Preface : why study American foreign policy?
Introduction to foreign policy
Unifying concepts and competing themes
Finding a place in the world, 1756-1865
Building an empire, 1865-1914
Becoming a global power, 1914-1945
Fighting the Cold War, 1945-1989
Shaping the post-Cold War world, 1989-today
The presidency & executive branch in American foreign policy
Congress, the courts, and the public in American foreign policy
The open instruments of American foreign policy : war, diplomacy, trade, aid, and reputation
The secret instruments of American foreign policy : espionage, counterintelligence, and covert action
Economics and foreign policy : trade, finance, and currency
Military intervention overseas
Human rights and democratization
Afterword : what role for America?
