The Institute on U.S. Foreign Policy provides a multinational group of 18 experienced and highly-motivated foreign university faculty and related professionals with a deeper understanding of how U.S. foreign policy is conceptualized and enacted with emphasis on the post cold war era. The Institute examines the intersection of ideas and structures in the development of U.S. foreign policy, but focuses primarily on the main philosophical traditions on which U.S. foreign policy has been based; the grand strategies and frameworks that have been developed out of these philosophical trends; and, what actors--both governmental and non-governmental--shape U.S. foreign policy from its conceptualization to its enactment. An overarching goal of the Institute is to illuminate the relationship between U.S. policies and the political, social, and economic forces in the United States that constitute the domestic context in which such policies are debated, formulated, and executed. Lastly, the Institute is structured to give attention to U.S. policy both globally and in particular geographic areas, by examining the role of U.S. foreign policy within the context of international relations and international institutions.

• The current Institute is hosted by: The University of Florida