US Foreign policy

I've been looking for books about US foreign policy in the 21st century but all I could find were collections of cherry picked anecdotes, angry ramblings about the immoral behavior of the CIA and wacky oil/drugs conspiracy theories.
It's not that I don't believe that international relations don't leave a large room for shady back dealings, it's just that I'm looking for something with an analytical approach to american diplomacy with its connection to internal and economic factors at home that's free of moral indignation and the like.

Any recommendations? Pic not so much related.

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>Any recommendations?
No. All I can think of:
Avoid journalists, search for historians.

Well then are there any historians you would recommend? Doesn't have to be that related

Henry Kissinger - World Order
Ahmed Rashid - Descent into Chaos: The United States & the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan & Central Asia

This list might be helpful
goodreads.com/list/show/11730.American_Foreign_Policy#3024831
Some of it is 20st stuff but you shouldn't let that discourage you - Diplomacy is a long term game, so it'll be good to understand the policy changes of the last 30 years.

The making of an Atlantic ruling class
libcom.org/library/making-atlantic-ruling-class-kees-van-der-pijl

The political economy of U.S. militarism
kritisches-netzwerk.de/sites/default/files/ismael_hossein-zadeh_the_political_economy_of_u.s._militarism_palgrave-macmillan_2006_303_pages.pdf

This is shit advice. If you're looking for modern foreign policy you aren't going to find anything by historians of note by virtue of the best historians staying away because of the incomplete nature modern history often has. Also because commenting on modern foreign policy isn't history but political science.

Journalist are the best introduction. They at least layout a skeleton of a framework that when coupled with the generals, policy makers, and individuals directly involved in modern policy making begins a complete foundation.

OP look for the insider books by individuals who worked in the Clinton, W Bush, and Obama administrations and couple them with journalist writing on the topic.

Well anything you would recommend?

It is economics focused but;
Killing the Host - Michael Hudson

>This is shit advice.
True, to be honest I wouldn't bother with both journalists or historians. Because the latter just makes post hoc explanations to fit a narrative.

And of course, you shouldn't avoid journalists, just journalists in general. But anyway, I feel I have no credentials to speak of this. Should probably just shut the fuck up.

Yeah I'm skeptical of journalists myself. All the things I mentioned in the op are journalists trademarks.