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Economic Interdependence
Foreign investment
FDI (foreign direct investment) & growth Growth rate & employment
Foreign cuisine impacts American eating habit Foreign arts & cultural products infiltrate American society Jackie Chen & Chinese martial arts Pokemon cards, hello kitty & American youth
Only superpower
American democracy serves to inspire
Global presence and global reach Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina Japan, South Korea, Germany, Cuba, North Korea, Iran & weapons proliferation issue Israel-Palestine conflict
China rising on ferocious American appetite for Chinese goods
Economic might
Only superpower
China rising on ferocious American appetite for Chinese goods American tourists enrich Caribbean & other destinations Popularity of American products overseas American cigarettes, cars, McDonalds, KFC, Cocacola
Moral Obligations
Human rights violation Murder as a policy tool in the Balkans Genocide & mass starvation
of US Foreign Policy
Foreign policies are made in the name of national interest Four core goals/elements of national interest (the 4 Ps framework)
Power Peace Prosperity Principles
A particular policy can be seen to pursue one, several or all of the Ps.
as the objective
Realists perception
International politics is a struggle for power. Competition and conflicts are constant Cooperation among states is limited The world is a self-help system; it is jungle States pursue power enlargement for survival.
as the objective
Peace
as the objective
as the objective
shuttle diplomacy in the Mideast by Dr. Kissinger The Camp David accord between Egypt and Israel in 1978 The 1995 Dayton accord ending the war in Bosnia US participation in the six-party talk on North Korea
as the objective
as the objective
Serves the parochial interest of the rich such as Multinational corporations and banks Continues domination of the less developed nations thru economic means
as the objective
This goal involves the values, ideals, and beliefs that the US has claimed to stand for in the world. The perception of democratic idealism
Right should always stand above might as a policy choice since America is morally unique and exceptional Promoting democracy around the world serves the interest of promoting peace because democracies do not fight among themselves