Contemporary cases in U.S. foreign policy : from terrorism to trade /
Fully updated to cover the Obama administration, all cases have been revised to reflect recent developments. Whether grappling with use-of-force questions, the international financial crisis, legal and human rights, trade issues, multilateral approaches to the nuclear programs of North Korea and Ira...
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Contemporary cases in U.S. foreign policy : |b from terrorism to trade / |c [edited by] Ralph G. Carter, Texas Christian University. |
| 246 | 3 | |a Contemporary cases in United States foreign policy | |
| 250 | |a Fifth edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Washington DC : |b CQ Press, |c [2014] | |
| 300 | |a xxii, 497 pages ; |c 23 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | |a Fully updated to cover the Obama administration, all cases have been revised to reflect recent developments. Whether grappling with use-of-force questions, the international financial crisis, legal and human rights, trade issues, multilateral approaches to the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran, or climate change, Carter's engaging case study approach encourages students to question motives, consider alternatives, and analyze outcomes. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |a Machine generated contents note: |g 1. |t The United States Versus Terrorism: From The Embassy Bombings In Tanzania And Kenya To The Surge And Drawdown Of Forces In Afghanistan / |r Ralph G. Carter -- |t The "War On Terrorism" Began In The Early 1990s, Escalated With The 1998 Bombings Of The U.S. Embassies In Kenya And Tanzania, And Came Into Full Fruition With The Terrorist Attacks On New York City And The Pentagon On September 11, 2001. / |r Ryan C. Hendrickson / |r Fr{u2964}{u2972}ick Gagnon -- |t As A Result, Two U.S. Administrations Made War On Osama Bin Laden's Al Qaeda Network And The Taliban Regime In Afghanistan That Provided It Sanctuary. / |r Fr{u2964}{u2972}ick Gagnon / |r Ryan C. Hendrickson -- |t Following Years Of Warfare In Afghanistan, The Obama Administration Employed A Surge Strategy Against The Taliban In Order To Pacify The Country Sufficiently To Enable U.S. Troops To Come Home. / |r Ryan C. Hendrickson / |r Fr{u2964}{u2972}ick Gagnon -- |g 2. |t Assassinating Bin Laden: Right Or Wro |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |a Note continued: |t The George Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush, And Obama Administrations Have Struggled With The Issue Of How To Respond To Global Climate Change. / |r Rodger A. Payne / |r Sean Payne -- |t The U.S. Government's Reluctance To Reduce Fossil Fuel Emissions To The Levels Dictated By The 1997 Kyoto Protocol Led Some States And Cities To Set Their Own Emissions Reduction Targets. / |r Rodger A. Payne / |r Sean Payne -- |t The Obama Administration Participated In Follow-Up Meetings, But Due To The Entrenched And Widely Divergent Positions Taken By Both Developed And Developing States, It Was Only Able To Attain Informal, Voluntary Pledges Of Future Emissions Reductions. / |r Rodger A. Payne / |r Sean Payne -- |g 13. |t National Security Surveillance: Unchecked Or Limited Presidential Power? / |r Rodger A. Payne / |r Sean Payne -- |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t In Late 2005, News Reports Revealed That After The September 11 Attacks, The Bush Administration's National Security Agency Was Authorized To Eavesdrop On International Telephone Calls By U.S. Citizens And Residents. / |r Louis Fisher -- |t Although In 1978 A Special Federal Court Had Been Created For Just Such Circumstances, Bush Administration Officials Had Chosen Not To Seek Court Warrants To Authorize The Eavesdropping. / |r Louis Fisher -- |t Facing A Near Revolt In Congress, The Bush Administration Pledged To Seek Court Warrants Before Intercepting The Calls Of U.S. Citizens In The Future, But It Was Not Clear To What Extent Such Warrantless Wiretapping Was Curtailed By The Bush Administration. / |r Louis Fisher -- |t The Obama Administration And The Federal Courts Continue To Try To Find The Right Balance Between Civil Liberties And Unilateral Executive Power In The Name Of National Security. / |r Louis Fisher -- |g 14. |t The Rights Of Detainees: Determining The Limits Of Law / |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |r Louis Fisher -- |t What Legal Rights Do Detainees In The "War On Terrorism" Have? / |r Linda Cornett / |r Mark Gibney -- |t Are They Prisoners Of War, Criminals, Or Something Else Entirely? / |r Linda Cornett / |r Mark Gibney -- |t The Bush Administration's Policies That Such Detainees Largely Lacked Legal Rights Have Been Generally Overturned By The Courts, So The Bush Administration Sought To Try Them Before Military Tribunals. / |r Linda Cornett / |r Mark Gibney -- |t Although The Obama Administration Initially Sought To Try These Cases In The U.S. Criminal Court System, That Effort Largely Failed, And The Legal Rights Of Detainees Remain Unclear. / |r Linda Cornett / |r Mark Gibney -- |g 15. |t The International Criminal Court: National Interests Versus International Norms / |r Linda Cornett / |r Mark Gibney -- |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Despite The U.S. Characterization Of Itself As "A Nation Of Laws," It Has Long Wanted To Protect U.S. Officials And Citizens From Frivolous Prosecution By The UN's International Criminal Court. / |r Donald W. Jackson / |r Ralph G. Carter -- |t President Clinton Was Enthusiastic About The Court So Long As Indictments Had To Be Approved By The UN Security Council-where The United States Could Protect Itself With A Veto. / |r Donald W. Jackson / |r Ralph G. Carter -- |t George W. Bush Rejected The Idea Of The Court, And President Obama Has Shown He Is Not Keen On Signing Treaties The Senate Will Not Support. / |r Donald W. Jackson / |r Ralph G. Carter -- |t All The While, The Court Continues To Take On New Cases, The Majority Of Them Involving African States. / |r Donald W. Jackson / |r Ralph G. Carter -- |t How Far Do International Legal Norms Extend? / |r Donald W. Jackson / |r Ralph G. Carter |
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