Dysfunctional Diplomacy: The Politics of International Agreements in an Era of Partisan Polarization

by Jeffrey S Peake

Book Overview

US diplomacy is broken. As a result, the United States sits on the sidelines as the remainder of the world writes international law dealing with a host of vexing problems. The source of the dysfunction is domestic politics. Partisan polarization has rendered the domestic treaty process unworkable. Instead, presidents rely entirely on unilateral tools to complete their agreements, making them far weaker and less legitimate. Using a mixed-methods...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367429772
• ISBN13: 9780367429775
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"