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Writing for students and general readers, Stevenson (American foreign policy, Johns Hopkins University) explains how America's foreign policy instruments are used in the White House, the State Department, the Pentagon, and the intelligence community, focusing on institutions and processes rather than the substance of foreign policy. He also explains the role of Congress, the budget process, the tools for foreign economic policy, and the constraints and limitations on foreign policy that come from the impact of public opinion, media, and advocacy groups. Most chapters include sidebars on who makes foreign policy, how it is made, and quotes from practitioners, plus case studies on real-world examples and events since the end of the Cold War. Foreign policy instruments described include diplomatic and economic instruments, military instruments, Homeland Security instruments, and instruments of international institutions. Final chapters recommend new tools and review impediments to reform. CQ Press is an imprint of SAGE Publications. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
