Paying close attention to its domestic roots, this textbook provides a
valuable introduction to the construction and application of US foreign
policy in the modern era. Accessibly written and including helpful
illustrative material, a glossary and guide to further reading, it is
organised around four broad themes: - the ideologies of US foreign
policy; - the institutions of US foreign policy making; - the actors who
influence and shape the content of US foreign policy; - the policy goals
and ideas that motivate US foreign policy. Drawing from analyses of the
broader history of US foreign policy throughout the post-Second World
War period, the book encourages readers to think about how these ideas,
institutions and goals have been at work in the foreign policy of recent
presidential administrations, including those of George W. Bush, Barack
Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden.