America s regional foreign policy priorities are shifting, toward Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, and away from Europe and Russia. Wiarda examines these changes and the reasons for them in each of these regional areas in this comprehensive work on global perspective on American foreign policy. Designed as a text for introductory international relations, foreign policy, comparative politics, and world politics courses, this book succeeds in integrating these often separate subfields and shows how the study of comparative politics can enlighten foreign policy.

Autorentext
HOWARD J.WIARDA is the Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations and Founding Head of the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction: Comparative Politics Meets International Relations Western Europe: Traditional Allies, New Conflicts Russia and Eastern Europe: New Allies, Old Conflicts East Asia: The World's Most Dynamic Area South and Southeast Asia: Emerging Countries, New Complications The Middle East: A 'Clash of Civilizations'? Latin America: The Forgotten Hemisphere Sub-Saharan Africa: Not-so-Benign Neglect