About the Book
The world has become increasingly armed due to the forces of terrorism, threat of ISIS, and cyber attacks. The strategic issues of foreign policy have emerged as a predominant subject at the nation-state level. The end of Cold War did reduce the threat of annihilation, yet a few countries are still eager to start an arms race, making the world more dangerous. Major conflicts could break out with devastating consequences.
This is the first book in one volume on foreign policy and diplomacy focusing on a composite set of major powers, contributed by eminent practitioners and scholars to serve as an authentic source for study and reflection, ideally suited for foreign policy analysts, international business, and graduate students.
Individual chapters serve as a roadmap to understanding forces which are moving forward to promote and safeguard their national interest within the international community. Using a flexible framework, leading specialists discuss the strategies employed by major powers, as well as emerging powers to accommodate the rapid global changes. Each chapter describes a discrete context of foreign policy development and adaption, and collectively they summarise a benchmark of global polices in this changing era.
Contents:
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1.The Case for Pragmatic Idealism: Foreign Policy and
International Relations
James Baker
2.Foreign Policy of Britain
Tim Oliver
3.The Foreign Policy of the Great Powers: Russia
Jeffrey Mankoff
4.Changes and Continuities in Chinese Foreign Policy
and Policymaking
Quansheng Zhao
5.The End of French Europe?
Steven Philip Kramer
6.Germany: From the Ashes of War to the Centre of
Power in Europe
Dieter M. Dettke
7.The Foreign Policy of Japan as a Global Power
Takashi Inoguchi
8.India’s Foreign Policy
Rohan Mukherjee
9.Strategic Vision of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
Sartaj Aziz
10.Neighbours Without Fences: India and Pakistan
Aparna Pande
11.Foreign Policy of Saudi Arabia
Natana J. DeLong-Bas
12.Israel’s Foreign Policy
Yoav Tenenbaum
13.The Brazilian Contemporary Foreign Policy: Challenges
in the 21st Century
Leila Bijos
14.Foreign Policy of Major States: South Africa
Tseliso Thipanyane
Annexure: Economic and Social Profile of Major Powers.
Selected Bibliography
Index.
