1. Chapter 14 Foreign and Military Policy 1

2. Enduring questions 1. How has terrorism changed U.S. foreign and military policy? 2. Does the United States know how to rebuild nations? 3. How important is the United Nations in taking military action abroad? 2

3. Politics of foreign policy making Majoritarian politics – Decision to go to war Rival interest-group politics – Decisions regarding free trade Client interest-group politics – Aid to American businesses abroad 3

4. Separation of powers President – Commander-in-Chief – Chief diplomat Congress – Senate – Senate & House Supreme Court – Judicial review 4

5. The new multi-polar world Growth of a global economy Post Cold-War destabilization 1. War on terror 2. Undeclared wars a) Afghanistan b) Iraq c) Libya 5

6. Major challenges 1. Democratization 2. International terrorism 3. Adapting the military to rapid change 6

7. Politics of foreign and military policy making Majoritarian politics – Decisions about going to war Rival interest-group politics – Free trade Client interest-group politics – Military bases Entrepreneurial politics – Military modernization 7

8. Public sentiment on size of defense spending 8