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From dissociated hegemony towards embedded hegemony: Multilateralism as a by-product of American security concerns

Dhanrajgir, Nikhil; de Gaay Fortman, Bas; (2005) From dissociated hegemony towards embedded hegemony: Multilateralism as a by-product of American security concerns. [Letter]. ISYP Journal on Science and World Affairs , 1 (2) pp. 123-131. Gold open access

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Abstract

An earlier paper by the second author, entitled ‘Bella Americana: Some Consequences for the International Community’, dealt with the background and consequences of the American dissociation from the international legal and political order created after World War II. The current article examines this divergence in the light of United States foreign policy in general, pointing out that hegemony, unilateralism and pre-emptive strike together represent a certain ‘constant’ in American foreign policy. The article then examines the so called ‘war on terror’, trying to understand its flaws within the context of American strategic culture. Arguably, however, what has changed after 9/11 is not just the nature of security threats as such but also the global environment in which these manifest themselves. Taking supremacy of the world’s military, technological and financial-economic superpower as a basis for further analysis, the issue becomes how to get that hegemony embedded in a multilateral setting. Here the notion of ‘policy by-products’ appears to open new venues. Continuing unilateralism, the article argues, would constitute a serious threat to American security proper.

Type: Article
Title: From dissociated hegemony towards embedded hegemony: Multilateralism as a by-product of American security concerns
Open access status: An open access publication
Language: English
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > STEaPP
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1540374
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