# Gov 1790: American Foreign Policy Semester: Fall | Year offered: 2021 This course explores America’s role in international politics, aiming to teach students some of the major theoretical perspectives in International Relations, and how to critically analyze the major dynamics shaping American foreign policy today. Professor: Joshua D. Kertzer. --- ## Class Materials: ### Section 12 Cybersecurity and nuclear security **Additional resources** - Joshua Tucker, Yannis Thecharis, Margaret E. Roberts, and Pablo Barbera, "[This explains how social media can both weaken -- and strengthen -- democracy](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/07/this-explains-how-social-media-can-both-weaken-strengthen-democracy/)," *Washington Post* (1/7/21) - Stanford Internet Observatory, "[Analysis of Twitter Takedowns Linked to Venezuela, Mexico, Tanzania, and China](https://cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/news/twitter-takedown-december-2021)" (12/2/21) - [Doomsday Clock](https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/) from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - [Kahoot review](https://kahoot.it/challenge/?quiz-id=4a95666f-b50b-4903-9e36-885f384bde5f&single-player=true) ### Section 11 Terrorism and insurgency **Additional resources** - [Mapping Militants](https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/mappingmilitants/mappingmilitants) - Martha Crenshaw, "[I’ve Studied Terrorism for Over 40 Years. Let’s Talk About What Comes Next](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/opinion/capitol-terrorism-right-wing-proud-boys.html)," *New York Times* (2/10/21) - Mark Mazetti, Julian E. Barnes, and Adam Goldman, "[Intelligence Warned of Afghan Military Collapse, Despite Biden’s Assurance](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/us/politics/afghanistan-biden-administration.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage)," *New York Times* (8/17/2021) - Victor J. Blue, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, and Christina Goldbaum, "[ISIS poses a growing threat to new Taliban government in Afghanistan](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/world/asia/isis-afghanistan-taliban.html)," *New York Times* (11/3/21) ### Section 10 Alliance politics **Additional resources** - Antony Blinken, "[Reaffirming and Reimagining America's Alliances](https://www.state.gov/reaffirming-and-reimagining-americas-alliances/)" (3/24/2021) - Mary Sarotte and Douglas Lute, "[How to Enlarge NATO](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS8zdXR5X1RtWg/episode/NGExODk2MDktZTg3Yi00Yzg4LTg3YWEtN2U0Yjk5NzlhMDMw?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjwk_zbmZP0AhWjl-AKHSRIBiMQjrkEegQIAhAI&ep=6)," IS: Off the Page (Podcast, 2020) ### Section 9 Rise of China **Additional resources** - Thomas Pepinsky and Jessica Chen Weiss, "[The Clash of Systems?](/kirajpanah/)," Foreign Affairs (2021) - A. Iain Johnston, "[China in a World of Orders](/kirajpanah/)," *International Security* (2019) ### Section 8 International Order, Anti-Americanism, and Soft Power **Additional resources** - [South Korea and soft power](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/south-korea/2021-10-14/korean-invasion) (Sue Mi Terry, *Foreign Affairs*) - Essay writing: ### Section 7 Interest groups and midterm review **Additional resources** - Video explanation of collective action problems: - Recorded book talk for *Sailing the Water's Edge*: - Kahoot link: [https://kahoot.it/challenge/?quiz-id=59995ad9-d872-4862-a672-e5acb112f372&single-player=true](https://kahoot.it/challenge/?quiz-id=59995ad9-d872-4862-a672-e5acb112f372&single-player=true) ### Section 6 Public Opinion and Media **Additional Resources** - Naima Green-Riley, "[Pandemic Persuasions? American Public Opinion and U.S.-China Relations](https://www.nbr.org/publication/pandemic-persuasions-american-public-opinion-and-u-s-china-relations/)," *National Bureau of Asian Research* (11/20/20). ### Section 5 Bureaucratic politics **Additional resources** - Risa A. Brooks, Michael A. Robinson and Heidi A. Urben, “[Biden has picked a retired general for defense secretary. Here's why it matters](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/09/biden-has-picked-retired-general-defense-secretary-heres-why-it-matters/%C2%A0),” *Washington Post (Monkey Cage)* (December 9, 2020). ### Section 4 Executive-Legislative Relations and Introduction to Bureaucratic Politics **Additional Resources:** - [Presentation slides](https://prezi.com/view/kaF1YFFClqrWr45bxfL4/) - Richard Fontaine, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Stephen Tankel, "[War Powers: What Are They Good For?](/kirajpanah/)" *Center for New American Security* (Dec. 9, 2020). ### Section 3 Grand Strategy and Midterm Review **Additional Resources:** - Emma Ashford, "[Strategies of Restraint](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-08-24/strategies-restraint)," *Foreign Affairs* (Sept./Oct. 2021). ### Section 2 US foreign policy traditions and grand strategy **Additional Resources:** - [Link to section presentation](https://prezi.com/view/aN28qgHkClxFQeiVyHmS/) - Condoleezza Rice, "[Rethinking the National Interest](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2008-06-01/rethinking-national-interest)​​​​​​​," *Foreign Affairs* (July/August 2008). ### Section 1 Section Overview and IR Theory Additional Resources: - Helene Cooper et al., "[In Afghan Withdrawal, a Biden Doctrine Surfaces](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/04/us/politics/biden-doctrine-afghanistan-foreign-policy.html)," NYT News Analysis (9/4/2021). --- Attachments- [ picture\_as\_pdf recap\_cyber\_nw.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/recap_cyber_nw.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf usfp\_section12\_copy.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/usfp_section12_copy.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf usfp\_section11.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/usfp_section11.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf recap\_coin.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/recap_coin.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf usfp\_section10\_copy.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/usfp_section10_copy.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf recap\_alliances.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/recap_alliances.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf recap\_china.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/recap_china.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf usfp\_section9\_abridged.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/usfp_section9_abridged.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf usfp\_section8\_copy.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/usfp_section8_copy.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf recap\_lio.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/recap_lio.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf recap\_week\_7.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/recap_week_6.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf usfp\_section7\_abridged.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/usfp_section7_abridged.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf usfp\_section6\_abridged.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/usfp_section6_abridged.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf usfp\_section5\_abridged.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/usfp_section5_abridged.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf bp\_worksheet\_copy\_.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/bp_worksheet_copy_.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf nsc\_activity.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/nsc_positions-2.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf section3\_9\_23\_21.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/section3_9_23_21.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf usfp\_speeches.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/speeches.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf syllabus\_section\_9\_7\_21.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/syllabus_section_9_7_21.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf slides\_9\_9\_21\_ki\_abridged.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6596/files/kirajpanah/files/section1_9_9_21_ki_abridged.pdf) ---