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The George W. Bush Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches with Commentary
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Description: Supporters and critics of George W. Bush agree that the foreign policy of his administration has made a significant break with precedent and that its effects will be felt for decades to come. This carefully edited collection assembles the president's most important policy statements on issues including the war on terrorism; Iraq; global warming; and relations with countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. Each topical chapter opens with an original essay providing background history and information, tracing Bush's policy choices, and highlighting key policy debates. The book presents a balanced portrait of the 43rd president's actions and motivations, so that readers can reach their own judgments on his administration's policies and their implications for future U.S. policy.
Selected Contents:
Preface
Chapter One
Bush and the World of 2000
1.1 A Period of Consequences
1.2 A Distinctly American Internationalism
1.3 Future Nuclear Arms Policy
1.4 Century of the Americas
Questions to Discuss
Chapter Two
The War on Terrorism
2.1 Declaring a War on Terrorism
2.2 President Bush Speaks to the UN
2.3 2002 State of the Union Address
2.4 Graduation Speech at West Point
Questions to Discuss
Chapter Three
Iraq
3.1 Remarks at the United Nations
3.2 Bush Outlines the Iraqi Threat
3.3 End of Major Combat Operations
3.4 Future of Iraq
3.5 Steps to Help Iraq Achieve Democracy
Questions to Discuss
Chapter Four
Security Issues
4.1 Speaking to the Citadel Cadets
4.2 Troop Redeployment
4.3 National Missile Defense
4.4 ABM Treaty
4.5 Countering the Threat of WMD
Questions to Discuss
Chapter Five
Global Issues
5.1 Global Climate Change
5.2 Global Climate Initiatives
5.3 The UN's Global Role
5.4 Three Pillars of Peace and Security
Questions to Discuss
Chapter Six
Europe and Russia
6.1 Future of Europe
6.2 German Support Against Terror
6.3 Historic NATO Summit
6.4 Remarks to the People of Poland
Questions to Discuss
Chapter Seven
Relations with Asian Powers
7.1 U.S., China Stand Against Terrorism
7.2 Bush Speaks at Tsinghua University
7.3 Welcoming Premier Wen of China
7.4 Welcoming Koizumi of Japan
7.5 Unity Between the U.S. and Japan
Questions to Discuss
Chapter Eight
Middle East Peace and Reform
8.1 Sending Powell to the Middle East
8.2 New Palestinian Leadership
8.3 Bush Commends Sharon's Plan
8.4 Freedom in Iraq and Middle East
Questions to Discuss
Chapter Nine
Latin America and Africa
9.1 Summit of the Americas
9.2 U.S. Economic Ties with Africa
9.3 Millennium Challenge Account
9.4 A Vision of Africa
9.5 Fighting Global HIV/AIDS
9.6 Agenda for U.S.-African Relations
Questions to Discuss
Notes
Index
Comment(s): "A timely contribution to the ongoing debate on American foreign policy. Carefully organized into nine policy chapters with an opening original essay by John W. Dietrich and four to six recent presidential speeches illustrating administration policy in each chapter, the Bush Reader provides students and scholars with a rich set of source materials for assessing the scope and direction of American foreign policy during the George W. Bush presidency. It is ideally suited to serve as a supplemental text for courses in American foreign policy or the American presidency." -- James M. McCormick, Iowa State University
"An outstanding guide to both the pre- and post-9/11 Bush administration thinking on international security. The speeches included in this volume provide a comprehensive chart of the revolutionary course of Bush foreign policy. Most importantly, each chapter includes a superb introduction that could stand on its own as a balanced and thoughtful narrative of the developments in U.S. national security policy for the 21st century. The editor's analyses elevate this book above and beyond the scope of a typical edited reader; it stands as an invaluable resource that examines the debates on Bush foreign policies while providing a documentary record of those policies. I recommend it as a reference and as assigned reading for courses on contemporary U.S. foreign and national security policy." -- William Newmann, Virginia Commonwealth University
    
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