Looks at the impact of public opinion and of interest groups on US foreign policy in the MENA Region Relies on both quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis Uses agenda-setting and framing theories to explain the influence of the media

Autorentext

Fouad Touzani is currently the founder and director of Ibn Ghazi Arabic Institute in Morocco. He has presented many research papers in many international conferences. His research interests include foreign policy, international security and political communication.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Media and US Foreign Policy in the MENA area: From the war on terror to the Arab Spring.- Chapter 3. The US Public Opinion: A Marginal Impact on US Foreign Policy.- Chapter 4. Interest Groups : An imperfect Impact.- Chapter 5. Think Tanks: A Circuitous Impact on US Foreign Policy.- Summary and conclusion.