Note: This course will not touch upon most of the history of U.S. foreign policy, so you are encouraged to read one of the following books to equip yourself with some basic knowledge and analysis: William O. Chittick, American Foreign Policy: A Framework for Analysis (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2006), pp. 37-150, or Jerel A. Rosati, The Politics of United States Foreign Policy, 3^rd Edn. (Belmont, California: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2004, or newer edition), pp. 15-52.

2/26 Overview of Syllabus, Class Administration & the Formation of Foreign Policy

*Kal J. Holsti, “Exceptionalism in American Foreign Policy: Is It Exceptional?” European Journal of International Relations, Vol. 17, No. 3 (November 2010), pp. 381-404.

*Eugene Wittkopf and James M. McCormick, “Decision Makers and Their Policymaking Positions,” in James McCormick, ed., The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy: Insights and Evidence, 6^th Edn. (Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2012), pp. 319-332.

3/05 The Formation of Foreign Policy

*Ole R. Holsti, “Models of International Relations and Foreign Policy,” in AFP, pp. 14-40.

*Stephen M. Walt, “International Relations: One World, Many Theories,” Foreign Policy, No. 110, Special Edition: Frontiers of Knowledge (Spring 1998), pp. 29-44.

For the rest of the weeks, please see the attached.

T.B.A.

Please see the attached.

G. John Ikenberry, ed., American Foreign Policy: Theoretical Essays, 6^th Edn. (Boston, Massachusetts: Wadsworth/Cengage Learn, 2011). (hereafter, AFP)

Because the university library only carries Ikenberry’s 5^th edition, so the page numbers listed in the “Schedule & Topics of Meetings” will be based upon the 5^th edition instead of the 6^th. Those who have little knowledge of U.S. foreign policy outside the Asia Pacific, the following books may be of help: James McCormick, ed., The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy: Insights and Evidence, 6^th Edn. (Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2012); and Steven W. Hook and John W. Spanier, American Foreign Policy since World War II (Washington, DC: CQ Press, various editions).