INTS 371 American Foreign Policy

This class investigates how Foreign Policy of the United States, the preponderant power in the 21st century, is shaped by domestic public opinion, bureaucratic structures, strategic alliances, and global patterns of trade, law, and diplomacy. The focus is on major theories and developments in American Foreign Policy during the Post-War era (after 1945) and their relation to broader theories of international relations. These theories motivate discussion of how the United States manages dual roles of sovereign state and global hegemon.