Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective

Contents

About the Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 The Analysis of Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective

Defining Foreign Policy

Comparing Foreign Policies

Analyzing Foreign Policies

External Factors

Anarchy and Power in the International System: Realism

Interdependence in the International System: Liberalism

International Norms and Legitimacy: Constructivism

Internal Factors

The Public: Opinion, Identity, and Culture

Societal Groups: Links and Opposition

Government Organization: Democracies and Bureaucracies

Leaders: Personalities and Beliefs

Conclusion

Questions to Consider When Analyzing Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective

Suggestions for Further Reading

Notes

Chapter 2 British Foreign Policy: Continuity and Transformation

Historical Context

External Factors

Internal Factors

Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues

“With but not of Europe”: Orientation and Identity

Ethics and Intervention

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Readings

Notes

Chapter 3 French Foreign Policy: Maintaining Global Ambitions

Historical Context

External Factors

Internal Factors

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Reading

Notes

Chapter 4 German Foreign Policy: Gulliver’s Travails in the 21st Century

Historical Context

External Factors

Internal Factors

Contemporary German Foreign and Security Policy

From Kuwait to Kabul: Gulliver and Military Force

From Rome to Lisbon: Gulliver in Europe

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Reading

Notes

Chapter 5 Russian Foreign Policy: A Quest for Great Power Status in a Multipolar World

Historical Context

External Factors

Internal Factors

Contemporary Russian Foreign Policy and the States of the Former Soviet Union

Conclusion

Suggested Further Readings

Notes

Chapter 6 Foreign Policy of the People’s Republic of China

Historical Context

Objectives, Guiding Principles, and Strategies

External Factors

Internal Factors

Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues

China’s Relations with the Two Koreas

U.S.-China Relations

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Readings

Notes

Chapter 7 Japanese Foreign Policy: The International-Domestic Nexus

Historical Context

External Factors

Internal Factors

Contemporary Japanese Foreign Policy

Dispatch of Refueling Vessels to the Indian Ocean

The Trawler Collision Incident in the East China Sea

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Reading

Notes

Chapter 8 Coming Into Its Own: Indian Foreign Policy

Historical Context

External Factors

Internal Factors

Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues

Kashmir, Pakistan, and the Terrorism Hydra

Nuclear India

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Reading

Notes

Chapter 9 Turkish Foreign Policy: Bridge, Buffer, and Barrier

Historical Context

External Factors

Internal Factors

Contemporary Turkish Foreign Policy

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Reading

Notes

Chapter 10 The Changing Character of Iranian Foreign Policy

Historical Context

External Factors

Internal Factors

Contemporary Iranian Foreign Policy Challenges

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Reading

Notes

Chapter 11 Nigerian Foreign Policy: Unfulfilled Promise

Historical Context

External Factors

Relations Within Africa

Internal Factors

Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Reading

Notes

Chapter 12 South African Foreign Policy: Power and Post-Apartheid Identity

Historical Context

External Factors

Internal Factors

Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues

The Neoliberal South Africa and the African Renaissance

The Crisis of Zimbabwe

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Reading

Notes

Chapter 13 Brazil: Global Power-to-Be?

Historical Context

External Factors

Internal Factors

Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues

Security and Political Issues: Honduras and Iran

Trade and Economy:The Two Groups of Twenty (G–20)

The G–20 and the Financial Crisis

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Reading

Notes

Chapter 14 Venezuelan Foreign Policy: Petro-Politics and Paradigm Change

Historical Context

External Factors

Internal Factors

Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues

Regional Integration

Venezuelan–United States Bilateral Relations

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Reading

Notes

Chapter 15 Domestic and International Influences on Foreign Policy: A Comparative Perspective

Important Questions for Comparative Foreign Policy

How Does the Pursuit of Power Influence Foreign Policy?

What Is the Role of Economic Interdependence in Foreign Policy?

Interdependent and Dependent States in Integration

Causes and Consequences of Interdependent Foreign Policies

What Is the Role of International Norms and Identity?

International Norms and Legitimacy

How Is Foreign Policy Affected by Public Opinion?

Nondemocracies and Democracies

New Democracies in Transition

How Does Foreign Policy Respond to Change in Regimes?

What Is the Role of Leaders in Shaping Foreign Policy?

Linkages Between Internal and External Factors

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Reading

Notes

Index