CIAO DATE: 03/02

US Foreign Policy Agenda

 

Volume 5, Number 1, March 2000

The Making of U.S. Foreign Policy (Download the complete issue in PDF format)

Preface

Focus

• The Changing Dynamics of U.S. Foreign Policy-Making,  an interview with Thomas R. Pickering, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
• Uniting the Tools of Force and Diplomacy to Enhance Security,  by Eric D. Newsom, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
• The United Nations: An Arena for International Leadership,  by David Welch, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs

Commentary

• A Democratic Viewpoint: Congress and Foreign Policy,  by Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
• A Republican Viewpoint: Congress and Foreign Policy,  by the Honorable Lee H. Hamilton, Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
• The Multiple Influences on U.S. Foreign Policy-Making,  by Stephen J. Wayne, Professor of Government, Georgetown University

Points of Influence

• Non-Governmental Organizations: The Voice of the People,  an interview with Julia Taft, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration
• Think Tanks: Helping to Shape U.S. Foreign and Security Policy,  by Robert E. Hunter, Senior Adviser, RAND Corporation
• The Media: Influencing Foreign Policy in the Information Age,  by Warren P. Strobel, Senior Editor, U.S. News & World Report
• The Internet and the Diffusion of Diplomacy,  an assessment by Dr. Richard H. Solomon, President, U.S. Institute of Peace
• Lobbying Congress: A Key Way U.S. Citizens Impact Foreign Policy,  by Audrae Erickson, Director of Governmental Relations for International Trade Policy, American Farm Bureau Federation
• Public-Private Dialogue: An Open U.S. Foreign Policy System,  by Robert D. Schulzinger, Professor of History, University of Colorado at Boulder

A Guide to Additional Reading

• The Making of U.S. Foreign Policy: Article Alert  (Abstracts of recent articles)
• The Making of U.S. Foreign Policy: Bibliography  (Spotlighting other views)
• The Making of U.S. Foreign Policy: Key Internet Sites  (Internet links to resources on related issues)