FOREIGN POLICY IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD -- FOREIGN POLICY IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 EUROPEANIZATION OF BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD CHINA: AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE -- ABSTRACT -- EUROPEAN FOREIGN POLICY SYSTEM -- EUROPEANIZATION OF NATIONAL FOREIGN POLICY -- CASE OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND THE REGULATION DYNAMIC -- CASE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE AND THE COORDINATION DYNAMIC -- CASE OF HONG KONG ISSUE AND THE EXCLUSION DYNAMIC -- TOWARDS A POST-STATE DIPLOMACY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Chapter 2 PUBLIC DIPLOMACY, MULTIMODALITY AND THE WORLD-WIDE WEB -- 1. STUDY DESIGN -- 2. DEFINING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY -- 2.1. Public Diplomacy, Public Relations and Place Branding -- 2.2. Communication in Public Diplomacy: Recent Developments -- 3. A CASE STUDY IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY COMMUNICATION: AMERICA.GOV -- 3.1. Reorganization of Thematic Categories -- 3.1.1. Slogans and catchphrases -- 3.2. The America.gov Homepage -- 3.2.1. The "cover" stories -- 3.2.2. Other homepage contents -- 3.3. Looking Inside the Website -- 3.3.1. Examining the economics section -- 3.3.2. Non-textual modal resources -- 3.3.3. Economics, entrepreneurship and personalization -- 3.4. Some Observations on Website Construction and Exploitation of HCMC Affordances: Interactivity, Co-Articulation and Visual Resources -- 3.4.1. Longer texts -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 TYING DISASTER DIPLOMACY IN KNOTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DISASTER DIPLOMACY -- DISASTER DIPLOMACY TYPOLOGIES -- TOO MUCH AND TOO LITTLE INTERCONNECTEDNESS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 EUROPEAN UNION ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL VALUE PROJECTION: SOFT POWER IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EUROPE AND THE PACIFIC IN HISTORY -- DIPLOMACY -- TRADE AGREEMENTS -- TRADE CONTROVERSY.

EPAS IN THE PACIFIC? -- DIALOGUE ON DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RULE OF LAW -- INTERIM EPA AGREEMENTS WITH FIJI AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- POLITICAL DIALOGUE WITH FIJI -- ASSESSMENT -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 5 INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THE RESOURCE CURSE: HIGH ON RHETORIC, LOW ON RELEVANCE? -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. A BRIEF GUIDE TO THE RESOURCE CURSE LITERATURE -- 3. THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (EITI) -- 4. PETROLEUM-RELATED AID -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 FOREIGN AID: AN INTRODUCTION TO U.S. PROGRAMS AND POLICY -- SUMMARY -- A NOTE ON NUMBERS AND SOURCES -- FOREIGN AID PURPOSES AND PRIORITIES -- What Are the Rationales and Objectives of U.S. Foreign Assistance? -- Rationales for Foreign Aid -- Objectives of Foreign Aid -- Peace and Security -- Investing in People -- Governing Justly and Democratically -- Economic Growth -- Humanitarian Assistance -- What Are the Different Types of Foreign Aid? -- Bilateral Development Assistance -- Economic Aid Supporting U.S. Political and Security Objectives -- Humanitarian Assistance -- Multilateral Assistance -- Military Assistance -- What Are the Funding Priorities and Trends in U.S. Foreign Assistance? -- Trends in Types of U.S. Aid -- Trends in Programs and Sectors of Special Interest -- Which Countries Receive U.S. Foreign Aid? -- FOREIGN AID SPENDING -- How Large Is the U.S. Foreign Assistance Budget and What Have Been the Historical Funding Trends? -- How Does Foreign Aid Compare with Other Federal Programs? -- How Much of Foreign Aid Dollars Are Spent on U.S. Goods? -- How Does the United States Rank as a Donor of Foreign Aid? -- DELIVERY OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE -- What Executive Branch Agencies Administer Foreign Aid Programs? -- U.S. Agency for International Development -- U.S. Department of State -- U.S. Department of Defense.

U.S. Department of the Treasury -- Millennium Challenge Corporation -- Other Agencies -- What Are the Different Forms in Which Assistance Is Provided? -- Cash Transfers -- Equipment and Commodities -- Economic Infrastructure -- Training -- Expertise -- Small Grants -- How Much Aid Is Provided as Loans and How Much as Grants? What Are Some Types of Loans? Have Loans Been Repaid? Why Is Repayment of Some Loans Forgiven? -- Loan/Grant Composition -- Types of Loans -- Loan Repayment -- Debt Forgiveness -- What Are the Roles of Government and Private Sector in Development and Humanitarian Aid Delivery? -- CONGRESS AND FOREIGN AID -- What Congressional Committees Oversee Foreign Aid Programs? -- What Are the Major Foreign Aid Legislative Vehicles? -- APPENDIX A. DATA TABLES -- APPENDIX B. COMMON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- Chapter 7 STRATEGIC ARMS CONTROL AFTER START: ISSUES AND OPTIONS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- THE START TREATY6 -- Key Provisions -- Central Limits -- Counting Rules -- Collateral Constraints -- Monitoring and Verification -- Access Measures -- Information Exchanges -- On-site Inspections -- Synergy in Monitoring and Verification -- START Implementation -- THE STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE REDUCTIONS TREATY12 -- PREPARING FOR START EXPIRATION -- U.S.-Russian Discussions -- U.S. and Russian Proposals -- Russian Proposals -- U.S. Proposals -- OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE -- Possible Goals -- Improving the U.S.-Russian Relationship -- Supporting Nuclear Nonproliferation Goals -- Restraining Weapons -- Promoting Transparency and Cooperation -- Scope -- Reductions vs. Transparency -- Linkages -- Participants -- Potential Paths -- Allow START to Lapse -- Extend START -- Extend and Amend START -- Replace START -- Further Reductions with START Rules -- Further Reductions without START Rules.

Transparency and Confidence Building Measures -- Choosing a Path -- Chapter 8 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND AMERICAN DIPLOMACY: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF CURRENT U.S. INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T) POLICY -- Department of State (DOS) -- Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) -- Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary of State (STAS) -- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) -- White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) -- Role of Other Federal Agencies and Nongovernmental Organizations -- ROLE OF CONGRESS -- S&T Expertise, Presence and Global Engagement at DOS -- S&T Capacity at USAID -- International S&T Policy Direction and Federal Coordination at OSTP and NSTC -- New Institute to Support Technology Research -- Additional Considerations -- INDEX.