Sailing the Water's Edge: The Domestic Politics of American Foreign Policy

by Dustin Tingley and Helen V. Milner

Book Overview

How U.S. domestic politics shapes the nation's foreign policy

When engaging with other countries, the U.S. government has a number of different policy instruments at its disposal, including foreign aid, international trade, and the use of military force. But what determines which policies are chosen? Does the United States rely too much on the use of military power and coercion in its foreign policies? Sailing the Water's Edge...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691165475
• ISBN13: 9780691165479
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 9.3"