The Challenge To U.s. Policy In The Third World: Global Responsibilities And Regional Devolution

by Thomas P Thornton

Overview

In formulating policy toward the Third World, U.S. decisionmakers have been hampered by a superficial understanding of events in developing countries, by a tendency to deal with Third World problems in terms of global considerations, and by the role of the United States as a superpower with responsibility for helping to manage regional security aff

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367306120
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/31/2024
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 9.31(h) x (d)

About the Author

Thomas Perry Thornton is adjunct professor of Soviet and Asian studies at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. During the Carter administration he was in charge of North-South affairs on the staff of the National Security Council.

Table of Contents

The Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute — Introduction — The Twilight of American Exceptionalism — New Claimants for Power — Global and Regional Systems — Relating to the Third World — The Choice of Strategies — The Situation in Individual Regions — Policy Directions — Appendix: Some Management Observations