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Editorial In 1971, Graham Allison published his influential book titled Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis. In it, he developed the bureaucratic politics model for understanding the making of u.s. foreign policy.1Scholars in the field of u.s. foreign relations continue to recognize how this analytical framework enhances understanding of u.s. behavior in world affairs.2Another political scientist who has made a significant contribution to interpretational trends in the field of u.s. diplomatic history is Joseph S. Nye Jr., who in 1990 introduced the concept of “soft power” in international relations in his book titled Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power. Developed more fully in his Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics, Nye explains how governments use appeals to culture or political values to attract and enlist the support of other nations to achieve its foreign policy goals, rather than relying on coercive (hard power) tactics such as military force or financial inducements. The “co-optive” strategy works, he writes, when a country uses culture, ideology, or international institutions “to structure a situation so that other nations develop preferences or define their interest in ways consistent with one’s own nation.”3The three articles in this issue http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of American-East Asian Relations Brill

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Brill
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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1058-3947
eISSN
1876-5610
DOI
10.1163/18765610-02401006
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Abstract

In 1971, Graham Allison published his influential book titled Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis. In it, he developed the bureaucratic politics model for understanding the making of u.s. foreign policy.1Scholars in the field of u.s. foreign relations continue to recognize how this analytical framework enhances understanding of u.s. behavior in world affairs.2Another political scientist who has made a significant contribution to interpretational trends in the field of u.s. diplomatic history is Joseph S. Nye Jr., who in 1990 introduced the concept of “soft power” in international relations in his book titled Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power. Developed more fully in his Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics, Nye explains how governments use appeals to culture or political values to attract and enlist the support of other nations to achieve its foreign policy goals, rather than relying on coercive (hard power) tactics such as military force or financial inducements. The “co-optive” strategy works, he writes, when a country uses culture, ideology, or international institutions “to structure a situation so that other nations develop preferences or define their interest in ways consistent with one’s own nation.”3The three articles in this issue

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Journal of American-East Asian RelationsBrill

Published: Apr 8, 2017

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