Bush and Monroe Doctrine with John Mearsheimer #history
Channel: International Relations & Politics
Date: 20/04/2022

The Monroe doctrine refers to a policy pursued by John Monroe.This policy remains in effect to date.Essentially on the 7th of December,in his state of the union address,he warned great powers from trying to reclaim colonies in the western hemisphere.The US at the time relied on Britain to defend it's seas.Further more America would avoid interfering in European domestic affairs.Great powers from this time avoided interfering in Latin America and the Northern region.America as such remained secure as a regional hegemony in the western Hemisphere.

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John Joseph Mearsheimer is an American political scientist and international relations scholar, who belongs to the realist school of thought. He is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. He has been described as the most influential realist of his generation. Join Him as he discusses the history and development of American foreign policy since 1783 in English. John terms it, a history of Hegemony. From Manifest destiny to the Monroe Doctrine. John is well versed in American Foreign policy and its impact on World History.

History refers to the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

1783
-The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War.

FOREIGN POLICY
A state's foreign policy or external policy is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through multilateral platforms.

The four main objectives of U.S. foreign policy are the protection of the United States and its citizens and allies, the assurance of continuing access to international resources and markets, the preservation of a balance of power in the world, and the protection of human rights and democracy. Security, prosperity, and the creation of a better world are the three most prominent goals of American foreign policy. During the 1990s, American foreign policy focused on consolidating its success.
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Foreign policy, general objectives that guide the activities and relationships of one state in its interactions with other states. The development of foreign policy is influenced by domestic considerations, the policies or behavior of other states, or plans to advance specific geopolitical designs.

The State Department has four main foreign policy goals: Protect the United States and Americans; Advance democracy, human rights, and other global interests; Promote international understanding of American values and policies;