Political Science 1100, Introduction to American Politics, May 1, 2013

Dealing with Other Countries

Tough Choices, Deep Roots, Lasting Consequences

1. Tough Choices any Nation's Leaders must make
 

A. Isolation Or Internationalism ?

 

B. Use Force Or Diplomacy To Settle Disputes ?

 

C. Act Alone or in Alliance?

 

D. What Are Other Nations Really Up To ?

 

E. What Costs Are Tolerable ?

 

F. How do foreign policy choices affect domestic politics?

 

2. Deep Roots:
     The Choice of the Past Affect Choice in the Present and Future
 
 

    1898: The Spanish-American War

 

    1941 The U.S. a superpower after World War II

 

 

    1945-1989: Cold war with the Soviet Union, the world's other superpower

 

            The War in Vietnam

 

    1989: The Post-Cold War World

 

            9/11, Afghanistan, and Iraq

 

     

 

3. Globalization

Goods and Services

 

 

Capital

 

 

Information

 

 

The Environment

 

 

People