PLS 422
Contemporary American Foreign Policy 
W. Lee Johnston, Ph.D.

Terms/Concepts


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