Bipartisanship and Us Foreign Policy: Cooperation in a Polarized Age

In an era of ever-increasing polarization in the US Congress, American foreign policy remains marked by frequent bipartisanship. In Bipartisanship and US Foreign Policy, Jordan Tama shows that, even as polarization in American politics reaches new heights, Democrats and Republicans in Washington continue to cooperate on important international issues. Looking closely at congressional voting patterns and recent debates over military action, economic sanctions, international trade, and foreign policy spending, Tama reveals that bipartisanship remains surprisingly common when US elected officials turn their attention overseas. Yet bipartisanship today rarely involves complete unity. Instead, bipartisan coalitions spanning members of both parties often coexist with intra-party divisions or disagreement between Congress and the president, making it difficult for the United States to speak with one voice on the global stage. Drawing on new data and interviews of more than 100 foreign
policy practitioners, this book documents the persistence of bipartisanship on international issues and highlights key factors that facilitate or impede cooperation on foreign policy challenges.


Author: Jordan Tama
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 09/01/2023
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.30w x 0.77d
ISBN13: 9780197745670
ISBN10: 0197745679
BISAC Categories:
- Education | General
- Political Science | Political Process | Political Parties
- Political Science | International Relations | General