Decisions And Dilemmas Case Studies In Presidential Foreign Policy Making Since 1945

This book's unique combination of case studies and commentaries provides the basis for a systematic discussion of the role of individual leaders and complex institutions in U.S. foreign policy making. The case studies present routine and urgent, controversial and consensus-driven decisions in nine presidential administrations--"from Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945, to George W. Bush's responses to international terrorism in the wake of 9/11. Each chapter includes essential background information, a chronology of events, and primary source documents. Through all these elements, even students with little or no background in history will gain a new understanding of how presidents, institutions, and issues all shape American foreign policy.Strong, Robert A. is the author of 'Decisions And Dilemmas Case Studies In Presidential Foreign Policy Making Since 1945', published 2005 under ISBN 9780765615787 and ISBN 0765615789.