chapter 14 foreign and military policy 1. enduring questions 1. how has terrorism changed u.s....
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Chapter 14
Foreign and
Military Policy
1
Enduring questions
1. How has terrorism changed U.S. foreign and military policy?
2. Does the United States know how to rebuild nations?
3. How important is the United Nations in taking military action abroad?
2
Politics of foreign policy making
Majoritarian politics
– Decision to go to war
Rival interest-group politics
– Decisions regarding free trade
Client interest-group politics
– Aid to American businesses abroad3
Separation of powers
President– Commander-in-Chief
– Chief diplomat
Congress– Senate
– Senate & House
Supreme Court– Judicial review4
The new multi-polar world
Growth of a global economy
Post Cold-War destabilization
1. War on terror
2. Undeclared wars
a) Afghanistan
b) Iraq
c) Libya5
Major challenges
1. Democratization
2. International terrorism
3. Adapting the military to rapid change
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Politics of foreign and military policy making
Majoritarian politics– Decisions about going to war
Rival interest-group politics– Free trade
Client interest-group politics– Military bases
Entrepreneurial politics– Military modernization7
Public sentiment onsize of defense spending
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