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A clear, balanced, and accessible text with no gratuitous jargon. A solid work.--Robert J. Beck, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Given my location in an English-speaking university in the Middle East, I work very hard to find texts in English that do not alienate my students. Neack does a great job of teaching the theory behind foreign policy analysis and gives numerous and diverse examples in the process.--Jennifer Skulte-Ouaiss, Lebanese American University in Beirut Students find Neack's writing, with her use of many real-world examples, very interesting and accessible. The book's coverage of foreign policy scholarship is comprehensive and up-to-date and nicely introduces key theoretical ideas from foreign policy analysis.--Juliet Kaarbo, University of Edinburgh The New Foreign Policy is a well-written, well-organized undergraduate text which integrates theory and examples well and is congruent with the way in which many professors want to introduce foreign policy to their students. I recommend it.--Donald A. Sylvan, The Ohio State University This dense yet apprehensible volume is made more accessible via the use of extensive cases to clarify the practical application of scholarly tools. Brief outlines of the content of each chapter's main subject areas significantly enhance the book's utility. Recommended.-- Choice Very readable and interesting. Various vignettes are used to good advantage to illustrate multiple perspectives on foreign policy analysis. A nice flagship publication.--Ole R. Holsti, Duke University

"A clear, balanced, and accessible text with no gratuitous jargon. A solid work.--Robert J. Beck, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Given my location in an English-speaking university in the Middle East, I work very hard to find texts in English that do not alienate my students. Neack does a great job of teaching the theory behind foreign policy analysis and gives numerous and diverse examples in the process.--Jennifer Skulte-Ouaiss, Lebanese American University in Beirut Students find Neack's writing, with her use of many real-world examples, very interesting and accessible. The book's coverage of foreign policy scholarship is comprehensive and up-to-date and nicely introduces key theoretical ideas from foreign policy analysis.--Juliet Kaarbo, University of Edinburgh The New Foreign Policy is a well-written, well-organized undergraduate text which integrates theory and examples well and is congruent with the way in which many professors want to introduce foreign policy to their students. I recommend it.--Donald A. Sylvan, The Ohio State University This dense yet apprehensible volume is made more accessible via the use of extensive cases to clarify the practical application of scholarly tools. Brief outlines of the content of each chapter's main subject areas significantly enhance the book's utility. Recommended.-- ""Choice Reviews"" Very readable and interesting. Various vignettes are used to good advantage to illustrate multiple perspectives on foreign policy analysis. A nice flagship publication.--Ole R. Holsti, Duke University"

A clear, balanced, and accessible text with no gratuitous jargon. A solid work. Given my location in an English-speaking university in the Middle East, I work very hard to find texts in English that do not alienate my students. Neack does a great job of teaching the theory behind foreign policy analysis and gives numerous and diverse examples in the process. Students find Neack's writing, with her use of many real-world examples, very interesting and accessible. The book's coverage of foreign policy scholarship is comprehensive and up-to-date and nicely introduces key theoretical ideas from foreign policy analysis. The New Foreign Policy is a well-written, well-organized undergraduate text which integrates theory and examples well and is congruent with the way in which many professors want to introduce foreign policy to their students. I recommend it. This dense yet apprehensible volume is made more accessible via the use of extensive cases to clarify the practical application of scholarly tools. Brief outlines of the content of each chapter's main subject areas significantly enhance the book's utility. Recommended. Very readable and interesting. Various vignettes are used to good advantage to illustrate multiple perspectives on foreign policy analysis. A nice flagship publication.

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Laura Neack is professor of political science at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

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