Public policy is studied as choices made by political leaders, and governed by who does and who does not have power. Policy topics vary. American relations with major allies, the Communist countries and the Third World. Current problems in American foreign policy such as d tente, national security, disarmament, the global allocation of resources. An analysis of American foreign policy interest in the Middle East in the context of Middle East politics.
Special emphasis is given to the limits within which American policy choices are made.
Analysis or areas where the interest of the two nations conflict and where they coincide. Conservatism and liberalism in the American context. The ideologies of the left and the right in contemporary American politics as well as an analysis of their respective consistencies. The role of ideology in American political life. The role of Congress in national politics.