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PLS 422 |
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Eagle Rules (2
meanings)
70's Problems:
Vietnam
Oil Crisis
Iran revolt
Soviets in Afghanistan
Economy Competition
80's/90's Issues:
Berlin Wall- November 1989
Hussein/Kuwait 1990
Soviet Union Implodes 1991
Economic Issues- Globalization:
WTO
EU
IMF
UN
Humanitarianism:
Rwanda
Bosnia
Kosovo
Conflict Resolution:
Sudan
Angola
Liberia
Kashmir
Columbia
Proliferations of Weapons:
Iraq
Iran
North Korea
Pakistan
India
Poverty/Disease
Three Tendencies/
Propositions
1. American Primacy Continues
2. American Catalyst for Action on World Problems
3. No Major Threats - so difficult in world and at home
for FP elites
American Primacy
Strengths:
A). Military Strengths
B). Projected Power
C). Technology
D). Economy
E). Culture- life style and
entertainment
F). Information Technology Power
Potential Challengers:
Japan
China
Russia
Germany
EU
American Power to Political Influence