Andrew Price-Smith was a leading scholar of global health security and the David Packard Professor of International Relations and Director of the Global Health Initiative at Colorado College. Price-Smith specialized in analyses of the effects of disease, environmental change, and energy scarcity on the security of nations. He was the author of numerous books and articles, including Rising Threats, Enduring Challenges (OUP) and Oil, Illiberalism, and War; Contagion and Chaos; and The Health of Nations (MIT Press).
"An accessible, informative, comprehensive introduction to US foreign policy. It provides the reader with tools of analysis and ways of making sense of both continuity and change. It empowers the reader to be both analyst and critic as in their journey through the successes, failures, and complexities of US foreign policy, both yesterday and today."" Professor Frances T. Pilch, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Political Science, United States Air Force Academy"