Tag: US foreign policy

Compare the U.S. role in the OAS with its role in other regional organizations such as NATO and APEC in terms of agenda-setting and power projection. Comment on the assertion that the OAS has been “Washington’s diplomatic arm” in Latin America rather than an independent multilateral platform.

~ Polity Prober

U.S. Role in the OAS, NATO, and APEC: Agenda-Setting, Power Projection, and the Question of Multilateral Autonomy Introduction The United States’ participation in regional organizations has long been a cornerstone of its foreign policy architecture. Institutions like the Organization of American States (OAS), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) serve as … Continue reading Compare the U.S. role in the OAS with its role in other regional organizations such as NATO and APEC in terms of agenda-setting and power projection. Comment on the assertion that the OAS has been “Washington’s diplomatic arm” in Latin America rather than an independent multilateral platform.

To what extent, and through which specific manifestations across its military, economic, political, and cultural dimensions, has US hegemony since the end of the Cold War shaped the evolution of the international order, considering its intended and unintended consequences for great powers, developing nations, international organizations, and non-state actors, while also evaluating the internal and external challenges currently facing this hegemonic position and the normative implications for the legitimacy and justice of the resulting global system?

~ Polity Prober

Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. hegemony has played a defining role in shaping the evolution of the international order, exerting multifaceted influence across military, economic, political, and cultural domains. This hegemony, often theorized through frameworks such as hegemonic stability theory (Kindleberger, 1973; Gilpin, 1981) and Gramscian accounts of hegemony (Cox, 1983), has … Continue reading To what extent, and through which specific manifestations across its military, economic, political, and cultural dimensions, has US hegemony since the end of the Cold War shaped the evolution of the international order, considering its intended and unintended consequences for great powers, developing nations, international organizations, and non-state actors, while also evaluating the internal and external challenges currently facing this hegemonic position and the normative implications for the legitimacy and justice of the resulting global system?