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In his eagerly-awaited second edition of American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition , James Ray revisits his deceptively simple premise that the highest priority of leaders is to stay in power. Looking at how political ambition and domestic pressures impact foreign policymaking is the key to understanding how and why foreign policy decisions are made. The text begins by using this analytic approach to look at the history of foreign policymaking and then examines how various parties inside and outside government influence decision making. In a unique third section, the book takes a regional approach, not only covering trends other books tend to miss, but giving students the opportunity to think comprehensively about how issues intersect around the globe—from human security and democratization, to globalization and pollution. Guided by input from adopters and reviewers, Ray has thoroughly re-organized the book and streamlined some coverage to better consolidate the historical, institutional, regional, and topical chapters and focus the thematic lens of the book. Ray has also brought the book fully up-to-date, addressing the latest events in American foreign policy, including t

Who reads American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition?

Author

James Lee Ray

Publisher

SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781483321004

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Social Science, History

Rating

3.6 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14