Part 1 The societal environment: the paradox of American power, Joseph S. Nye, Jr.; why don't they like us?, Stanley Hoffmann; that's entertainment? Hollywood's contribution to anti-Americanism abroad, Michael Medved ; the erosion of American national interests, Samuel P. Huntington; intermestic interests and US foreign policy toward Cuba, Philip Brenner et al; the post-9/11 shift in public opinion - how long will it last?, Shoon Kathleen Murray and Chris Spinosa; the gap -soldiers, civilians and their mutual misunderstanding, Peter D. Feaver and Richard H. Kohn; elections and US foreign policy, Miroslav Nincic. Part 2 The institutional setting: person and office - presidents, the presidency and foreign policy, Michael Nelson; presidential wars, without judicial or congressional checks, Louis Fisher; from deference to activism and back again - Congress and the politics of American foreign policy, James A. Lindsay; how national security advisors see their role, Ivo H. Daalder and I.M. Destler; globalization and diplomacy - the view from foggy bottom, Strobe Talbott; smarter intelligence, John Deutch and Jeffrey H. Smith; a tale of two councils, Ivo H. Daalder and I.M. Drestler. Part 3 Decision makers and their policy-making positions: how could Vietnam happen?, James C. Thomson, Jr.; law in order -reconstructing US national security, William Wechsler; roles, politics and the survival of the V-22 Osprey, Christopher M. Jones; policy preferences and bureaucratic position - the case of the American hostage rescue mission, Steve Smith; NATO expansion - the anatomy of a decision, James Goldgeier; sources of humanitarian intervention - beliefs, information and advocacy in US decisions on Somalia and Bosnia, Jon Western; the contemporary presidency - the changing leadership of George W. Bush - a pre- and post-9/11 comparison, Freed I. Greenstein; presidential leadership style and the foreign policy advisory process, Thomas Preston and Margaret G. Hermann.
