US foreign policy
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Discusses the pros and cons of issues surrounding United States foreign policy, including such issues as drone strikes, foreign aid, and economic sanctions.
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Contributors
Merino, Noël editor
ISBN
9780737772975
9780737772968
9780737772968
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What are some criticisms of US foreign policy? Americans want less global military involvement and more economic involvement / Pew Research Center for the People and the Press --
The majority of Americans want the United States to be more active in world affairs / Gregory Holyk and Dina Smeltz --
The United States should stop shielding Israel / Ibrahim Sharqieh --
Does America still have a special relationship with Israel and Saudi Arabia? and, if so, is it even worth keeping? / Aaron David Miller --
The increasing use of drone strikes demands international regulation / Micah Zenko --
The drone wars : international law will not make them humane / Arthur Herman and John Yoo --
Are foreign military interventions good for the United States? The United States achieved major accomplishments in the Iraq War / Ben Voth --
The United States has suffered many consequences from the Iraq War / Jamie Tarabay --
The war in Afghanistan has made progress and should continue / Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan --
Afghanistan : is it really the end game? / Conn Hallinan --
In Syria, U.S. credibility is at stake / David Ignatius --
The United States should launch a full-scale military intervention in Syria / Ammar Abdulhamid --
The United States should not launch a military intervention in Syria / Michael T. Klare --
Are US economic policies worldwide good for the United States? Foreign aid is ineffective in alleviating poverty / Jagdish Bhagwati --
Foreign aid is effective and should not be cut / Laurie Garrett --
Why we give foreign aid / Charles Krauthammer --
Sanctions have crippled Iran's economy, but they're not working / Christopher de Bellaigue --
Economic sanctions against Iran are working / John Cassidy --
The United States should continue to give foreign aid to Israel / David Meir-Levi --
The case for ending aid to Israel / Doug Bandow --
What considerations should guide the future of US foreign policy? A little humility : if Iraq has taught us anything, let it be this / James Traub --
The US military should focus more on foreign security assistance / Robert M. Gates --
The United States needs to adopt different methods for intervention / Anthony H. Cordesman --
Faith, doubt, and U.S. foreign policy / Joseph Loconte --
The tragedy of U.S. foreign policy / Robert D. Kaplan.
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