The Roots of American Foreign Policy and The American Foreign Political Culture

Abstract

Foreign political cultures hold a substantial place in foreign policy analyses. In order to understand the American foreign political culture, one has to examine the roots of American foreign policy. The foreign political culture of the United States has several different aspects. With its unprecedented position, the United States intends to become a benevolent hegemon rather than a traditional one by using the means of soft power. However within the evolution of this foreign political culture, an American cult has been created which caused American foreign policy to drift to the point from which a return to its roots is hardly possible.

Keywords

Foreign Political Culture, American Foreign Political Culture, American Foreign Policy, The Cold War, Soft Power.

Citation

Sümer, Gültekin, “The Roots of American Foreign Policy and The American Foreign Political Culture”, International Relations, Volume 5, Issue 19 (Fall 2008), pp. 119-144.

Affiliations

• Gültekin Sümer, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Maltepe University, Department of International Relations and European Union