US Foreign Policy in C20

1. US Foreign Policy in C20 • 3 elements from Theodore Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan • Global US interests • Credible Deterrent • Anglo-American Alliance • Weapons which won the Cold War - update of Rooseveltian Principles • Updated again by George W. Bush

2. 4 Core absolutes of USFP • Oil supply • Benign protectorate over Western Europe and East Asia • The Monroe Doctrine • Preservation of Israel

3. Core goals of American Foreign Policy • Power - Realism • Peace - Liberal Internationalism • Prosperity - International political economy • Principles - Democratic Idealism

4. Core goals of American Foreign Policy • Balance of Power - Coercive policy • World Order - Diplomatic policy • Global Capitalism - Economic policy • Global Democracy - Political policy

5. At least 3 types of US foreign or defence policy • Strategic in relation to other countries over time - divided between realist and idealist: national self-interest or a moral element to foreign policy • Crisis management: Berlin airlift, Suez crisis, Cuban missile crisis, Iranian hostages, Middle East, Gulf, driven by the Presidency and the National Security Council • Structural defence policy: deployment of materials & troops: driven by congressional committees; dept defence

6. American views of post cold war conflicts • A list - Conflicts which threaten survival of the US - None (terrorism?) • B list - Regional Conflicts - Iraq, North Korea, US interests at stake • C list - No threat to US interests - Somalia, Rwanda, Kosovo, Bosnia • Current US priorities do not centre on peacekeeping & humanitarian aid