Suggested Reading
Ambrose, Stephen E., and Douglas G. Brinkley. Rise to
Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938. 8th rev. ed. New York:
Penguin, 1997.
This extremely readable book chronicles the emergence of the United States
as a superpower after World War II.
Hoge, James F., Jr., and Gideon Rose. How Did This Happen?
Terrorism and the New War. New York: Public Affairs,
2001.
This collection of essays seeks to understand the rise of terrorism by
Islamic fundamentalists from a multiplicity of perspectives.
Nye, Joseph. The Paradox of American Power: Why the World’s
Only Superpower Can’t Go It Alone. New York: Oxford University Press,
2002.
Nye argues that despite America’s preeminent place in the world, it must
adopt a multilateral approach to achieve its goals.
Rashid, Ahmed. Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and
Fundamentalism in Central Asia. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University
Press, 2001.
Rashid, a reporter who spent a great deal of time in Afghanistan, explores
the origins of Islamic fundamentalism and theorizes about its relationship to
the United States.
Useful Websites
www.brookings.edu
The Brookings Institution is one of the best-known think tanks. Its
scholars conduct research on a variety of policy areas, including foreign
policy.
www.cfr.org
The Council on Foreign Relations has served as an unofficial think tank of
the American foreign policy establishment for decades. Many top diplomats are
also members of CFR.
www.cia.gov
The website of the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. government’s
leading intelligence agency.
www.csis.org
The homepage of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, which aims
to promote global security and prosperity through in-depth research on international
affairs.
www.defense.gov
Another major player in the foreign policy process is the Defense
Department.
www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org
The website for the Global Affairs Agenda, an interest group that promotes
a progressive foreign policy.
www.intelligence.gov
The main website for the United States Intelligence Community (IC), the
nonpartisan umbrella organization to which various departments and agencies,
such as Navy Intelligence and the Defense Intelligence Agency, belong.
www.state.gov
The U.S. State Department is the primary agency in conducting foreign
policy. Its website provides a wealth of information about what it does.
www.usip.org
The nonpartisan United States Institute of Peace promotes policies that
encourage peace. Its website has links to briefings about violent hot spots
worldwide.
