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Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way. Chapter 17. The Roots of U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy . The cold war era Containment Vietnam Bipolar (power structure). The Roots of U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy . A new world order Unipolar (power structure) Multilateralism

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Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

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  1. Foreign Policy:Protecting the American Way Chapter 17

  2. The Roots of U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy • The cold war era • Containment • Vietnam • Bipolar (power structure) © 2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  3. The Roots of U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy • A new world order • Unipolar (power structure) • Multilateralism • The Gulf War • War in the Balkans © 2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  4. The Roots of U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy • The war on terrorism • U.S. no longer using a multilateral approach • Would not support Kyoto Protocol or International Criminal Court • 9-11 World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks • Preemptive war doctrine • Afghanistan invasion and ouster of Taliban © 2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  5. The Roots of U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy • The Iraq War • Rationale for war, suspected weapons of mass destruction (WMD) • Strong international objection to military action • Postwar Iraq very unstable, making reconstruction difficult • Heavy involvement in Iraq limited U.S. ability to respond on other fronts • Waning public support and the “surge” © 2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  6. The Military Dimension of National Security Policy • Military power, uses, and capabilities • Nuclear war • Conventional war • The all-volunteer military • Unconventional (guerilla) war • Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan • Transnational terrorism © 2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  7. The Military Dimension of National Security Policy • The politics of national defense • Public opinion • Generally supportive • Wanes if military conflict extends for long period • The military-industrial complex © 2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  8. The Economic Dimension of National Security Policy • Three world economic centers • United States, Europe, Pacific Rim • Promoting global trade • Marshal Plan • Multinational corporations • Economic globalization • Free trade and protectionism • Trade imbalance and China © 2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  9. The U.S. Trade Deficit © 2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  10. The Economic Dimension of National Security Policy • Maintaining access to oil and other natural resources • Middle East and the Gulf War • Assisting developing nations • IMF and World Bank • Misconceptions and low popular support in U.S. © 2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  11. Assistance to Developing Countries, as a Percentage of Gross National Income © 2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  12. A Challenging World • Expanded terrorist threats • Iraq conflict mobilized and united Islamic extremists • The challenge of the global economy • U.S. oil dependency • Surging Chinese economy • Weakening U.S. dollar © 2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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