American Foreign Policy (4th Edition)

Bruce W. Jentleson, “American Foreign Policy: The Dynamics of Choice in the 21st Century (4th Edition)” . A crystal-clear, engaging introduction to U.S. foreign policy by one of the leading scholars in the field.Addressing both foreign policy strategy and foreign policy politics, Bruce Jentleson—respected scholar, award-winning teacher, and foreign policy practitioner—offers students the theoretical framework, historical context, and policy analysis essential for understanding American foreign policy in the twenty-first century.Professor Jentleson focuses on foreign policy strategy and foreign policy politics and employs a four-part framework

(the four Ps: Power, Peace, Prosperity, and Principles) through which students can begin to appreciate the problems and choices faced by the United States as it tries to steer a course through world events.The Fourth Edition of American Foreign Policy has been thoroughly updated with relevant political developments, including foreign policy changes instituted by the Obama administration.