Toward a Neo-Reaganite Foreign Policy

America has reached a tepid consensus that accepts a decline of U.S. power in the world as inevitable. Other nations, better judges of power, treat the United States as a hegemon. America should pursue a vision of benevolent hegemony as bold as Reagan's in the 1970s and wield its authority unab...

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Published in:Foreign affairs (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1996-07, Vol.75 (4), p.18-32
Main Authors: Kristol, William, Kagan, Robert
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Cold wars
Conservatism
DEFENSE POLICY AND SPENDING
Defense spending
Essays
Financial budgets
Foreign affairs
Foreign Policy
HEGEMONY
Influence
International economics
International relations
International relations-US
Leadership
Management
Military defense
Military expenditure
Objectives
Patriotism
Political parties
Reagan, Ronald Wilson
REPUBLICAN PARTY (ALL NATIONS)
Republicanism
RONALD REAGAN
U.S.A
United States
UNITED STATES, 1945 TO PRESENT
War
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Summary:America has reached a tepid consensus that accepts a decline of U.S. power in the world as inevitable. Other nations, better judges of power, treat the United States as a hegemon. America should pursue a vision of benevolent hegemony as bold as Reagan's in the 1970s and wield its authority unabashedly. The defense budget should be increased dramatically, citizens should be educated to appreciate the military's vital work abroad, and moral clarity should direct a foreign policy that puts the heat on dictators and authoritarian regimes. Republicans are best fitted to carry out this foreign policy of national honor and elevated patriotism.
ISSN:0015-7120
2327-7793
DOI:10.2307/20047656