POLT 228 - US Foreign Policy

FC SSCI WINT

4 credits
Students will analyze foreign policy theories concerning the President, Congress, the bureaucracy, and those hoping to influence the policy making process. Students will study pivotal moments in U.S. foreign policy: such as Washington’s farewell, Monroe Doctrine, Truman’s 1947 speech, Kennan’s ‘Containment’ writings, and some recent Presidential foreign policy doctrines. We will analyze some current ‘hot spots’ confronting the United States in 2019.