America

The topic over whether or not the U.S. can be considered an imperial power has been largely debated over since the aggressive foreign policy tactics observed by former President George W. Bush. Since then, an anti-American attitude has had many accusing the U.S. of attempting to build an empire. Th...

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Main Author: Lana Perić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) 2014-09-01
Series:Politikon
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Online Access:https://politikon.iapss.org/index.php/politikon/article/view/104
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description The topic over whether or not the U.S. can be considered an imperial power has been largely debated over since the aggressive foreign policy tactics observed by former President George W. Bush. Since then, an anti-American attitude has had many accusing the U.S. of attempting to build an empire. The problem with many arguments is that they often inaccurately portray the idea of imperialism or the arguments are made with little understanding of the American institutions and how foreign policy is made. This research paper hopes to present the idea that there are various branches of imperialism to consider and that the United States have exhibited a liberal imperialist behaviour. To prove this thesis, this paper will show how the foreign policy system of the United States is altered to the external events in the world and that has assisted the United States in acting as a liberal imperial power.
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spelling doaj.art-bb208f1e61a94ccca99444f333bbcf2f2023-10-13T18:23:24ZengInternational Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS)Politikon2414-66332014-09-012410.22151/politikon.24.8AmericaLana Perić0Carleton University The topic over whether or not the U.S. can be considered an imperial power has been largely debated over since the aggressive foreign policy tactics observed by former President George W. Bush. Since then, an anti-American attitude has had many accusing the U.S. of attempting to build an empire. The problem with many arguments is that they often inaccurately portray the idea of imperialism or the arguments are made with little understanding of the American institutions and how foreign policy is made. This research paper hopes to present the idea that there are various branches of imperialism to consider and that the United States have exhibited a liberal imperialist behaviour. To prove this thesis, this paper will show how the foreign policy system of the United States is altered to the external events in the world and that has assisted the United States in acting as a liberal imperial power. https://politikon.iapss.org/index.php/politikon/article/view/104American institutionsforeign policyimperialismliberalismUnited States
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