“US Foreign Policy” will be an introduction to the study of the majthemes and issues funderstanding contemporary US foreign policy. The course will begin with an introduction to the class. The second week covers the US’s place in the international system in the early twenty-first century. The third week presents the historical context. The fourth week presents different theoretical perspectives fanalyzing the US foreign policy-making process. The fifth week focuses on the role of the US Presidency in the US foreign policy making process. The sixth week focuses on the role of Congress. The seventh week focuses on the role of the US foreign policy bureaucracy. The eighth week is fmidterm tests. The ninth week focuses the relationship of US public opinion to US foreign policy. The tenth week focuses on role of the media on US foreign policy. The eleventh week focuses on the relationship of social movements and interest groups to US foreign policy. The twelfth week focuses US national security and defense policy. The thirteenth week focuses on US economic statecraft in international relations. The fourteenth and fifteenth weeks focus on US foreign policy and transnational global policy issues.