Stephen R WeissmanStephen R. Weissman is the author of American Foreign Policy in the Congo 1960-19 (Cornell University Press, 1974) and A Culture of Deference: Congress's Failure of Leadership in Foreign Policy (Basic Books, 1995, 1996). A political scientist, Weissmn has taught and researched at Fordham University, New Jersey City University, Stanford University, the University of Texas at Dallas, and Howard University. He has published widely on American foreign policy in various regions of the the world, including the roles of Congress, the CIA and international mediation, as well as on the breakdown of the American campaign finance regulation system. Read More Read Less