A stellar examination of conceptual,theoretical, and historial components essential to analysis of American foreign policy, this Sixth Edition of American Foreign Policy integrates post-September 11coverage throughout. As in previous edi-tions of this best-selling book, authors Eugene R. Wittkopf, Charles W. Kegley, Jr.,and James M. Scott place contemporary issues, debates, challenges, and opportuni-ties in their historical context--helping readers assess the forces underlying both continuity and change in American foreign policy.