Amazon.com description: Product Description: This text serves both as an introduction to the fundamentals of Amercian foreign policy and an examination of those fundamentals in action. The book's illustration programme is designed to highlight key points in the text as well as provide the reference keys for students new to the discipline. Up-to-date coverage includes examinations of the Persian Gulf War, unrest in Somalia, the splintering of Eastern Europe and the tensions and negotiations of Middle East countries. The book's five-part structure allows for a focused examination of material under several main themes, and each chapter includes end-of-chapter discussion questions.