U.S. Foreign Policy in the 1990s

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This paper explains how, with the cold-war over, the U.S. found itself re-examining its foreign policies and deciding how to establish itself as the only remaining superpower. This paper looks at three of the principles that shaped foreign policy in the 1990s -- namely a much lessened interest in security, an emphasis on trade and an extraordinary focus on humanitarian activities.

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"Much of the United States foreign policy in the 1990s reflected the country's ongoing adjustment to its new role as, in Richard Haas' terms, a "reluctant sheriff." With the zero-sum struggles of the Cold War out of the way, the United States suddenly found itself the only remaining superpower. As Haas observed, "We no longer live in a world in which a rival possesses missiles aimed at us with the capacity to destroy us in an instant. Nor is the United States engaged any longer in a global struggle for influence or advantage" (The Reluctant Sheriff, 56)."

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