ELMER PLISCHKE is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland. He is author of Foreign Relations: Analysis of its Anatomy (Greenwood Press, 1988) and Diplomat in Chief: The President at the Summit (Praeger, 1985). He has written dozens of articles for scholarly journals, including World Affairs, Review of Politics, and Presidential Studies Quarterly.

• Preface Prologue--An Analysis of the Availability of Foreign Relations Documentation Introduction Foreign Policy Making Foreign Relations Determinants Policy Making Conduct of Foreign Relations Management of Foreign Relations Problems in the Conduct of Foreign Relations General Foreign Policies and Doctrines General Policy Statements and Themes Presidential Doctrines Crisis Diplomacy Berlin Crises and German Question U-2 Incident and Aborted Paris Summit Conference, 1960 Formosa Strait Crisis and Vietnam War Cuban Crises Crises in Central America and Caribbean Attacks on American Ships Middle East Crises Basic Functional Policies Peace and Amity Freedom, Self-Determination, and Human Rights Trade and Commerce Specialized Functional Policies Alliances and Ententes International Terrorism, Hijacking, and Skyjacking The Seas and Maritime Affairs Outer Space East-West Relations North-South Relations Foreign Assistance Collective Cooperation United Nations System Inter-American System Regional Policies and Issues Africa Asia and the Pacific Europe Middle East Western Hemisphere Polar Regions Index

ELMER PLISCHKE is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland. He is author of Foreign Relations: Analysis of its Anatomy (Greenwood Press, 1988) and Diplomat in Chief: The President at the Summit (Praeger, 1985). He has written dozens of articles for scholarly journals, including World Affairs, Review of Politics, and Presidential Studies Quarterly.

• Preface Prologue--An Analysis of the Availability of Foreign Relations Documentation Introduction Foreign Policy Making Foreign Relations Determinants Policy Making Conduct of Foreign Relations Management of Foreign Relations Problems in the Conduct of Foreign Relations General Foreign Policies and Doctrines General Policy Statements and Themes Presidential Doctrines Crisis Diplomacy Berlin Crises and German Question U-2 Incident and Aborted Paris Summit Conference, 1960 Formosa Strait Crisis and Vietnam War Cuban Crises Crises in Central America and Caribbean Attacks on American Ships Middle East Crises Basic Functional Policies Peace and Amity Freedom, Self-Determination, and Human Rights Trade and Commerce Specialized Functional Policies Alliances and Ententes International Terrorism, Hijacking, and Skyjacking The Seas and Maritime Affairs Outer Space East-West Relations North-South Relations Foreign Assistance Collective Cooperation United Nations System Inter-American System Regional Policies and Issues Africa Asia and the Pacific Europe Middle East Western Hemisphere Polar Regions Index

ELMER PLISCHKE is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland. He is author of Foreign Relations: Analysis of its Anatomy (Greenwood Press, 1988) and Diplomat in Chief: The President at the Summit (Praeger, 1985). He has written dozens of articles for scholarly journals, including World Affairs, Review of Politics, and Presidential Studies Quarterly.

• Preface Prologue--An Analysis of the Availability of Foreign Relations Documentation Introduction Foreign Policy Making Foreign Relations Determinants Policy Making Conduct of Foreign Relations Management of Foreign Relations Problems in the Conduct of Foreign Relations General Foreign Policies and Doctrines General Policy Statements and Themes Presidential Doctrines Crisis Diplomacy Berlin Crises and German Question U-2 Incident and Aborted Paris Summit Conference, 1960 Formosa Strait Crisis and Vietnam War Cuban Crises Crises in Central America and Caribbean Attacks on American Ships Middle East Crises Basic Functional Policies Peace and Amity Freedom, Self-Determination, and Human Rights Trade and Commerce Specialized Functional Policies Alliances and Ententes International Terrorism, Hijacking, and Skyjacking The Seas and Maritime Affairs Outer Space East-West Relations North-South Relations Foreign Assistance Collective Cooperation United Nations System Inter-American System Regional Policies and Issues Africa Asia and the Pacific Europe Middle East Western Hemisphere Polar Regions Index