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| About the Contributors | p. xiii |
| Preface | p. xviii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xx |
| The Analysis of Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective | p. 1 |
| Studying Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective | p. 1 |
| Defining Foreign Policy | p. 2 |
| Comparing Foreign Policies | p. 4 |
| Analyzung Foreign Policies | p. 7 |
| External Factors | p. 7 |
| Anarch... MORE | p. 7 |
| Interdependence in the International System: Liberalism | p. 10 |
| International Norms and Legitimacy: Constructivism | p. 12 |
| Internal Factors | p. 13 |
| The Public: Opinion, Identity, and Culture | p. 13 |
| Socuetal Groups: Links and Opposition | p. 15 |
| Government Organizations: Democracies and Bureaucracies | p. 16 |
| Leaders: Personalities and Beliefs | p. 18 |
| Conclusion | p. 19 |
| Questions to Consider When Analyzing Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective | p. 20 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 21 |
| British Foreign Policy: Continuity and Transformation | p. 27 |
| Historical Context | p. 29 |
| External Factors | p. 33 |
| Internal Factors | p. 37 |
| Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues | p. 41 |
| "With but not of Europe": Orientation and Identity | p. 41 |
| Ethics and Intervention | p. 44 |
| Conclusion | p. 49 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 50 |
| French Foreign Policy: Maintaining Global Ambitions | p. 53 |
| Historical Context | p. 55 |
| External Factors | p. 57 |
| Internal Factors | p. 60 |
| Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues | p. 64 |
| Conclusion | p. 68 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 68 |
| German Foreign Policy: Gulliver's Travails in the 21st Century | p. 71 |
| Historical Context | p. 73 |
| External Factors | p. 77 |
| Internal Factors | p. 78 |
| Contemporary German Foreign and Security Policy | p. 81 |
| From Kuwait to Kabul: Gulliver and Military Force | p. 82 |
| From Rome to Lisbon: Gulliver in Europe | p. 85 |
| Conclusion | p. 88 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 90 |
| Russian Foreign Policy: A Quest for Great Power Status in a Multipolar World | p. 94 |
| Historical Context | p. 96 |
| External Factors | p. 100 |
| Internal Factors | p. 104 |
| Contemporary Russian Foreign Policy and she States of the Former Soviet Union | p. 109 |
| Conclusion | p. 113 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 114 |
| Foreign Policy of the People's Republic of China | p. 118 |
| Historical Context | p. 119 |
| Objectives, Guiding Principles, and Strategies | p. 120 |
| External Factors | p. 122 |
| Internal Factors | p. 126 |
| Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues | p. 129 |
| China's Relations with the Two Koreas | p. 129 |
| U.S.-China Relations | p. 131 |
| Conclusion | p. 134 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 135 |
| Japanese Foreign Policy: The International-Domestic Nexus | p. 138 |
| Historical Context | p. 140 |
| External Factors | p. 146 |
| Internal Factors | p. 150 |
| Contemporary Japanese Foreign Policy | p. 154 |
| Dispatch of Refueling Vessels to the Indian Ocean | p. 154 |
| The Trawler Collision Incident in the East China Sea | p. 156 |
| Conclusion | p. 159 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 161 |
| Coming Into Its Own: Indian Foreign Policy | p. 166 |
| Historical Context | p. 168 |
| External Factors | p. 172 |
| Internal Factors | p. 174 |
| Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues | p. 177 |
| Kashmir, Pakistan, and the Terrorism Hydra | p. 177 |
| Nuclear India | p. 179 |
| Conclusion | p. 180 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 180 |
| Turkish Foreign Policy: Bridge, Buffer, and Barrier | p. 183 |
| Historical Context | p. 185 |
| External Factors | p. 189 |
| Internal Factors | p. 193 |
| Contemporary Turkish Foreign Policy | p. 197 |
| Conclusion | p. 199 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 200 |
| The Changing Character of Iranian Foreign Policy | p. 201 |
| Historical Context | p. 205 |
| External Factors | p. 209 |
| Internal Factors | p. 211 |
| Contemporary Iranian Foreign Policy Challenges | p. 216 |
| Conclusion | p. 219 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 221 |
| Nigerian Foreign Policy: Unfilled Promise | p. 223 |
| Historical Context | p. 224 |
| External Factors | p. 230 |
| Relations Within Africa | p. 232 |
| Internal Factors | p. 234 |
| Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues | p. 237 |
| Conclusion | p. 240 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 242 |
| South African Foreign Policy: Power and Post-Apartheid Identity | p. 246 |
| Historical Context | p. 248 |
| External Factors | p. 253 |
| Internal Factors | p. 256 |
| Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues | p. 259 |
| The Neoliberal South Africa and the African Renaissance | p. 259 |
| The Crisis of Zimbabwe | p. 260 |
| Conclusion | p. 262 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 263 |
| Brazil: Global Power-to-Be? | p. 265 |
| Historical Context | p. 268 |
| External Factors | p. 273 |
| Internal Factors | p. 277 |
| Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues | p. 281 |
| Security and Political Issues: Honduras and Iran | p. 281 |
| Trade and Economy: The Two Groups of Twenty (G-20) | p. 283 |
| The G-20 and the Financial Crisis | p. 284 |
| Conclusion | p. 285 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 286 |
| Venezuelan Foreign Policy: Petro-Politics and Paradigm Change | p. 290 |
| Historical Context | p. 292 |
| External Factors | p. 296 |
| Internal Factors | p. 299 |
| Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues | p. 302 |
| Regional Integration | p. 302 |
| Venezuelan-United States Bilateral Relations | p. 305 |
| Conclusion | p. 307 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 308 |
| Domestic and International Influences on Foreign Policy: A Comparative Perspective | p. 313 |
| Important Questions of Comparative Foreign Policy | p. 314 |
| How Does the Pursuit of Power Influence Foreign Policy? | p. 315 |
| What Is the Role of Economic Interdependence in Foreign Policy? | p. 318 |
| Interdependent and Dependent States in Integration | p. 318 |
| Causes and Consequences of Interdependent Foreign Policies | p. 320 |
| What Is the Role of International Norms and Identity? | p. 322 |
| International Norms and Legitimacy | p. 322 |
| How Is Foreign Policy Affected by Public Opinion? | p. 325 |
| Nondemocracies and Democracies | p. 325 |
| New Democracies in Transition | p. 326 |
| How Does Foreign Policy Respond to Change in Regimes? | p. 328 |
| What Is the Role of Leaders in Shaping Foreign Policy? | p. 330 |
| Linkages Between Internal and External Factors | p. 333 |
| Conclusion | p. 336 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 337 |
| Index | p. 340 |
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