Wiarda, Howard J., 1939-

Culture and foreign policy : the neglected factor in international relations / Howard J. Wiarda. - Surrey : Ashgate, c2013. - xiii, 153 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.



Introduction: political culture and foreign policy -- Europe: ever further apart -- Russia: grappling with the great bear -- Asia: the new global leader -- The Middle East: the role of Islam -- Latin America: Western, non-Western, what? -- Africa: the dark continent -- Conclusion: the argument.

The puzzle or query that chiefly concerns this author is why the United States (US) and its foreign policy have such a hard time understanding cultures and societies other than their own.

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Political culture--United States.
Political science / Government / International.

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