27
Walden Bello, “Edging toward the Quagmire,” World Policy Journal, Vol.3, No.1, Winter 1985/
1986, pp.29-58
You may also consult copies of the books by Garry Sick (Iran), Amy Blitz (Philippines),
Raymond Bonner (Philippines), and John Bresnan (Philippines) that have additional
information relevant to the essays and have been placed on LIBRARY RESERVE.
NOTES ON WRITING THE RESEARCH ESSAY
1. Do not merely to `tell the story' but also explain/analyze why particular decisions were taken. A
simple narrative discussion will not receive a high grade
2. Your essay should draw, where appropriate, on the issues and ideas discussed in the first
part of the course
3. Events or developments that take place inside the target Third World country are only
relevant if they have an impact on U.S. policy
4. In structuring your essay, pay attention to the following points:
** historical setting, e.g., what was the basic U.S. policy approach toward the Iran that Carter
inherited from the Nixon/Ford era; or toward the Philippines that Reagan inherited from Carter?
** the assumptions underlying the policy approach taken by the particular administration you are
analyzing
** the administration’s initial policy objectives and how it intended to pursue them (by what
means)
** description and analysis of the policy debate as it unfolds—the evolution of U.S. policy, the
shifts and changes, what happened and why it happened, i.e., the objective here is to achieve a
balance between narrative, analysis and interpretation
** in your conclusion, evaluate the policy: were the original stated objectives achieved, partially
achieved, not achieved, and why.
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FORMAT OF MAJOR RESEARCH ESSAY AND GRADING CRITERIA
1. All essays MUST be double-spaced and in 12 point type.
2. Use footnotes (at bottom of each page) or endnotes (at end of essay). DO NOT use the
Harvard system of abbreviated footnotes in the body of the text.
3. Indent first word of each paragraph; double space only between paragraphs; number pages
4. Late essays that have not been granted an extension will not be marked.
5. Essays less than the required length will automatically receive a failure grade. Essays well in
excess of required length will also be penalised.
6. Essays must be properly referenced and accompanied by a separate bibliography
7. Late essays that have not been granted an extension will not be marked.
8. The final reading of the essay should be only to check for errors of grammar, punctuation,
sentence structure, etc.; making sure your essay is well organized and logically developed; and
verify quotations and footnotes for accuracy. Essays that reveal bad grammar, spelling, syntax,
paragraphing, etc, will be penalised in the grading process.
9. A passing grade requires that you address the specific question you choose and that you
show an adequate acquaintance with the literature on the topic--which will be reflected in your
analysis as well as your references and bibliography
10. Higher grades are given in consideration of essays that exhibit thoughtful analysis, are
properly documented, and present a clearly and concisely written argument.
11. Retain a copy of your essay when you hand it in. Although an extremely rare occurrence,
essays can get lost.
ESSAYS WILL BE FAILED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS
1. Plagiarism, that is, where sentences or paragraphs are taken word-for-word or nearly wordfor word from another source and presented as original expression. Plagiarism is regarded very
seriously. A plagiarised essay will get zero marks, and the student will receive a fail grade.
2. Failure to address the essay question is a common cause of failing grades.
3. Excessive use of direct quotes may result in a failing grade. As a general rule no more than
10% of your overall word length should appear in direct quotes.
4. Identical or nearly identical essays will all fail--regardless of the original authorship.
5. Less than the required length.
NOTES ON PLAGIARISM
1. The University defines plagarism in its rules: “Plagiarism involves using the work of another
person and presenting it as one’s own.” Plagiarism is a serious breach of the University’s rules
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and carries serious significant penalties. See Handbook of Undergraduate Studies or web at:
www.student.mq.edu.au/plagiarism/. A plagiarised essay in this unit will receive a zero mark.
2. Material that is quoted or paraphrased from any source must always be accompanied by a full
reference to the source.
3. If you quote directly, that is, if you use somebody else's exact words, they must be enclosed in
quotation marks and its source footnoted. Paraphrasing, which is summarizing or putting another
person's ideas or material into your own words, must also be referenced in a footnote.
FOOTNOTES/ENDNOTES
The following format is preferred
1). When a reference is used for the first time:
Fred Halliday, The Making of the New Cold War (London: Verso Editions, 1983), p.18
Richard H. Ullman, "At War with Nicaragua", Foreign Affairs, Vol. 62, No.1, Fall 1983,
p.39
Frank Costiglia, “The Pursuit of Atlantic Community,” in Thomas Paterson, ed. American
Foreign Policy, 1961-1963. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989, p.45
2). Where a reference is used more than once use an abbreviated format [Do not use
OP.CIT]
Halliday, The Making of the New Cold War, p.56
Ullman, "At War with Nicaragua," p.54
Costiglia, “The Pursuit of Atlantic Community,” p.48
3). Where there are two or more consecutive footnotes/endnotes to same reference:
Use Ibid. and page number for second and additional footnotes, e.g., Ibid., p.24, Ibid.
p.50
4). When quoting directly, begin your footnote/endnote with:
Quoted in The Making of the New Cold War, p.56
Quoted in Ullman, “At War with Nicaragua,” p.54
5). Online journal articles must be adequately referenced so that they can be checked.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
You must include a bibliography at the end of you essay that lists all sources (with complete
page numbers where applicable) you have consulted. For example:
Book
Fred Halliday, The Making of the New Cold War. London: Verso Editions, 1983
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Journal article
Richard H. Ullman, "At War with Nicaragua", Foreign Affairs, Vol.62, No.1, Fall 1983, pp. 35-58.
Chapter in edited book
Frank Costiglia, “The Pursuit of Atlantic Community,” in Thomas Paterson, ed., America’s Quest
for Victory. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989, pp.25-55
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
• A comprehensive understanding of those factors that shape and influence US foreign
policymaking
• Application of above analytical frameworks to specific case studies
• Development of independent research skills
• Improvement of writing and communication skills
FINAL EXAMINATION
Due: Exam period
Weighting: 40%
Final examination (40%): The exam questions will be based on lectures, tutorials and readings
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
• A comprehensive understanding of those factors that shape and influence US foreign
policymaking
• Application of above analytical frameworks to specific case studies
• Improvement of writing and communication skills
Delivery and Resources
All students must purchase unit reader from Coop bookstore
Unit Schedule
Lectures:
There will be TWO lectures a week, beginning on Wednesday, August 6
Wednesday
11am-12noon
W5C320
Thursday
11am-12noon
E7B100
Tutorials:
NO tutorials in WEEK 1. All tutorials begin in WEEK 2. The tutorials will include
some additional lecturing. University regulations prescribe compulsory attendance at tutorials.
Failure to do so risks exclusion from and no credit for the unit.
Wednesday
2pm-3pm
W5A201
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Wednesday
4pm-5pm
W5A201
Thursday
1pm-2pm
W5C334
Thursday
3pm-4pm
W5A201
LECTURE & TUTORIAL SCHEDULE
Week 1: August 6 - Introduction
Week 2: August 13 - Who Makes Foreign Policy: Executive vs. Congress
August 14 - Who Makes Foreign Policy: Executive vs. Congress
Week 3: August 20 - Covert Politics and Foreign Policy
August 21 - Covert Politics and Foreign Policy
Week 4: August 27 - Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy
August 28 - Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy
Week 5: September 3 - Ideology and Foreign Policy
September 4 - Ideology and Foreign Policy
Week 6: September 10 - Economic Factors and Foreign Policy
September 11 - Economic Factors and Foreign Policy
Week 7: September 17 - State/Regime Distinction in Foreign Policy
September 18 - Democracy Promotion and Foreign Policy
Semester Break
Week 8: October 8 - No Classes: Essay Submission Week
October 9 - No Classes: Essay Submission Week
Week 9: October 15 - Eisenhower: Guatemala
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October 16 - Eisenhower: Cuba
Week: 10 October 22 - Kennedy: Vietnam
October 23 - Johnson: Vietnam
Week 11: October 29 - Nixon: Chile
October 30 - Carter: Iran
Week 12: November 5 - Carter: Nicaragua
November 6 - Reagan: Philippines
Week 13: November 12 - Bush Jr/Obama: Egypt
November 13 - Summary
LECTURE AND TUTORIAL READINGS
WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION
WEEK 2: FOREIGN POLICYMAKING: EXECUTIVE VS. CONGRESS
Barbara Hinckley, Less Than Meets the Eye. Chicago: Twentieth Century Fund, 1994, pp.1-15,
80-100
James M. Lindsay, Congress and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy. Baltimore: Johns
Hopkins University Press, 1994, pp.11-32
WEEK 3: COVERT POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY
Harry Rowe Ransom, “Covert Intervention,” in Peter J. Shraeder, ed. Intervention Into the
1990: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Third World. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1992, pp.113-129
Melvin A Goodman, The CIA and the Perils of Politicization, Washington, D.C.: Center for
International Police, March 2008, pp.1-9
U.S. Congress, Senate, Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations, Covert Action in
Chile 1963-1973. Staff Report, December 18, 1975, pp.1-11, 26-31
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WEEK 4: DOMESTIC FACTORS AND FOREIGN POLICY
Tony Smith, Foreign Attachments: The Power of Ethnic Groups in the Making of American
Foreign Policy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000, pp.85-129
Michael Lind, “The Israeli Lobby,” Prospect, April 2002, pp.22-29
Stephen Zunes: “The Israel Lobby; How Powerful is it Really,”? Foreign Policy in Focus, May
16, 2006, pp.1-16
Patrick J. Haney & Walt Vanderbush, The Cuban Embargo: The Domestic Politics of an
American Foreign Policy. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005, pp.31-52
William M. LeoGrande, “The Cuba Lobby,” Foreign Policy, April 11, 2013, pp.1-6
WEEK 5: IDEOLOGY AND FOREIGN POLICY
Michael H. Hunt, Ideology and U.S. Foreign Policy. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987,
pp.125-189
Barbara Keys, Reclaiming American Virtue: The Human Rights Revolution of the 1970s.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2014, pp.214--215, 220-225, 230-241
David P. Forsythe, “Human Rights Policy: Continuity and Change,” in Randall B. Ripley and
James M. Lindsay, eds., U.S. Foreign Policy After the Cold War. Pittsburgh: University of
Pittsburgh Press, 1997, pp.259-263
WEEK 6: ECONOMIC FACTORS AND FOREIGN POLICY
Dennis M. Ray, “Corporations and American Foreign Relations,” The ANNALS, Vol.403,
September 1972, pp.80-92
John Dumbrell, The Making of US Foreign Policy. Manchester: Manchester University Press,
1990, pp.191-199
Tables on US policymakers and corporate world interlocks
WEEK 7: STATE/REGIME DISTINCTION AND DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN FOREIGN
POLICY
Morris H. Morley, Washington, Somoza and the Sandinistas: State and Regime in U.S.
Policy Toward Nicaragua, 1969-1981. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994, pp.1-9
James D. Cochrane, "U.S. Policy Toward Recognition of Governments and Promotion of
Democracy in Latin America Since 1963," Journal of Latin American Studies, Vol.4, No.2,
1972, pp.275-291
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Morris Morley and Chris McGillion, “Soldiering on: The Reagan Administration and
Redemocratization in Chile, 1983-1986,” Bulletin of Latin American Research, Vol.25, No.1,
January 206, pp.1-21
WEEK 9: EISENHOWER POLICY: GUATEMALA AND CUBA
Walter LaFeber, Inevitable Revolutions: The United States in Central America. New York: W.
W. Norton, 2nd edition, pp.113-138
John N. Coatsworth, Central America and the United States. New York: Twayne Publishers,
1994, pp.67-74
Morris H. Morley, Imperial State and Revolution: The United States and Cuba 1952-1986.
New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987, pp.55-68
Stephen G. Rabe, Eisenhower and Latin America: The Foreign Policy of Anticommunism.
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1988, pp. 117-133, 162-173
WEEK 10: KENNEDY/JOHNSON POLICY: VIETNAM
Fredrik Logevall, The Origins of the Vietnam War. Harlow, England: Pearson Education, 2001,
pp.39-57
Michael H. Hunt, Lyndon Johnson’s War. New York: Hill & Wang, 1996, pp. 72-107
WEEK 11: NIXON POLICY: CHILE:
Peter Kornbluh, The Pinochet File. New York: New Press, 2003, pp.79-115
CARTER POLICY: IRAN
William M. Leogrande, Our Own Backyard. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press,
1998, pp.10-32
WEEK 12: CARTER POLICY: NICARAGUA
James A. Bill, The Eagle and the Lion. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988, pp.226-260
REAGAN POLICY: PHILIPPINES
Amy Blitz, The Contested State: American Foreign Policy and Regime Change in the
Philippines. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2000, pp.157-184
WEEK 13: BUSH JR/OBAMA: EGYPT
Lloyd C. Gardner, The Road to Tahrir Square. New York: New Press, 2011, pp.171-200
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Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing
data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and
they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in
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in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
• Application of above analytical frameworks to specific case studies
• Development of independent research skills
Assessment task
• MAJOR RESEARCH ESSAY
Effective Communication
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This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
• Development of independent research skills
• Improvement of writing and communication skills
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Assessment tasks
• SHORT ANALYTICAL ESSAY
• MAJOR RESEARCH ESSAY
• FINAL EXAMINATION
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to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific
knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary
solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
• A comprehensive understanding of those factors that shape and influence US foreign
policymaking
• Application of above analytical frameworks to specific case studies
• Development of independent research skills
Assessment tasks
• SHORT ANALYTICAL ESSAY
• MAJOR RESEARCH ESSAY
• FINAL EXAMINATION
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
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have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
• A comprehensive understanding of those factors that shape and influence US foreign
policymaking
• Application of above analytical frameworks to specific case studies
• Development of independent research skills
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Assessment tasks
• SHORT ANALYTICAL ESSAY
• MAJOR RESEARCH ESSAY
• FINAL EXAMINATION
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