Congress, the Presidency and American Foreign Policy

Pergamon Policy Studies on International Politics

John Spanier, Joseph Nogee, John Spanier, Joseph Nogee

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9780080255743
• eBook ISBN: 9781483136400
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Anthropology
• Index: Social Sciences

Congress, the Presidency and American Foreign Policy provides a critical look at the resulting executive-legislative relations in the conduct of American foreign policy. This book explores the capacity of American political institutions to conduct a foreign policy that will meet the nation's many needs. Organized into eight chapters, this book begins with an explanation of the Jackson-Vanik amendment; the congressional participation in US-Middle East Policy; and the implication of the domestic politics of SALT II for the foreign policy process. Subsequent chapters explore the negotiations and ratification of the Panama Canal treaties; the Turkish Embargo problem; economic sanctions against Rhodesia; and the energy policy. Lastly, the dilemmas of policy-making in a democracy are addressed.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Congress, the Presidency and American Foreign Policy
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Introduction Congress and the Presidency: The Weakest Link in the Policy Process
• Chapter 1. The Jackson-Vanik Amendment
• Chapter 2. Congressional Participation in U.S.-Middle East Policy, October 1973-1976: Congressional Activism vs. Policy Coherence
• Chapter 3. The Domestic Politics of SALT II: Implications for the Foreign Policy Process
• Chapter 4. Negotiations and Ratification of the Panama Canal Treaties
• Chapter 5. Congress as Trojan Horse? The Turkish Embargo Problem, 1974-1978
• Chapter 6. Economic Sanctions Against Rhodesia
• Chapter 7. Energy Policy
• Chapter 8. Congress and the Presidency: The Dilemmas of Policy-Making in a Democracy
• Index
• About the Contributors