American Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Period

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Analysis and interpretation of trends in American foreign policy since World War II. After discussing the competition theory of foreign policy and the development review during the Cold War, we will discuss current development in US foreign policy, including arms control, nuclear proliferation, human rights, regional intervention and conflict management, foreign aid, environmental policy and other major countries Focus on the problem. Relationships including Germany and the European Community countries, Japan, Russia, China

The core of the postwar American foreign policy was to contain the Soviet Union and communism. During the Cold War, the United States and its allies competed in a military, economic and ideological way with the Soviet Union and its allies. Both sides have created massive military power and huge nuclear weapons. Two superpowers never took part in the war, but due to the containment policy, America fell into bloody Korean war and Vietnam war. Over time, various constitutional principles and values ​​have shaped the foreign policy of the United States. The foreign policy of the United States contributes to independent self-determination of each country. Based on our commitment to the Constitutional Government, we often support and support countries that practice democracy. However, these principles may conflict with the objectives of national security, economics, or international political reality.

People who called Gulf War the first global crisis after the Cold War were wrong. The foreign policy of the United States is still promoted by the idea of ​​the Cold War. This is the same as the politics of world order that promoted US policy since the end of World War II. During the Cold War, the United States did not emphasize the real concern in the crisis, but was drawn into the bay under the pressure of intellectuals. The Bush administration 's response to Iraq' s invasion of Kuwait was Bart Beer 's response after the Cold War. US policy makers ceased to ask if the reaction during the Cold War relates to a world where the balance of political, military and economic forces has changed dramatically.