POLT 228 - US Foreign Policy Making

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, WINT

Analyze foreign policy theories concerning the President, Congress, bureaucracy, media, advocacy organizations, and public opinion. Study pivotal moments in U.S. foreign policy: Washington’s farewell, Monroe Doctrine, Wilson’s 14points, Truman’s 1947 speech, Kennan’s ‘Containment’ in Foreign Affairs, Nixon Doctrine, Carter Doctrine, Clinton Doctrine, GW Bush’s National Security Memorandum 2002. We will seek to understand U.S. foreign policies with respect to selected ‘hot spots’ confronting President Obama and his foreign policy team.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: E. Sandberg