History of American Foreign Policy

IWP 635
Four credits

This course surveys the record of American foreign policy from the beginnings to the present day, including the war on terrorism and speculations on the future of world order. Each section will discuss the thematic features which characterized foreign policy for succeeding time periods, including separate assessments of how policy met expectations and how it served national interests.

Semester Available

To be Announced

Principal Professor

John J. Tierney, Jr.

Walter Kohler Professor of International Relations; Associate Dean; Former Special Assistant and Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency {read more}

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FEATURED FACULTY

J. Michael Waller

Walter and Leonore Annenberg Professor of International Communication

American Founding Principles and Foreign Policy

This course examines the founding principles of American political philosophy and how they define the national purposes that form the basis of U.S. foreign policy. The course covers the underlying structure and principles of the American political order as the basis of national security policy so that policy can be seen as the reflection of the fundamental ends of the order.

Principal Professor

Charles R. Smith