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1 The Politics of United States Foreign Policy

2 The myth of isolationism
Economic competition Political involvement Use of force Europe Latin America Asia

3 Historical Context: Continental Era (1776-1890)
Domestic: Manifest Destiny Purchase or conquer International: Monroe Doctrine

4 Historical Context: The Regional Era (1890-1940)
Domestic: support manifest destiny, myth of isolationism International: not isolationist Pacific Latin America Bolshevik Revolution

5 Historical Context: The Global Era (1940-present)
Restore prosperity Bretton Woods New political order United Nations

6 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

7 Global context The global environment: the system as context for policy Underlying Immediate The global environment: how the system structures policy Psychological objective

8 Stages of American Power: global environment of the cold war
Polarity: American Hegemony High policy: security dominant Low policy: liberal economic

9 Stages of American Power: global environment Post-Vietnam War
Complexity and power decline Pluralism Interdependence obstacles

10 Stages of American Power: global environment post-cold war
Revival of primacy Trends: Rise of globalization Global conflicts Terrorism Resource disputes Civil war Others?

11 American power: decline or revival
Declinists Power is cyclical Imperial overstretch Revivalists Self-renewing Exaggeration of decline No real rivals

12 Reactions to continued hegemony
Align Reign in delegitimize

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