Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy
From Terrorism to Trade
Ralph G. Carter
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Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy
From Terrorism to Trade
Ralph G. Carter
About This Book
Many actorsâfrom the president and members of Congress to interest groups, NGOs, and the mediaâcompete to shape U.S. foreign policy. The new fifth edition captures this strategic interplay using 15 real-world cases, of which four are brand new: the death of Osama bin Laden and the use of targeted assassinations, nonproliferation policy and the U.S.âIndia nuclear agreement, the U.S. reaction to Egypt's collision with the Arab Spring, and the surprise asylum request of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng. Fully updated to cover the Obama administration, all cases have been revised to reflect recent developments. Whether grappling with use-of-force questions, the international financial crisis, legal and human rights, trade issues, multilateral approaches to the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran, or climate change, Carter's engaging case study approach encourages students to question motives, consider alternatives, and analyze outcomes.
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August 23, 1996 | Osama bin Laden issues his first fatwa against the United States. |
February 23, 1998 | Bin Laden issues his second fatwa against the United States. |
August 7, 1998 | Bombs explode at the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. |
August 14, 1998 | Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet presents his agencyâs assessment that bin Laden and his al Qaeda network were behind the attacks on the embassies. |
August 17, 1998 | President Bill Clinton admits to the nation that he misled the public about having an extramarital relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. |
August 20, 1998 | In a 2:00 a.m. telephone conversation with National Security Adviser Sandy Berger, Clinton authorizes strikes against bin Laden. Missiles are launched on alleged al Qaeda sites in Afghanistan and Sudan. |
Mid-September 1999 | The Clinton administration initiates âthe plan,â consisting of broader covert operations intended to gather intelligence on bin Laden and disrupt al Qaeda. |
October 12, 2000 | Al Qaeda launches a suicide boat attack against the USS Cole while it is docked in Aden, Yemen. Seventeen Americans are killed. |
September 11, 2001 | Al Qaeda operatives hijack four commercial aircraft, flying two into the World Trade Center towers and crashing another into the Pentagon. The fourth aircraft crashes in a field in Pennsylvania. The death toll is 2,995. |
September 14, 2001 | The Senate passes S. J. Res. 23, authorizing George W. Bush to use all necessary and appropriate force against those associated with the September 11 strikes on the United States. The House of Representatives responds the following day by passing the resolution. |
September 15â16, 2001 | President Bush holds meetings with foreign policy principals at Camp David to discuss military operations in retaliation for the September 11 attacks. |
October 6, 2001 | Bush gives final approval for military action against Afghanistan. |
October 7, 2001 | The United States launches Operation Enduring Freedom against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan. |
December 7, 2001 | The Taliban lose Kandahar, the last major city under its control. |
August 2003 | NATO takes control of security in Kabul, its first-ever operational commitment outside Europe. |
October 2006 | NATO assumes responsibility for security across the whole of Afghanistan, taking command in the east from a US-led coalition force. |
April 2008 | NATO leaders meeting in Bucharest say peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan is their top priority. They pledge a âfirm and shared long-term commitmentâ there. |
September 2008 | President Bush sends an extra 4,500 U.S. troops to Afghanistan, in a move he described as a âquiet surge.â |
February 2009 | President Barack Obama announces the dispatch of 17,000 extra U.S. troops in Afghanistan. |
March 2009 | President Obama unveils a new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan to combat what he calls an increasingly perilous situation. |
December 2009 | President Obama announces the dispatch of 30,000 extra U.S. troops in Afghanistan. He also declares that the United States will begin withdrawing its forces by 2011. |
JanuaryâDecember | As the surge plan is being implemented, President |
2010 | Obama escalates the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs)/drone missile strikes against remaining elements of the Taliban and al Qaeda in Pakistan. |
June 2010 | Gen. Stanley McChrystal is relieved of command of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Gen. David Petraeus replaces him. |
November 2010 | The United States and its allies announce that all ISAF forces are intended to be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. |
May 2, 2011 | Osama bin Laden is found and killed in Pakistan by United States Navy SEALs. |
June 2011 | The American military presence reaches its apex in Afghanistan, with nearly 100,000 troops deployed. |
May 2012 | The Obama administration announces a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Afghanistan, which will keep approximately 15,000 to 20,000 U.S. military forces in Afghanistan after the 2014 conclusion of the ISAF mission. |
July 2012 | Afghanistan is named a âMajor Non-NATO Ally.â |
November 2012 | Obama wins a second presidential term. Afghanistan has largely moved out of the public and political discussion as the 2012 elections moved forward.a |