Ethnic Lobbies and US Foreign Policy
Ethnic Lobbies and US Foreign Policy

Author: David M. Paul

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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Dozens of ethnic groups work determinedly to achieve specific policy goals in Washington, but to what degree do they actually wield power? Which groups are the most influential, and why? David Paul considers the relative impact of 38 ethnic lobbies to determine whether?and if so, how?they affect the course of US foreign policy. Paul systematically examines the impact of ethnic-group influence in six policy areas: aid, immigration, human rights, security, trade, and energy. He also compares the influence of ethnic lobbies to that of other actors, including business groups, the media, and foreign lobbyists. Challenging the conventional wisdom, he effectively draws on both qualitative and quantitative methods to shed needed light on this often heatedly contentious subject.

Foreign Attachments
Foreign Attachments

Author: Tony Smith

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2005-02-15

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 0674267427

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Who speaks for America in world affairs? In this insightful new book, Tony Smith finds that, often, the answer is interest groups, including ethnic ones. This seems natural in a country defined by ethnic and cultural diversity and a democratic political system. And yet, should not the nation's foreign policy be based on more general interests? On American national interests? In exploring this question, Smith ranges over the history of ethnic group involvement in foreign affairs; he notes the openness of our political system to interest groups; and he investigates the relationship between multiculturalism and U.S. foreign policy. The book has three major propositions. First, ethnic groups play a larger role in the formulation of American foreign policy than is widely recognized. Second, the negative consequences of ethnic group involvement today outweigh the benefits this activism at times confers on America in world affairs. And third, the tensions of a pluralist democracy are particularly apparent in the making of foreign policy, where the self-interested demands of a host of domestic actors raise an enduring problem of democratic citizenship--the need to reconcile general and particular interests.

Congress and Diaspora Politics
Congress and Diaspora Politics

Author: James A. Thurber

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 2018-08-20

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1438470878

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Studies the impact of lobbying efforts by domestic ethnic groups and foreign governments on US policymaking. Congress and Diaspora Politics examines the impact of lobbying efforts by domestic ethnic groups and foreign governments on US policymaking. Over time, the number and variety of ethnic groups have grown, and foreign governments have increasingly turned to professional lobbyists rather than relying on their diplomatic corps to cultivate relationships with Congress. The case studies presented here examine this new lobbying environment by focusing on Jewish American, Muslim American, and Cuban American interest groups as well as lobbying efforts by the governments of Turkey, Armenia, Mexico, and others. They explore the strategies, tactics, and resources utilized to impact policymaking. The volume also offers perspectives of those who have worked on both sides of the lobbying equation—“a view from K Street” (the lobbying side) and “a view from the Hill” (the congressional side). Finally, challenges lawmakers face when diaspora interests intersect with national interests are covered. “Informative and insightful, this book makes an important contribution by bringing together, for the first time, the impact of both ethnic and foreign lobbying on US foreign and domestic policy.” — Thomas Ambrosio, North Dakota State University

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

Author: John J. Mearsheimer

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2007-09-04

Total Pages: 651

ISBN-13: 1429932821

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Originally published in 2007, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, by John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen M. Walt of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, provoked both howls of outrage and cheers of gratitude for challenging what had been a taboo issue in America: the impact of the Israel lobby on U.S. foreign policy. A work of major importance, it remains as relevant today as it was in the immediate aftermath of the Israel-Lebanon war of 2006. Mearsheimer and Walt describe in clear and bold terms the remarkable level of material and diplomatic support that the United States provides to Israel and argues that this support cannot be fully explained on either strategic or moral grounds. This exceptional relationship is due largely to the political influence of a loose coalition of individuals and organizations that actively work to shape U.S. foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction. They provocatively contend that the lobby has a far-reaching impact on America's posture throughout the Middle East―in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, and toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict―and the policies it has encouraged are in neither America's national interest nor Israel's long-term interest. The lobby's influence also affects America's relationship with important allies and increases dangers that all states face from global jihadist terror. The publication of The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy led to a sea change in how the U.S-Israel relationship was discussed, and continues to be one of the most talked-about books in foreign policy.

Ethnicity, Race, and American Foreign Policy
Ethnicity, Race, and American Foreign Policy

Author: Alexander DeConde

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781555531331

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This book sheds a disconcerting light on a familiar history, contending that ethnoracial considerations and especially British-American ethnocentrism have often taken priority over morality, ideology, and other factors in determining U.S. foreign policy.

Ethnic Interest Groups in US Foreign Policy-Making
Ethnic Interest Groups in US Foreign Policy-Making

Author: H. Rytz

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-10-09

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 1137363134

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This book comprises the first systematic study on the impact of ethnic interest groups on US foreign policy, using the case study of how the Cuban?American National Foundation (CANF) influenced the outcome of three different legislatives debates that directly affected US Cuba policy.

Diversity and U.S. Foreign Policy
Diversity and U.S. Foreign Policy

Author: Ernest J. Wilson (III)

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9780415928847

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First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Making of US Foreign Policy
The Making of US Foreign Policy

Author: John Dumbrell

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9780719048227

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Fully revised and updated, this new edition analyses the relationship between the process and substance of US foreign policy since the mid 1960s.