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U.S. Foreign Policy: Are We Witnessing the End of American Preponderance?
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U.S. Foreign Policy:
Are We Witnessing the End of American Preponderance?
Emily Acevedo
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Politics and Policy
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA 91711
USA
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Abstract
The terrorist attacks on September 11 signified a distinct opportunity for the
United States, as a hegemonic power, to rally support for world wide collaboration for awar on terrorism. This tragedy would set the stage for the United States to reconstruct itsforeign policy agenda from one of incoherence in a Post Cold War environment to onebased on practical objectives, setting the agenda toward the future of democracy,economic development, environmental preservation, and human rights. However, whatscholars have witnessed is an unwillingness by the current Bush Administration to seizethis opportunity to develop a prudent, comprehensive strategy about the threats in the21st century, nor what type of role the United States should fulfill. This paper seeks toexamine the foreign policy objectives since 1991, particularly emphasizing the trends thatPresident George W. Bush sought to initiate, prior to the September 11 attacks. Howhave these policies hindered the United States’ ability to secure its hegemonic status inthe 21st century? Has U.S. foreign policy focused on the actual threats or manufacturedthreats? Has the United States shot itself in the foot with its “go it alone” policy;alienating long time allies of Germany, France and Spain? Has the lackluster attempt towork with emerging economic powers like China and India, opened up new opportunitiesfor the European Union? Is the United States fated to follow in the footsteps of the oncegreat power of Great Britain, and more importantly, will this shift in power be peaceful ordestructive?
This paper is a draft - Do not cite without prior permission from the author.
Comments appreciated.
Prepared for delivery at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the International StudiesAssociation, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2-5, 2005.
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U.S. Foreign Policy:
Are We Witnessing the End of American Preponderance?
Emily Acevedo
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Politics and Policy
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA 91711
USA
## email not listed ##
Abstract
The terrorist attacks on September 11 signified a distinct opportunity for the
United States, as a hegemonic power, to rally support for world wide collaboration for a
war on terrorism. This tragedy would set the stage for the United States to reconstruct its
foreign policy agenda from one of incoherence in a Post Cold War environment to one
based on practical objectives, setting the agenda toward the future of democracy,
economic development, environmental preservation, and human rights. However, what
scholars have witnessed is an unwillingness by the current Bush Administration to seize
this opportunity to develop a prudent, comprehensive strategy about the threats in the
21st century, nor what type of role the United States should fulfill. This paper seeks to
examine the foreign policy objectives since 1991, particularly emphasizing the trends that
President George W. Bush sought to initiate, prior to the September 11 attacks. How
have these policies hindered the United States’ ability to secure its hegemonic status in
the 21st century? Has U.S. foreign policy focused on the actual threats or manufactured
threats? Has the United States shot itself in the foot with its “go it alone” policy;
alienating long time allies of Germany, France and Spain? Has the lackluster attempt to
work with emerging economic powers like China and India, opened up new opportunities
for the European Union? Is the United States fated to follow in the footsteps of the once
great power of Great Britain, and more importantly, will this shift in power be peaceful or
destructive?
This paper is a draft - Do not cite without prior permission from the author.
Comments appreciated.
Prepared for delivery at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the International Studies
Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2-5, 2005.
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