AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
Answer the following two questions in well-organized, coherent essays. Each essay should be approximately 3-4 pages (double-spaced using 12 point type and 1 inch margins). Be sure to make specific references to the assigned readings and, where appropriate, class lectures. You must turn in your exam to my mailbox (in NAC 4/126)). If you cannot come to campus, I will accept email submissions, however please do this only if you are unable to hand in a hard copy. Please note: this is a final exam; you may not consult with other students nor work collectively on these questions. Doing so will constitute cheating.
1. Discuss the core interests and goals of American foreign policy regarding security in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. What is the role and limits of diplomacy and military power in pursing these interests?
2. Discuss the various options for U.S. participation in world affairs. What are its advantages and limitations of each option? What are the advantages and disadvantages of grand strategy verses selective engagement? To what extent should or can the U.S. act unilaterally and when does it need to cooperate with other countries?
Must use the sources provided at the bottom of the page, all the sources are online.
1. Discuss the core interests and goals of American foreign policy regarding security in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. What is the role and limits of diplomacy and military power in pursing these interests? 2. Discuss the various options for U.S. participation in world affairs. What are its advantages and limitations of each option? What are the advantages and disadvantages of grand strategy verses selective engagement? To what extent should or can the U.S. act unilaterally and when does it need to cooperate with other countries?
Michael A. Cohen, Power Grab: President Obama’s Real Constitutional Overreach Was Libya, Not Health Care, Foreign Policy, March 28, 2012
Joseph Nye, “The Future of American Power: Dominance and Decline in Perspective,” Foreign Affairs, November/December 2010
Micah Zenko and Rebecca Friedman Lissner, “Trump Is Going to Regret Not Having a Grand Strategy,” Foreign Policy, January 13, 2017
‘John Mearsheimer, “Imperial by Design,” The National Interest, January/February 2011
