01894cam a2200349 a 45000010008000000030008000080050017000160060019000330070003000520080041000550100017000960200025001130200018001380350012001560400023001680410008001910430021001990500024002200820019002441000046002632450050003092600042003593000028004013360026004293370028004553380027004835040051005105200868005616500029014296510044014586510042015023260569BJBSDDR20260616173342.0a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta810617s1981    nyu     rb    001 0 eng    a   81011056   a0893971065 :c$21.00  a9780893971069  a3260569  aDLCcDLCdDLCbeng  aeng  ae-uk---ae-ne---00aJX1395b.S661f 198100a327.4104922191 aSmith, Steven M.,d1952-q(Steven Murray)10aForeign policy adaptation /cSteven M. Smith.  aNew York :bNichols Pub. Co.,cc1981.  avii, 152 pages ;c23 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aThe book examines how states adjust their foreign policy over time in response to changing international and domestic conditions. Smith argues that foreign policy is not simply the result of rational, fixed decision-making, but an adaptive process shaped by constraints, pressures, and institutional dynamics.

Using comparative case studies (notably post-war Britain and the Netherlands), he shows that policy change is usually gradual and incremental, rather than sudden or revolutionary. Governments must constantly balance external pressures (such as shifts in the international system or crises) with internal factors like bureaucracy, political leadership, and domestic politics.

Overall, the book is an early contribution to Foreign Policy Analysis, emphasizing that adaptation is often constrained and complex rather than fully controlled by governments. 0aInternational relations. 0aGreat BritainxForeign relationsy1945- 0aNetherlandsxForeign relationsy1948-