Making American foreign policy / Gregory F. Treverton.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: Getting Down to Cases -- I. The Political Context. Taking Toshiba Public: Congress as More Equal Sharer. The U.S.-Canadian Free Trade Negotiations: Congress as Central. The United States and South Africa, 1985: Keeping in Step with Public Opinion. The Reagan Administration and the Soviet Gas Pipeline: "Politicians" and Analysts -- II. The Politics of International Negotiation. Launching the Uruguay Round: Bargaining Away from the Table. SALT I: Negotiating Nuclear Arms. The INF Treaty: "Multilateral" Bilateral Arms Control -- III. Diplomacy and the Prospect of Force. The Falklands/Malvinas: Warring and Mediating. The Reagan Administration and Lebanon: Using Force for What Purpose? Deciding to Use Force in Grenada: A Successful Intervention? -- IV. Coping with Regional Turmoil. The Fall of the Shah of Iran: Falling Presumptions . . . and Allies. The Fall of Marcos: Letting Go in Time. The Achille Lauro: Hijacking a Success.

This text covers a rich set of cases across the range of America's foreign relations, from arms control to dealing with regional crises, from negotiating trade agreements to deciding whether to use military force, with the personalities and grit of reality which only cases can provide. The editor's introductions set each case in context, draw comparisons across cases, and provide starters for discussion. For political scientists, historians and all those interested in American foreign policy and international relations -- Back Cover