Dysfunctional Diplomacy

This book assesses the partisan domestic politics that impact international treaties and the unilateral presidential authority that such partisanship encourages.

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 Recent Trends in Treaty Politics
3 The Effects of Partisan Polarization on Treaty Politics
4 The United States on the Outside: Multilateral Conventions
5 Executive Agreements: Implementing US Democracy
6 Weak Commitments: The Limits of Presidential Unilateralism
7 Conclusions
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