Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

  • Summarize two models of foreign policy bureaucracy and how they contribute to dysfunction.
     
  • Describe the conduct of U.S. diplomacy and three criticisms of its practice.
     
  • Discuss the institutions that comprise the U.S. security complex.
     
  • Explain the work of and challenges facing the U.S. intelligence complex.
     
  • Describe the role of key players in the conduct of U.S. foreign economic policy.