Seeing American Foreign Policy Whole

By Brewster C. Denny

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252011813
• ISBN13: 9780252011818
• Release Date: July 1985
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Exploration

Brewster Denny's book, "Seeing American Foreign Policy Whole" is an intensive, yet concise, examination of the basis of American foreign policy. The author begins by examining the Constitution and how the founding fathers decided upon the need for a single executive to act in the international arena. However, the practical need to conduct foreign policy is counterbalanced with the need to prevent an imperial executive. Accordingly, this led to the need for approval by Congress (through treaties as well as appropriations). With this foundation, the author explores a variety of different situations -- the national defense establishment, the need to collect intelligence weighed against the need to protect individual liberty. I would recommend this book as a must read for anyone interested in how America conducts foreign policy; given the credentials of the author, as well as the illustrative examples throughout the book, it provides a comprehensive review of why we do what we do and how we do it.