Presidents, precedents and the use of military force
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There is a wide disparity in theory and practice regarding the president's handling of foreign policy. This gap was evident in US Pres Bill Clinton's decision to launch military air strikes against Iraq in 1996 when Iraqi troops invaded the Kurdish territory in the northern part of the country. Constitutional lawyers and political scientists argued that the Constitution does not permit presidential supremacy in foreign policy making. However, while it may be true that the Constitution does not sanction such domination of foreign affairs by the executive branch, such practice is inevitable. This inevitability, in fact, has long been accepted by the American public as well as most lawmakers and judges.
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 1998
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American political culture and the end of the Cold War
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Analysis of contemporary American political culture can help to assess how the Cold War's end will affect US relations with other countries. Political culture refers to all the attitudes and biases that relate politics to economics, society and other broad concerns. A study of this culture in relation to the international environment suggests that the American preference for overly simple resolutions of complex problems may engender conflict in the post-Cold War era. A key question is whether the American people can learn to accept that radical change is sometimes necessary.
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 1992
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A few words on Christopher Thorne's pursuit of American political culture
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The late Christopher Thorne's analysis of American political culture was an insightful and thought-provoking end to his academic career. Thorne argued that two beliefs have dominated this culture: the Dream, meaning the idea that the American people will be able to improve their lives, and the Other, meaning the tendency to view other cultures as inferior. The US predilection for remaking other cultures in the American image is the result of these beliefs. The search for a new Other to replace the Communist threat is a likely development in US politics.
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 1992
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