America overcommitted : United States national interests in the 1980s / Donald E. Nuechterlein.
Material type: TextPublication details: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, �1985.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 238 pages)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780813164113
- 0813164117
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-
- National security -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
- Diplomatic relations
- National security
- United States
- Since 1981
- 327.73 19
- E876 .N84 1985eb
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Preface; 1. National Interest as a Basis of Foreign Policy Formulation; 2. Instruments of Foreign and National Security Policy; 3. North America: The Neglected Heartland; 4. Western Europe: Cradle of American Civilization; 5. Eastern Mediterranean and Persian Gulf: Containment of U.S.S.R.; 6. East Asia: Area of American Ambivalence; 7. South America and Southern Africa: Secondary U.S. Interests; 8. The Soviet Empire: An Enduring Competitor; 9. Priorities among U.S. National Interests; 10. Epilogue; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L.
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Is the United States seriously overcommitted in its worldwide relationships? This book provides the answers to that question. It will be essential reading for makers of American foreign and national security policy, for journalists reporting on international affairs, for scholars seeking better ways to analyze United States foreign policy objectives, and for informed citizens who ask why the United States is involved militarily in all parts of the world.
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