Confronting Conflict: Domestic Factors and U.S. Policymaking in the Third World [Hardcover]

This study analyzes U.S. foreign policymaking in terms of state power and domestic factors.Ollapallyexplores U.S. policies in Third World conflicts during the 1960s, during the 1970s, and up to the present--during which time the United States has gone from a strong to a weak state. She concludes that domestic factors explain much of the reactions to the Soviet threat in the Third World during these periods. This beautifully written text with clearly presented arguments can be read at various levels and is intended for students and teachers dealing with the foreign policymaking process.DEEPA MARY OLLAPALLY, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Swarthmore College, specializes in U.S. foreign policy and Third World studies.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Contending Theoretical Frameworks: The Case for a Domestic Structures Approach
Pre-1974 State Structure: The Formation of the Strong State
Disarticulation of the Strong State
Regional Conflicts Under a Strong State
Regional Conflicts Under a Weaker State
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
Index