The Politics of United States Foreign Policy
The myth of isolationism Economic competition Political involvement Use of force Europe Latin America Asia
Historical Context: Continental Era (1776-1890) Domestic: Manifest Destiny Purchase or conquer International: Monroe Doctrine
Historical Context: The Regional Era (1890-1940) Domestic: support manifest destiny, myth of isolationism International: not isolationist Pacific Latin America Bolshevik Revolution
Historical Context: The Global Era (1940-present) Restore prosperity Bretton Woods New political order United Nations
The Global Era: 3 parts Cold war: consensus Post Vietnam War Security—containment and deterrence Liberal economic order—Bretton Woods II Post Vietnam War challenges Post cold war Pre-9/11: reactive Post-9/11: Bush doctrine
Global context The global environment: the system as context for policy Underlying Immediate The global environment: how the system structures policy Psychological objective
Stages of American Power: global environment of the cold war Polarity: American Hegemony High policy: security dominant Low policy: liberal economic
Stages of American Power: global environment Post-Vietnam War Complexity and power decline Pluralism Interdependence obstacles
Stages of American Power: global environment post-cold war Revival of primacy Trends: Rise of globalization Global conflicts Terrorism Resource disputes Civil war Others?
American power: decline or revival Declinists Power is cyclical Imperial overstretch Revivalists Self-renewing Exaggeration of decline No real rivals
Reactions to continued hegemony Align Reign in delegitimize