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Lecture 18: Triumphalism and the 1990s

Lecture 18: Triumphalism and the 1990s. February 18, 2009. Honors program info meeting.

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Lecture 18: Triumphalism and the 1990s

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  1. Lecture 18: Triumphalism and the 1990s February 18, 2009

  2. Honors program info meeting • The Honors Student Advisory Panel presents: the Honors Leadership Spotlight! James Donnen, director of student services for the Jackson school and director of the competitive International Studies honors program, will be our first guest speaker in kicking-off this exciting new speaker series! In this informal discussion, Jim will introduce the wide variety of resources available in the Jackson school and, in particular, offer valuable insight into the rigorous international studies honors program—its layout, benefits of departmental honors, the application process, students' past thesis topics, and the post-graduation future of an international studies major. For those students considering applying to the honors department, don't miss this opportunity to get all those questions answered by a Jackson school insider! • Thursday, Feb. 19th from 12:30 to 2:30, Honors Library (2nd Floor, MGH)

  3. What now? • Remake the world—again? • We won! Or they lost? • Failure of Soviet political model • Failure of empire • Failure of Soviet economic model • Stifles competition • Misallocates resources • The End of History? • Francis Fukuyama (1989) • Western liberal democracy as “the final form of human government” • End of large-scale conflict involving large states • Criticism: Is liberal democracy really inevitable, or dependent on conditions? • Attraction of US system depends on attraction of US and local culture/traditions

  4. US power

  5. Bush I’s “New World Order” Twice this century, out of the horrors of war hope emerged for enduring peace. Twice before, those hopes proved to be a distant dream, beyond the grasp of man. Until now, the world we’ve known has been a world divided – a world of barbed wire and concrete block, conflict and cold war. Now, we can see a new world coming into view. A world in which there is the very real prospect of a new world order. In the words of Winston Churchill, a "world order" in which "the principles of justice and fair play ... protect the weak against the strong ..." A world where the United Nations, freed from cold war stalemate, is poised to fulfill the historic vision of its founders. A world in which freedom and respect for human rights find a home among all nations.

  6. Multilateralism • Integrate eastern bloc into multilateral institutions • Unite Germany, expand NATO

  7. NATO Expansion

  8. Why Expand NATO? • Incentives for ex-communist bloc • Security against revanchist Russia? • Symbolism • Because it was there • Dealing with emerging threats • Problem? Russia not happy

  9. Multilateralism • Integrate eastern bloc into multilateral institutions • Unite Germany, expand NATO • New trade agreements: NAFTA, APEC, WTO

  10. What APEC is Really About

  11. Peace Dividends • US defense cuts • Proliferation of democracies • End of (some) 3rd world civil wars: Mozambique, Angola, El Salvador, Nicuragua • End of apartheid in South Africa (1994) • Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

  12. The Clinton Era (1992-2000) • Continuation of multilateralism • Optimism • Unprecedented growth (US grew 27% 1990-98) • Focus on economics, unfocused foreign policy • Dark clouds on the horizon (“rogue states”, civil wars, AIDS in Africa) • Democrats: peace, prosperity, US soft power • Republicans: 1992-2000= “holiday from history” • Future historians: The limbo period sandwiched between the Cold War and Terror War

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