Fall2012
AMERICANFOREIGNPOLICY
(POLITICALSCIENCE3574)
ClassTimeandRoom:
TuesdaysandThursdays,11:35 – 12:55pm,MonaCampbell1108
Instructor:
Prof.BrianBow
Instructor’sOffice:
HenryHicksAcademicAdministrationBuilding,Room355
OfficeHours:
Mondays,10:00– 12:00am,orbyappointment
Assistant:
TBA
[email protected]
Introduction
ThiscourseisageneralintroductiontoAmericanforeignpolicy.Ithasfourmainparts:i.abriefsurveyof
the most prominent theoretical perspectives on what drives American foreign policy choices; ii. a basic
outlineofthehistoryofAmericanforeignpolicysince1776,withtheemphasisonthepost‐1945period,
and particular attention post‐Cold War events and developments; iii. a review of some of the essential
themesanddebatesoverthesourcesandpurposesofAmericanforeignpolicy;andiv.somediscussionof
debatessurroundingsomeofthemainchallengesfacingtheUnitedStatesinthepost‐ColdWar,post‐9/11
world.
Assignments/assessment
MovieHomework
15% Thursday,October23
SimulationParticipation,Report
15% Tuesday,November27
TermPaper 40% Thursday,December6
FinalExam
30% Examperiod(seebelow)
MovieHomework
The first assignment of the semester will be to watch a movie, and answer some questions about its
interpretation of US foreign policy‐making. The film this year is "Thirteen Days" (2000, directed by
RogerDonaldson),thefilmadaptationofRobertKennedy'smemoiroftheCubanMissileCrisis.
Theassignmentistowatchthemoviecarefully,andanswersixquestionsaboutitsinterpretationofthe
Kennedyadministration’sdecision‐makingduringtheCubanMissileCrisis.Readthequestionscarefully
inadvance,andtakenoteswhilethemovieisplaying.Youranswersshouldbebriefandto‐the‐point(i.e.,
oneandahalfsingle‐spacedpagesforthewholeassignment).
The film will be shown on October 16, in the room where lecture is normally held, from 11:30 until
2:30pm.Themovieisaboutthreehourslong,soyouwillhavetocheck tomakesurethatthisviewing
timedoesnotconflictwithyourclassschedule.Ifyouhaveanotherclassrightaftertheregularclasstime
onOctober16,youarewelcometorentthemovieandwatchitwheneveryoucanfititintoyourschedule.
Theassignment(i.e.,answerstothesixquestions)isdueOctober23.
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This is an on‐line assignment, to be administered through the OWL/BbLearn system. The homework
questionsareavailablethroughtheOWL/BbLearnsystemasofSeptember6,andthesystemcanaccept
completedassignmentson‐lineanytimeafterthat.AssignmentssubmittedelectronicallyafterOctober23
willbemarkedaslate,andwillincurapenaltyofonepoint(outof15)perday.OWL/BbLearnwillnot
acceptassignmentssubmittedafterOctober27.
ForeignPolicyDecision‐MakingSimulation
Thesimulationisarole‐playingexerciseinwhichstudentswillargueoverthecontentandpresentationof
abroadstatementofAmericanforeignpolicyprioritiesafter2012.Somestudentswillrepresentforeign
policy advisors to a new president, and some will represent various think‐tanks trying to influence the
termsofthedebate.
RoleswillbeassignedandpostedonOWL/BbLearnonNovember1.Oncetheroleshavebeenassigned,
students will be free to communicate with other members of their assigned group, by email and/or in
face‐to‐facemeetings.Thesimulationitselfwilltakeplace,inclass,onNovember20andNovember22.
Basedontheirdiscussionswiththevariousthink‐tankgroups,thepresidentialadvisorswillputtogether
thetextofthenewgovernment’spolicystatement,whichmustbesubmittedtome,byemail,atorbefore
4pmthenextday(November23);itwillthenbepostedtoOWL/BbLearn.
Overthenextfewdays,allparticipantswillwriteabriefreport(750words),reflectingonwhatwasin
the statement, what was left out, etc. In your report, you should be thinking about what you think the
statementmeans,whyitturnedoutthewayitdid,andhowthat“fits”withtheperceptionsandpriorities
ofthegroupyouweresupposedtorepresent.Trytofindabalancebetweenthinkingaboutyoursituation
within the simulation and the “bigger picture” (i.e., what happened with the statement itself, and with
other groups). Reports are to be submitted electronically, through the OWL/BbLearn site, on
November27(atorbefore4:00pm).Latereportswillbepenalized2pointsperday(outof15).
TermPaper
The term paper will be due on December 6 (nine days after the simulation reports are due…). Each
student’spapermustbesubmittedintwoformats:adigital copy,submittedonthecoursewebsite(see
below), and a hard copy, submitted in my mailbox in the Political Science department office. Both
versionsshouldbesubmittedby4:00pm(whenthedepartmentofficeclosesfortheday).Paperscanonly
be submitted by email by special permission, and that permission will only be given in exceptional
circumstances(e.g.,coursewebsitecrashed,Hicksbuildingdestroyedbymeteor,etc.).
The focus and format of the term paper is going to be different this year than in previous years. Each
studentwillchooseoneofthefollowingthreeclustersofquestions,anduseitasthebasisforashort
researchpaper:
Option#1:
In US presidential elections, challengers almost always campaign on promises to correct
their predecessors’ mistakes, on both domestic and foreign policy. During the 2008
campaignandintheearlyyearsofhispresidency,what“lessons”didObamaclaimtohave
learned from George W. Bush’s foreign policy errors, and how did he promise to apply
thoselessonstohisownforeignpolicychoices?LookingbackonObama’sactualforeign
policychoices,hasheliveduptothosepromises?Woulditbebesttosaythathelearned
thelessonstaughtbyBush’serrors,failedtolearnthem,or“over‐learned”them(i.e.,made
foreign policy mistakes because he was too determined to do things differently)? For
whicheveransweryouprovidetothislastquestion,whydoyouthinkthiswasso?
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Option#2:
Option#3:
TheUnitedStateshashadastrangerelationshipwithChinaoverthelasttwentyyears.On
onehand,USpolicy‐makersseeChinaasapotentialstrategicrival,andapossiblemilitary
threattoUSalliesintheAsia‐Pacificregion(esp.Taiwan,butalsoJapan,SouthKorea,and
most of Southeast Asia). Many therefore maintain that the US is pursuing a policy of
“containment”againstChina,similartothatagainsttheUSSRduringtheColdWar.Onthe
other hand, China is one of the United States’ most important commercial partners, in
terms of trade, investment, currency holdings, and debt. Others therefore maintain that
the US has been pursuing a policy of “engagement” with China. How do we explain this
complicatedandperhapscontradictorystrategy?Howdoesitfitwiththeexpectationsof
Realism and Liberalism as theories of foreign policy? Thinking about future US‐China
relations, what difference (if any) do you think it will make whether Obama or Romney
winstheupcomingpresidentialelection?
TheUnitedStatesisoftenthemost“indispensable”partnerinanymultilateralinitiative,in
the sense that its support or opposition can make or break a potential agreement.
ParticularlyaftertheendoftheColdWar,theUShasoftenfounditselftakingtheleadin
pushingforanewglobalagreement,butthenpullingbackorevenstronglyopposingthat
agreement. Using a historical example (i.e., a specific treaty negotiation) from either the
human rights or environmental issue‐areas, describe the way that US policy has been
contradictory and/or changeable during the course of the negotiations, and—with
referencetosomeofthetheoriesandconceptsoutlinedinthiscourse—trytoexplainwhy
youthinktheUSapproachtothisissuehasplayedoutasitdid.Beespeciallyattentiveto
whether these contradictory/changeable tendencies are better explained by the United
States’internationalsituationorbyitsdomesticpolitics.
Whicheveroptionyouchoose,besuretobeabsolutelyclearabout:a.whichoneyouaredoing;b.howyou
are answering each question; and c. where and how your answers connect up to the general theories
discussed in lectures and required readings. Your papers should give an overview of what others have
said about the answers to your questions (i.e., literature review), but they should also advance a clear
argument(i.e.,yourownanswerstothesequestions).WhileIdowantyoutoanswerallofthequestions
for your option, I don’t want a series of disconnected short‐answer responses; I want you to try to put
themtogethersothattheyformonecoherentessay.
Your essay should be between 2500 and 3000 words, which generally works out to be 10‐12 pages,
double‐spaced, with normal fonts and margins. Papers that go beyond 3500 words will not be
accepted,exceptwiththeprofessor’sspecific,explicitpermission.
Additional information about the format and other requirements for the term papers will be made
availablethroughtheOWL/BbLearnsite.
FinalExam
ThefinalexamwillbescheduledbytheUniversityRegistrar.TheofficialexamperiodfortheFall2012
semesterisDecember6‐17.Donotmakeworkortravelplansuntilafteryouknowtheofficialdatesand
times for all of your final exams. If you will be obliged to be absent from the final exam for some
compellingreason(e.g.,seriousillnessorinjury,deathinyourimmediatefamily),youmustelaboratethat
reasoninalettertotheChairoftheDepartment,inadvanceofthescheduledexam;theChairwillrendera
decisiononthematter.
Forthefinalexam,youwillberesponsibleforalloftheideasandissuesraisedinlecturesandinrequired
readings, through the entire semester. There will be some choice (e.g., answer 3 of 5 questions in this
section)inallpartsoftheexam.AdditionalinformationwillbeavailablethroughtheOWL/BbLearnsite.
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Generalpoliciesconcerningassignments,deadlines,andgrades
The University Calendar makes plain that "[s]tudents are expected to complete class work by the
prescribeddeadlines.Onlyinspecialcircumstances(e.g.thedeathofacloserelative)mayaninstructor
extendsuchdeadlines."Latetermpaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofonemark(outof35)perday.
If you miss the term paper deadline on account of illness, you must hand it in within one week of your
returntoclass,withacopyofamedicalcertificate,peracademicregulationsintheDalhousieCalendar.
EssaysnotsubmitteddirectlytotheprofessormustbesubmittedinpersontothePoliticalScienceoffice
(iftheofficeisopen,handthepapertothesecretary,andasktohaveitstampedwithdateandtime;ifthe
officeisnotopen,putthepaperintheafter‐hoursdrop‐box).NeithertheprofessornortheDepartment
canassumeresponsibilityforpaperssubmittedbymail,fax,oremail.Donotsubmitanyassignmentsto
theteachingassistant.
Plagiarism (intentionally or unintentionally representing other people’s ideas as your own) is a serious
violation of academic ethics, and will be taken very seriously in this class. You can (and should) get
information on what plagiarism is, how you can avoid it, and what the relevant university and
departmentalpoliciesare,athttp://academicintegrity.dal.ca/.Pleasealsotakenoteoftheformalnotice
ofuniversitypolicywithrespecttoacademicintegritypostedonthecoursewebsite.
Thegradingthresholdsforthiscourseare:
90‐100=A+
85‐89.9=A
80‐84.9=A‐
77‐79.9=B+
73‐76.9=B
70‐72.9=B‐
65‐69.9=C+
60‐64.9=C
55‐59.9=C‐
50‐54.9=D
50>F
Resources
ThecoursetextbookthisyearisMichaelCox&DougStokes,eds.,USForeignPolicy(2nded.,OxfordUP,
2012).1It’savailableatthecampusbookstore,anditshouldbereasonablyeasytofind/buyon‐line.
The course website can be accessed through OWL/BbLearn: https://dalhousie.blackboard.com/. Login
using the same ID and password that you use for your Dalhousie email. In addition to links to course
readings, the OWL/BbLearn site also has a downloadable copy of the course syllabus and general
instructionsandadvicefortheexamsandtermpaper.Powerpointslidesfromthelectureswillbeposted
there (usually—but not necessarily always—in advance…). The OWL/BbLearn website is a crucial
resource for this course. If the professor or TA wants to send a message to the whole class (e.g., class
canceled due to snow, office hours changed for a particular week, etc.), they will do so through
OWL/BbLearn, and not by email. Students are expected to check the OWL/BbLearn site for
announcementsandupdatesatleastonceperweek.
Disclaimer
Thissyllabusisintendedasageneralguidetothecourse.Theinstructorreservestherighttoreschedule
orreviseassignedreadings,assignments,lecturetopics,etc.,asnecessary.
Thefirsteditionofthebookissimilarto,butnotthesameas,thesecondedition.Mostofthechaptersarethesame,
butmanyofthemhavebeenupdated,ofteninimportantways,andtwonewchaptershavebeenadded.Youcanuse
the first edition to get your hands on a particular reading (or a few), but you should not consider it a suitable
replacementforthesecondedition,particularlywithrespecttopreparingforthefinalexam.
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Lecturesandreadings
SECTIONONE
Introduction
Classmeetings:
September6
Topics/themes:
Overviewofthecourse;reviewofsyllabus
Requiredreading:

skimUSFPtextbook(seeabove)
SECTIONTWO
ExplainingUSForeignPolicy
Classmeetings:
September11,13
Topics/themes:

Externalpressuresvsinternalpressures

InternationalRelationstheoriesandUSforeignpolicy

Realismvsliberalism:clashesandcombinations

Overviewofotherkindsofexplanations
1. BrianSchmidt,“TheoriesofUSForeignPolicy,”inUSFPtextbook.
Requiredreading:
2. JohnJ.Mearsheimer,“LiberalTalk,RealistThinking,”Universityof
ChicagoMagazine(August2002).
3. HenryR.Nau,“WhyWeFightOverForeignPolicy,”PolicyReview142
(2007).
SECTIONTHREE
OverviewoftheHistoryofUSForeignPolicy
Classmeetings:
September18,20,25
Topics/themes:
Requiredreading:

Revolutionaryfoundations

Expansionanditsdilemmas

Emergenceasaworldpower

ColdWarchallenges

The“unipolarmoment”andthequestionofrelativedecline
1. WalterLaFeber,“TheUSRisetoWorldPower,1776‐1945,”inUSFP
textbook.
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2. RichardSaull,“USForeignPolicyduringtheColdWar,”inUSFPtextbook.
3. JohnDumbrell,“Americainthe1990s:SearchingforPurpose,”inUSFP
textbook.
4. ChristopherLayne,WilliamWohlforth&StephenG.Brooks,“USDecline
orPrimacy?ADebate,”inUSFPtextbook.
5. RichardSalmans,etal,“RunningtheWorld,AftertheCrash,”Foreign
Policy(January/February2011).
Recommended
reading:

WalterRussellMead,“TheAmericanForeignPolicyLegacy,”Foreign
Affairs81(2002).

WalterLeFeber,TheNewEmpire:AnInterpretationofAmerican
Expansion,1860‐1898(Cornell,1998).

GeorgeKennan,AmericanDiplomacy(ExpandedEd.,Universityof
Chicago,1985).

ErnestR.May,‘Lessons’ofthePast:TheUseandMisuseofHistoryinUS
ForeignPolicy(Oxford,1973).

WilliamApplemanWilliams,TheTragedyofAmericanDiplomacy(50th
AnniversaryEd.;WWNorton,2009).

MelvynP.Leffler,“9/11andthePastandFutureofAmericanForeign
Policy,”InternationalAffairs79(2003).

WalterRussellMead,SpecialProvidence:USForeignPolicyandHowIt
ChangedtheWorld(Routledge,2002).

JosephS.Nye,Jr.,“ObamaandSmartPower,”inUSFPtextbook.

RobynEckersley,“GlobalEnvironment,”inUSFPtextbook.
SECTIONFOUR
AQuestionofBalance:InstitutionsandProcesses
Classmeetings:
September27,October2,4
Topics/themes:

ExecutivebranchandCongress

Bureaucraticandcivil‐military

Regions,classes,sectorsandgroups
1. MichaelFoley,“TheForeignPolicyProcess:Executive,Congress,
Intelligence,”inUSFPtextbook.
Requiredreading:
2. CharlieSavagearticlesonexecutiveprivilege:

PBSFrontline,interviewwithCharlieSavage,July10&August7,
2007;

CharlieSavage,“Obama’sWaronTerrorMayResembleBush’sin
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SomeAreas,”NewYorkTimes,February17, 2009;

CharlieSavage,“HousePanel’sVoteStepsUpPartisanFightonGun
Inquiry,”NewYorkTimes,June20,2012.
3. BethFischer,“MilitaryPowerandUSForeignPolicy,”inUSFPtextbook.
4. PiersRobinson,“MediaandUSForeignPolicy,”inUSFPtextbook.
5. DanielDrezner&HenryFarrell,“WebofInfluence,”ForeignPolicy,
November1,2004.
6. DavidSanger,“ChartingObama’sJourneytoaShiftonAfghanistan,”New
YorkTimes,May19,2012.

EugeneR.Wittkopf,CharlesW.Kegley,andJamesM.Scott,“Presidential
LeadershipinForeignPolicyMaking,”inAmericanForeignPolicy:Pattern
andProcess(5thed.,Wadsworth,2003).

EugeneR.Wittkopf,CharlesW.Kegley,andJamesM.Scott,“Congressand
ForeignPolicyMaking,”inAmericanForeignPolicy:PatternandProcess
(5thed.,Wadsworth,2003).

MichaelMastanduno,“TheUnitedStatesPoliticalSystemand
InternationalLeadership:‘ADecidedlyInferior’FormofGovernment?”in
G.JohnIkenberry,ed.,AmericanForeignPolicy:TheoreticalEssays(4th
ed.,Addison‐Wesley,2002).

RichardC.Eichenberg,“VictoryHasManyFriends,”InternationalSecurity
30(2005).
GrahamAllison,“ConceptualModelsandtheCubanMissileCrisis,”
AmericanPoliticalScienceReview63(1969).
Recommended
reading:

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JamesFallows,“BlindIntoBaghdad,”TheAtlanticMonthly293(Jan/Feb
2004).

PeterTrubowitz,“RegionalShiftsandUSForeignPolicy,”inUSFP
textbook.
SECTIONFIVE
Identity,CultureandPurpose
Classmeetings:
October9,11
Topics/themes:
Requiredreading:

Nationalidentityandnationalism

Americanexceptionalismandnationalpurpose

Religionandforeignpolicy

Ethniclobbies
1. HansMorgenthau,“TheMainspringsofAmericanForeignPolicy,”
AmericanPoliticalScienceReview44(1950).
2. DanielDeudney&JeffreyMeisner,“AmericanExceptionalism,”inUSFP
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textbook.
3. MinxinPei,“TheParadoxesofAmericanNationalism,”ForeignPolicy
(May/June2003).
4. JohnJ.MearsheimerandStephenM.Walt,“TheIsraelLobbyandUS
ForeignPolicy,”MiddleEastPolicy(Fall2006).
5. WalterRussellMead,“TheTeaPartyandAmericanForeignPolicy,”
ForeignAffairs(March/April2011).
Recommended
reading:

ChristinaRowleyandJuttaWeldes,“IdentitiesandUSForeignPolicy,”in
USFPtextbook.

EugeneR.Wittkopf,CharlesW.Kegley,andJamesM.Scott,“American
Values,BeliefsandPreferences,”inAmericanForeignPolicy:Patternand
Process(5thed.,Wadsworth,2003).

SamuelP.Huntington,“AmericanIdealsversusAmericanInstitutions,”
PoliticalScienceQuarterly97(1982).

AlexanderL.George,“DomesticConstraintsonRegimeChangeinUS
ForeignPolicy:TheNeedforPolicyLegitimacy,”inOleR.Holsti,ed.,
ChangeintheInternationalSystem(Westview,1980).

WalterRussellMead,“InGod’sCountry,”ForeignAffairs85(2006).
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SebastianMallaby,“TheReluctantImperialist,”ForeignAffairs81(2002).

TranscriptofObama’sspeechinCairo,NewYorkTimes,January4,2009.

DavidRothkopf,“IstheUSIncapableofConductingaMoralForeign
Policy,”ForeignPolicy(October11,2011).
OCTOBER16:“ThirteenDays”(movie)–roomTBA
SECTIONSIX
Powerand/vs.Principles
Classmeetings:
October18,23,25
Topics/themes:

WhatarethebasesforUSengagementwiththeworld?

Howareclashesbetweeninterestsandmoralsreconciled?
1. AnthonyLake,“FromContainmenttoEnlargement,”publiclecturegiven
atJohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofAdvancedInternationalStudies
(SAIS),September21,1993.
Requiredreading:
2. G.JohnIkenberry,“America’sImperialAmbition,”ForeignAffairs81
(2002). 3. WalterRussellMead,“TheCarterSyndrome,”ForeignPolicy
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(January/February2010).
4. SyriaDebate[subjecttochange/updating]:
Recommended
reading:

TonyBadran,“ObamaCanStoptheKillinginSyria,”ForeignPolicy
(June14,2011);

JamesP.Rubin,“TheRealReasontoInterveneinSyria,”Foreign
Policy(June4,2012);

JoshuaLandis,“StayOutofSyria,”ForeignPolicy(June5,2012).

GeorgeWashington,“FarewellAddress”(1796).
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JeaneKirkpatrick,“DictatorshipsandDoubleStandards,”Commentary
(November1979).

EugeneGholz,DarylG.PressandHarveyM.Sapolsky,“ComeHome
America,”InternationalSecurity21(Spring1997).

SamuelP.Huntington,“TheLonelySuperpower,”ForeignAffairs78
(1999).

WalterRussellMead,“TheJacksonianTraditionandAmericanForeign
Policy,”TheNationalInterest58(Winter1999/2000).

ShashiTharoor,“WhytheUSStillNeedstheUnitedNations,”Foreign
Affairs82(Sept/Oct2002).

MichaelIgnatieff,“TheBurden,”NewYorkTimes(January5,2003).

DanielRieff,“MoralBlindness,”NewRepublic(June5,2006).

APSATaskForceonUSStandinginWorldAffairs,USStandinginWorld
Affairs:Causes,ConsequencesandtheFuture(AmericanPoliticalScience
Association,2009).
SECTIONSEVEN
Classmeetings:
Topics/themes:
Requiredreading:
GlobalPower,RegionalChallenges
October30,November1,6,8,15
NOTE:November13isa“studyday”–nolecture
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TheWesternHemisphere

Europe

Asia(esp.China)

TheMiddleEast
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Africa
1. JamesDunkerly,“USForeignPolicyinLatinAmerica,”inUSFPtextbook.
2. RobertA.Pastor,“BeyondtheContinentalDivide,”TheAmericanInterest
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(July/August2012).
3. MikeSmith,“TheUSAandtheEU,”inUSFPtextbook.
4. JustinVaisse,“TheSickManofEuropeisEurope,”ForeignPolicy
(February16,2012).
5. MichaelCox,“TheUSA,ChinaandRisingAsia,”inUSFPtextbook.
6. G.JohnIkenberry,“TheRiseofChinaandtheFutureoftheWest,”Foreign
Affairs(January/February,2008).
7. TobyDodge,“USForeignPolicyintheMiddleEast,”inUSFPtextbook.
8. RobertG.Patman,“USForeignPolicyinAfrica,”inUSFPtextbook.
Recommended
reading:

EricFarnsworth,“US‐LatinAmericanRelations:FromHeretoWhere?”
LatinAmericanPolicy2(2011).

EllenHallams&BenjaminSchreer,“TowardaPost‐AmericanAlliance?
NATOBurden‐SharingafterLibya,”InternationalAffairs88(2012).

PeterRutland&GregoryDubinsky,“USForeignPolicyinRussia,”inUSFP
textbook.
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JohnJ.Mearsheimer,“China’sUnpeacefulRise,”CurrentHistory(2006).

GregoryF.Gause&IanS.Lustick,“AmericaandtheRegionalPowersina
TransformingMiddleEast,”MiddleEastPolicy19(2012).

StephenEllis,“HowtoRebuildAfrica,”ForeignAffairs
(September/October2005).
SECTIONEIGHT
ForeignPolicySimulation
Classmeetings:
November20,22
Topics/themes:
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Seecoursewebsite
Requiredreading:
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Seecoursewebsite
SECTIONNINE
USForeignPolicyFacestheFuture
Classmeetings:
November27,29
Topics/themes:
Requiredreading:

Another“Americancentury”orrelativedecline?
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21stcenturychallenges
1. AnatolLieven,“TheFutureofUSForeignPolicy,”inUSFPtextbook.
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2. RobynEckersley,“GlobalEnvironment,”inUSFPtextbook.
3. AaronDavidMiller,“BarackO’Romney,”ForeignPolicy(May23,2012).
4. HenryNau,“EuropeansPayAttention:RomneyisDifferent,”DieWelt,
August9,2012.
Recommended
reading:

“GradingObama’sForeignPolicy,”ForeignPolicy(January23,2012).

ScottWilson,“OnForeignPolicy,ObamaFocusesonEconomicIssues,
NotonSyrianTurmoil,”WashingtonPost,June2,2012.
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ZbigniewBrzezinski,“AfterAmerica,”ForeignPolicy(January/February
2012).
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P.W.Singer,“RobotsatWar:TheNewBattlefield,”WilsonQuarterly33
(Winter2009):30‐48.
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JoshuaS.Goldstein,“ThinkAgain:War,”ForeignPolicy,
September/October2011.
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ThomasRid,“ThinkAgain:Cyberwar,”ForeignPolicy,March/April,2012.

BillMcKibben,“ThinkAgain:ClimateChange,”ForeignPolicy,January1,
2009.
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MichaelLevi,“ThinkAgain:TheAmericanEnergyBoom,”ForeignPolicy,
July/August,2012.
SECTIONTEN
REVIEW
Classmeetings:
December4
REMINDER
Topics/themes:
TERMPAPERSDUETHURSDAY,DECEMBER6
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Last‐minutetermpaperadvice
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Preparingforthefinalexam
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Courseevaluations
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