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Can the United States Be Balanced? If So, How?
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In the broadest sense, what it at stake is the basic character of the international
environment. For the foreseeable future, the United States is going to be the world’s dominant military and economic power. If most states see its position as broadly beneficial—even legitimate—and if most of them adopt the policies of accommodation outlined in chapter 3, then the United States will be operating in a permissive international environment. Such a world will not be free from conflict, but it will be one where U.S. preferences are broadly shared by others and where the United States will find it comparatively easy to defend its vital interests and to advance its most important values.
Alternatively, if most states see the U.S. position as deeply worrisome, and see
U.S. policies as “part of the problem” rather than “part of the solution,” they will gravitate towards the strategies outlined in this chapter. If they do, then the United States will face an increasingly resistant international system rather than a largely permissive one. The United States will still get its way on many issues, and will still be the dominant world power, but it will face far greater friction and U.S. citizens are likely to see the world (and be seen by it) in a much more negative light.
For most (all?) of us, the first world offers a far more appealing vision. The
primary task of U.S. diplomacy, therefore, is to ensure that Americans can live in a world that generally embraces U.S. values and welcomes the benevolent use of U.S. power, rather than a world that is constantly searching for opportunities to undermine, irritate, and restrain it.
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51
In the broadest sense, what it at stake is the basic character of the international
environment. For the foreseeable future, the United States is going to be the world’s
dominant military and economic power. If most states see its position as broadly
beneficial—even legitimate—and if most of them adopt the policies of accommodation
outlined in chapter 3, then the United States will be operating in a permissive
international environment. Such a world will not be free from conflict, but it will be one
where U.S. preferences are broadly shared by others and where the United States will
find it comparatively easy to defend its vital interests and to advance its most important
values.
Alternatively, if most states see the U.S. position as deeply worrisome, and see
U.S. policies as “part of the problem” rather than “part of the solution,” they will
gravitate towards the strategies outlined in this chapter. If they do, then the United States
will face an increasingly resistant international system rather than a largely permissive
one. The United States will still get its way on many issues, and will still be the
dominant world power, but it will face far greater friction and U.S. citizens are likely to
see the world (and be seen by it) in a much more negative light.
For most (all?) of us, the first world offers a far more appealing vision. The
primary task of U.S. diplomacy, therefore, is to ensure that Americans can live in a world
that generally embraces U.S. values and welcomes the benevolent use of U.S. power,
rather than a world that is constantly searching for opportunities to undermine, irritate,
and restrain it.
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