This succinct yet comprehensive introduction to Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) is geared
toward advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Cogently written, clearly …

What role does war play in political development? Our understanding of the rise of the
nation-state is based heavily on the Western European experience of war. Challenging the …

La Iglesia católica en América Latina se ve amenazada seriamente, en su hegemonía por la
proliferación de sectas y movimientos religiosos. A pesar de su fragmentación, lo que …

International relations scholars have traditionally focused on explaining war rather than
peace, resulting in the concept of peace being understudied and underemphasized. This …

Once considered academically unfashionable, studies of the importance of culture and
ideas have gained greater attention in the post–Cold War era. Particularly surprising has …

During the past decade, a growing number of scholars have turned to cultural approaches to
account for the foreign and security policies of states. Surprisingly, however, these scholars …

In a troubled world where millions die at the hands of their own governments and societies,
some states risk their citizens' lives, considerable portions of their national budgets, and …

C ultural approaches to strategic studies have existed in various forms for hundreds of years.
The argument that culture influences national security policy is grounded in classic works …

In Latin America, evangelical Protestantism poses an increasing challenge to Catholicism's
long-established religious hegemony. At the same time, the region is among the most …

One of the shortcomings of foreign policy role theory is its tendency to black-box the state.
Role theorists often assume a national role conception, without paying too much attention to …