The Role of Philosophy in American Foreign Relations: John Fousek’s "To Lead the Free World"

The work "John Fox 's work" Leading the Free World "provides an amazing view of the role of philosophy in American foreign relations. Indeed, the beginning of the Cold War has helped shape America 's global nationalist ideology, rooted in the "White Anglo - Saxon" philosophy that America is governing the world. At the time of writing, Fousek focused on the cultural background of policy makers and how the consistency of the Cold War policy is shaped by the influence of ideas, relevance, and external relations It was.

Many Americans say, "My country is" the leader of the world of freedom ", insisting on mythology as inheriting the tradition of" the city on the mountain ", John Winslow's Massachusetts Bay Colonial Governor has made this tradition First announced. In fact, records of violence and invasion in the United States can be traced back to the formation, but especially after the end of World War II America became a major superpower of the world. "We have about 50% of the world's wealth, but we have only 3% of the population ... In this case, we should not be subject to jealousy and indignation" It was. South pointed out the plan document of 1948 on the policy of the State Council. "The real future for us is to design a relationship model that will allow us to maintain this gap without having a positive impact on national security."

No matter who stands on the "proper" role of the world in the world and contemporary geopolitical issues, its premise is obvious. Since 1947, the US national security and broader diplomatic relations no longer presupposed the limited view that it would preserve the political and personal safety of US territory and citizens no longer. By contrast, the aid agreement signed on May 22, 1947 is to support, maintain, intervene and / or reshape the political integrity, structure, and stability of non-communist countries around the world (Selectively) established the formal promise of the United States. The outcome of this aid agreement is widespread for the formation of international relations in the early days of the Cold War and today's world.