Steven W. Hook (1959-2022) was professor of political science at Kent State University. In addition to this book, he was co-author of American Foreign Policy Since World War II (CQ Press, 2019, 21st ed., with John Spanier) and author of National Interest and Foreign Aid (Lynne Rienner, 1995). His edited books include U.S. Foreign Policy Today: American Renewal? (CQ Press, 2012, with James M. Scott), the Routledge Handbook of American Foreign Policy (Routledge Press, 2012, with Christopher M. Jones), and Democratic Peace in Theory and Practice (Kent State University Press, 2010). His journal articles have appeared in World Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Asian Survey, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Interactions, and other leading journals. Professor Hook received a BA (1982) in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Michigan and an MA (1990) and PhD (1993) in International Studies from the University of South Carolina. At Kent State, he received the university's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2007 and served as department chair from 2008 to 2012. He was a past president of the Foreign Policy Analysis sections of the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association. John Spanier received his PhD from Yale University. Since joining the faculty of the University of Florida in 1957, Spanier has lectured at the U.S. State Department's Foreign Service Institute, the Naval War College, military service academies, and several universities. Among his many other books is Games Nations Play. Andrea K. Grove is Professor of Political Science and Global Studies at California State University Channel Islands. She received a Ph.D. in Political Science from The Ohio State University in 1999, an M.A. in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Lancaster University, UK, in 1993, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Georgia in 1992. Grove's research interests include political leadership, foreign policy analysis and decision making, Global South issues, and conflict resolution. Her work appears in a number of International Relations and Foreign Policy journals. Her first book, Political Leadership and Foreign Policy: Manipulating Support Across Borders, was published by Palgrave in 2007; she also published Social Business: Theory, Practice, and Critical Perspectives with Springer in 2014, about her work with Muhammad Yunus. Maneuver and Exploit: Global South Foreign Policy in the Transnational Context is forthcoming from Lexington Books.
