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Wiarda, Howard J., 1939-

Divided America on the world stage : broken government and foreign policy / Howard J. Wiarda. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xii, 349 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : crisis and calamity in American foreign policy -- Models of foreign policy-making -- Who are we? American political culture in transition -- Public opinion and foreign policy -- The media and foreign policy -- Interest groups and foreign policy -- Parties, politics, and foreign policy -- The new powerhouses : think tanks and foreign policy -- Washington social life and foreign policy -- Congress : the broken branch -- bureaucratic politics : State, Defense, CIA, FBI, Homeland Security -- Why so ineffective? -- The National Security Council : at the apex of the system -- The presidency and foreign policy -- Conclusion : broken government : can it be fixed?

How America's political divisions influence our foreign policy.

ISBN: 9781597976367 (electronic bk.) 1597976369 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Corporate Names:
USA Government

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
Since 1989

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political culture--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
Diplomatic relations.
International relations--Administration.
Political culture.
Außenpolitik
Entscheidungsfindung
Au€enpolitik.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Foreign relations--Decision making.
United States--Foreign relations--1989-
United States--Foreign relations administration.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures--Prise de décision.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures--1989-
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JZ1480 / .W5 2009eb

Dewey Class. No.: 327.73