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International Organizations, Great Power Competition, and the U.S. Presidency: The Dilemma of China

Author : James Jay Carafano

Published in: Presidential Leadership and Foreign Policy

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland

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Abstract

This chapter will contrast Trump’s approach to international organizations, which I will argue was principally realist, with Biden’s initial efforts to shape U.S. engagement with international organizations which I will argue is fundamentally structuralist. This chapter will highlight how their approaches lead to contrasting policies, making the point that neither eschews the value of international organizations as instruments of foreign policy. The chapter will then examine the aftermath of the war on Ukraine and examine if it has impacted this administration’s behavior. It will conclude by forecasting the likely impact on the Trump/Biden legacy in future approaches to international organizations.

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Title: International Organizations, Great Power Competition, and the U.S. Presidency: The Dilemma of China
Author: James Jay Carafano
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
Book: Presidential Leadership and Foreign Policy
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-52798-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-52799-9

Copyright Year: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52799-9_5