United States National Interests in a Changing World

by Donald E. Nuechterlein

Although the term national interest has long been used in reference to the foreign policy goals of nations, there has been no generally agreed upon definition of the concept; as a result, Donald E. Nuechterlein contends, there has been a tendency for foreign policy to be determined by institutional prejudice and past policy rather than by a systematic assessment of national interests. By what criterion does a President decide that a given interest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081315412X
• ISBN13: 9780813154121
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher