Introduction and overview: Perspectives on U.S. foreign policy, the United States and the Persian Gulf War, 1990-1991; Themes in U.S. foreign policy, continuity and evolution; New world disorders, Into the twenty-first century
Who makes U.S. foreign policy and why it often goes wrong: Actors who make U.S. foreign policy and their relative influences; Models and problems of policy design making; Who makes policy and where?; Feedback evaluating and correcting policy
Tools of policy: Power and influence, a multifaceted interpretation of traditional political concepts; Security, security dilemmas, and military instruments of policy; Diplomacy and negotiation; International political economy and economic policy tools; International collective action in U.S. foreign policy
Increasingly interesting times, problems and prospects: Development and the global context of U.S. foreign policy; First tier and near first tier, the developed and nearly developed world; Second tier, the developing world; Cross-tier issues
Appendix: Abbreviations and acronyms.
