U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power

Steven W. Hook is professor of the Political Science Department at Kent State University. He is the author of several books, including U.S. Foreign policy: The Paradox of World Power (3rd ed., 2011) and National Interest and Foreign Aid (1995). He has edited many anthologies, including most recently the Routledge Handbook of American Foreign show more Policy (2012, with Christopher Jones) and U.S. Foreign policy Today: American Renewal? (2011, with James M. Scott). His articles have appeared in such journals as World Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Asian Survey, European Security, International Interactions, and Foreign Policy Analysis. Hook is a past president of the Foreign Policy Analysis sections of the International Studies Association and the American Political Science Association. John Spanier received his PhD from Yale University. Since joining the faculty of the University of Florida in 1957, Spanier has lectured at the U.S. State Department's Foreign Service Institute, the Naval War College, military service academies, and several universities. Among his many other books is Games Nations Play. show less