Research Article

UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN STRATEGIC CULTURE AND FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH ROBERT KAGAN: A REVIEW

Volume: 4 Number: 1 April 21, 2021
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UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN STRATEGIC CULTURE AND FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH ROBERT KAGAN: A REVIEW

Abstract

This paper aims to understand how the American strategic culture and perception of security have been shaped over time and what its main features are. American strategic culture has been nourished from the historical, geographical, and political realities of the country. Being a country founded by immigrants, making a great America was also part of the nation-building process. Moreover, the continent's geographical conditions have led the United States of America to be a more powerful state to intervene in political and military issues worldwide. According to Robert Kagan, the interventionist character, the role of security provider, and disfavoring the international law and organizations are the American foreign policy's main features. In this respect, this paper focuses on these three aspects and evaluate them in its limitation. Although there are many studies upon American foreign policy, this study diverges itself from the existing literature by putting Robert Kagan’s interpretations to its center.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 21, 2021

Submission Date

January 25, 2021

Acceptance Date

February 23, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Demirkol, A. (2021). UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN STRATEGIC CULTURE AND FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH ROBERT KAGAN: A REVIEW. Uluslararası İlişkiler Ve Diplomasi, 4(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.51763/uid.868169
AMA
1.Demirkol A. UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN STRATEGIC CULTURE AND FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH ROBERT KAGAN: A REVIEW. Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Diplomasi. 2021;4(1):1-17. doi:10.51763/uid.868169
Chicago
Demirkol, Atahan. 2021. “UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN STRATEGIC CULTURE AND FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH ROBERT KAGAN: A REVIEW”. Uluslararası İlişkiler Ve Diplomasi 4 (1): 1-17. https://doi.org/10.51763/uid.868169.
EndNote
Demirkol A (April 1, 2021) UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN STRATEGIC CULTURE AND FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH ROBERT KAGAN: A REVIEW. Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Diplomasi 4 1 1–17.
IEEE
[1]A. Demirkol, “UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN STRATEGIC CULTURE AND FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH ROBERT KAGAN: A REVIEW”, Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Diplomasi, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 1–17, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.51763/uid.868169.
ISNAD
Demirkol, Atahan. “UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN STRATEGIC CULTURE AND FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH ROBERT KAGAN: A REVIEW”. Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Diplomasi 4/1 (April 1, 2021): 1-17. https://doi.org/10.51763/uid.868169.
JAMA
1.Demirkol A. UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN STRATEGIC CULTURE AND FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH ROBERT KAGAN: A REVIEW. Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Diplomasi. 2021;4:1–17.
MLA
Demirkol, Atahan. “UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN STRATEGIC CULTURE AND FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH ROBERT KAGAN: A REVIEW”. Uluslararası İlişkiler Ve Diplomasi, vol. 4, no. 1, Apr. 2021, pp. 1-17, doi:10.51763/uid.868169.
Vancouver
1.Atahan Demirkol. UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN STRATEGIC CULTURE AND FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH ROBERT KAGAN: A REVIEW. Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Diplomasi. 2021 Apr. 1;4(1):1-17. doi:10.51763/uid.868169

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