This two-volume set provides a chronological view of the foreign policy/national security doctrines of key American presidents from Washington to Obama, framed
The first presidential doctrine was announced by President James Monroe on 2 December 1823 during his seventh annual message to Congress. An international versi
American foreign policy has long been caught between conflicting desires to influence world affairs yet at the same time to avoid becoming entangled in the burd
Ever since President Truman invoked the words "national security" to launch the U.S. side of the cold war, government officials have used the phrase to explain,