LEADER 03920nam 2200601 450 001 9910797348803321 005 20230629171948.0 010 $a0-231-53913-4 024 7 $a10.7312/arma16992 035 $a(CKB)3710000000445752 035 $a(EBL)1980230 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001516687 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12536133 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001516687 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11499725 035 $a(PQKB)10896929 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1980230 035 $a(DE-B1597)458229 035 $a(OCoLC)914326002 035 $a(OCoLC)984650217 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231539135 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1980230 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11077462 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL818944 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000445752 100 $a20150725h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnnu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBallots, bullets, and bargains $eAmerican foreign policy and presidential elections /$fMichael H. Armacost 205 $aPilot project,eBook available to selected US libraries only 210 1$aNew York, New York :$cColumbia University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (300 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 0 $a0-231-16992-2 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS --$tINTRODUCTION --$t1. Elections, Parties, and Politics --$t2. Quest for the Nomination: Appealing to the Base --$t3. Campaigns: Opportunities and Challenges for Incumbents --$t4. Campaigns: Opportunities and Obstacles for Challengers --$t5. Presidential Transitions --$t6. Launching a Presidential Term --$tConclusion --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aDrawing on twenty-four years of experience in government, Michael H. Armacost explores how the contours of the U.S. presidential election system influence the content and conduct of American foreign policy. He examines how the nomination battle impels candidates to express deference to the foreign policy DNA of their party and may force an incumbent to make wholesale policy adjustments to fend off an intra-party challenge for the nomination. He describes the way reelection campaigns can prod a chief executive to fix long-neglected problems, kick intractable policy dilemmas down the road, settle for modest course corrections, or scapegoat others for policies gone awry. Armacost begins his book with the quest for the presidential nomination and then moves through the general election campaign, the ten-week transition period between Election Day and Inauguration Day, and the early months of a new administration. He notes that campaigns rarely illuminate the tough foreign policy choices that the leader of the nation must make, and he offers rare insight into the challenge of aligning the roles of an outgoing incumbent (who performs official duties despite ebbing power) and the incoming successor (who has no official role but possesses a fresh political mandate). He pays particular attention to the pressure for new presidents to act boldly abroad in the early months of his tenure, even before a national security team is in place, decision-making procedures are set, or policy priorities are firmly established. He concludes with an appraisal of the virtues and liabilities of the system, including suggestions for modestly adjusting some of its features while preserving its distinct character. 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xElection$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1945-1989 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1989- 615 0$aPresidents$xElection$xHistory. 676 $a324.973 700 $aArmacost$b Michael H.$01553692 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797348803321 996 $aBallots, bullets, and bargains$93814393 997 $aUNINA