Integrating theory and case studies, this cogent text explores the processes and factors that shape foreign policy. Following a levels-of-analysis organization, Neack considers all elements that influence foreign policy, including the role of leaders, bargaining, national image, political culture, public opinion, the media, and nonstate actors.
In this cogent text, Laura Neack argues that foreign policy making in this uncertain era of globalization and American global hegemony revolves around seeking and maintaining power