Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign RelationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Reorganization and Revitalization of America's Foreign Affairs Institutions
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign RelationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Reorganization and Revitalization of America's Foreign Affairs Institutions
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign RelationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Legislative Activities Report of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign RelationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Choosing to Lead
Author: Ralph G. CarterPublisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822390906
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Shedding new light on how U.S. foreign policy is made, Ralph G. Carter and James M. Scott focus on “congressional foreign policy entrepreneurs,” the often unrecognized representatives and senators who take action on foreign policy matters rather than waiting for the executive branch to do so. These proactive members of Congress have undertaken many initiatives, including reaching out to Franco’s Spain, promoting détente with the Soviet Union, proposing the return of the Panama Canal, seeking to ban military aid to Pinochet’s regime in Chile, pushing for military intervention in Haiti, and championing the recognition of Vietnam. In Choosing to Lead, Carter and Scott examine the characteristics, activities, and impact of foreign policy entrepreneurs since the end of the Second World War. In so doing, they show not only that individual members of Congress have long influenced the U.S. foreign policy-making process, but also that the number of foreign policy entrepreneurs has grown over time. Carter and Scott combine extensive quantitative analysis, interviews with members of Congress and their staff, and case studies of key foreign policy entrepreneurs, including Frank Church, William Fulbright, Jesse Helms, Edward Kennedy, Pat McCarran, and Curt Weldon. Drawing on their empirical data, the authors identify the key variables in foreign policy entrepreneurship, including membership in the Senate or House, seniority and committee assignments, majority or minority party status, choice of foreign policy issues, and the means used to influence policy. By illuminating the roles and impact of individual members of Congress, Carter and Scott contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the broader U.S. foreign policy-making process.
The Decline and Fall of the United States Information Agency
Author: Nicholas J. CullPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137105364
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Using newly declassified archives and interviews with practitioners, Nicholas J. Cull has pieced together the story of the final decade in the life of the United States Information Agency, revealing the decisions and actions that brought the United States' apparatus for public diplomacy into disarray.
The JET Program and the US–Japan Relationship
Author: Emily T. MetzgarPublisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498526047
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Since 1987, the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program has recruited thousands of young college graduates from more than sixty countries, including the United States, to work in Japan for up to five years. Now, thirty years after the program’s founding, there are more than 60,000 JET Program alumni worldwide, more than half of them hailing from the United States. The JET Program and the US–Japan Relationship: Goodwill Goldmine argues that JET functions as much more than an opportunity for young people to spend a year or more teaching in Japanese schools or working in municipal offices across the Japanese archipelago. This study examines the JET program as a form of public diplomacy and soft power. Through original survey data and extensive interviews with alumni, the author provides a quantitative analysis of the program’s effects and argues that it has been highly useful in shaping interactions between Japan and the United States.
Media, Terrorism, and Theory
Author: Anandam P. KavooriPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742536319
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Over the past few years, media outlets have spotlighted coverage of terror attacks. Drawing on both popular and academic articles, [this book] analyzes the larger issues surrounding media's studies, architecture, and information science, each contributor brings a distinctive perspective. Answering a growing need to understand media discourse on terrorism, this volume complements readings in upper-level mass communication courses and is a valuable resource for scholars of international media and terrorism. -Back cover.
CIS Index to Publications of the United States Congress
Author: Congressional Information ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
CIS Annual
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Revitalizing Governance, Restoring Prosperity, and Restructuring Foreign Affairs
Author: Earl H. FryPublisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739197479
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
The American people generally perceive that the United States is headed in “the wrong direction,” US influence worldwide is waning, Capitol Hill is not adequately representing the public’s interests, and their personal economic wellbeing is in jeopardy. This book squarely tackles the list of “fault lines” currently facing the United States, including, among others, Beltway dysfunctionalism, concentrated wealth and income not seen since the late 1920s, an ultra-expensive and inefficient health-care system, runaway entitlement spending, stagnant upward mobility, debilitating “crony capitalism,” and incoherent foreign policy. Even more importantly, the book offers explicit policy recommendations for solving each fault line, relying extensively on “best practices” in the public and private sectors both at home and abroad. Moreover, the author emphasizes that the United States is entering a special period which provides it with advantages not found anywhere else in the world—a major energy boom, favorable demographics, unparalleled high-technology innovation, huge inward investment flows from abroad, the revival of its manufacturing sector, and its magnetism in attracting to its shores the very best and brightest from around the world. Dr. Fry asserts that it is quite reasonable to assume that the United States will enter a “Renaissance America” period by 2030. Doing so, however, will require painful short-term sacrifices, major policy changes, and the restoration of vibrant representative government. In effect, the American people must overwhelmingly embrace Abraham Lincoln’s vision of governance “of the people, by the people, and for the people.”