US Foreign Policy

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This course is an introduction to United States foreign relations from World War I to the present. We examine foreign policies of U.S. presidents, debates among foreign policy analysts, and the way other nations have regarded the United States. Topics include imperialism, spread of American culture, the Cold War, different approaches to international cooperation, unilateralism, multilateralism, the role of military force, and changes in U.S. national security needs.