Foreign Attachments: The Power of Ethnic Groups in the Making of American Foreign PolicyHarvard University Press, 2000 - 190 pagini Who speaks for America in world affairs? In this insightful new book, Tony Smith finds that, often, the answer is interest groups, including ethnic ones. This seems natural in a country defined by ethnic and cultural diversity and a democratic political system. And yet, should not the nation's foreign policy be based on more general interests? On American national interests? |
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... matter what ; I do not because I believe that it some- times can be too painful and too destructive . We can discuss each other's point of view , we can try to reach common ground , but in the end what you pursue may not be reconcilable ...
... matter than is often supposed . If ultimately a particular presidential administration is generally credited with determining how America acts on the world stage , on closer inspection the roles of the Congress and of popular forces ...
... matters of foreign policy than the views of highly competent persons of the Executive Branch who , in contrast to the lobbyists , had exclusively the national interest at heart.2 The concerns of Tocqueville and Kennan have a long ...
... " are , seldom a matter free of debate . It would be absurd to claim that some- thing called the national interest is obvious at every point in time and that all true Americans should rally round it . All 6 FOREIGN ATTACHMENTS.
... matters of foreign policy , the greater community should be consulted and its interests protected , while the nation's representatives should determine policy based on some idea of the common good . Although ethnic activists seldom ex ...
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