United States Foreign Policy & National Identity in the 21st Century (Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy)

Examines the complex relationship between United States foreign policy and American national identity as it has changed from the post-cold war period through the defining moment of 9/11 and into the 21st century. Starting with a discussion of notions of American identity in an historical sense, the contributors go on to examine the most central issues in US foreign policy and their impact on national identity including: the end of the Cold War, the rise of neo-conservatism, ideas of US Empire and the influence of the 'War on Terror'. The book sheds significant new light on the continuities and discontinuities in the relationship of US identity to foreign policy. BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 8 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 10 FOREWORD......Page 12 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 18 INTRODUCTION......Page 20 Section 1 HISTORY AND IDENTITY IN US FOREIGN POLICY......Page 26 1 VICTORY AND IDENTITY: The end of the Cold War in American imagination......Page 28 2 COSMOPOLITANISM OR NATIVISM?: US national identity and foreign policy in the twenty-first century......Page 45 Section 2 MOTIVATIONS, IDENTITY AND IDEOLOGY IN US FOREIGN POLICY......Page 60 3 A NEO-CONSERVATIVE-DOMINATED US FOREIGN POLICY ESTABLISHMENT?......Page 62 4 PATRIOTISM, NATIONAL IDENTITY, AND FOREIGN POLICY: The US–Israeli alliance in the twenty-first century......Page 75 5 THE COMPLEX FATE OF BEING AMERICA: The constitution of identity and the politics of security......Page 91 Section 3 THE CONSEQUENCES: THE RELUCTANT EMPIRE?......Page 108 6 REPUBLIC, EMPIRE OR GOOD INTERNATIONAL CITIZEN?: International law and American identity......Page 110 7 THE GREEKS OF OLD: Modelling the British Empire for a twenty-first century America......Page 126 8 EMPIRE AS A WAY OF LIFE?: A search for historical alternatives......Page 140 NOTES......Page 156 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 177 INDEX......Page 193 History And Identity In Us Foreign Policy -- Victory And Identity : The End Of The Cold War In American Imagination / Roger Johnson -- Cosmopolitanism Or Nativism? : Us National Identity And Foreign Policy In The Twenty-first Century / Carl Pedersen -- Motivations, Identity And Ideology In Us Foreign Policy -- A Neo-conservative-dominated Us Foreign Policy Establishment? / Inderjeet Parmar -- Patriotism, National Identity, And Foreign Policy : The Us-israeli Alliance In The Twenty-first Century / Caitlin Stewart -- The Complex Fate Of Being America : The Constitution Of Identity And The Politics Of Security / Ed Lock -- The Consequences : The Reluctant Empire? -- Republic, Empire Or Good International Citizen? : International Law And American Identity / Jason G. Ralph -- The Greeks Of Old : Modelling The British Empire For A Twenty-first Century America / Binoy Kampmark -- Empire As A Way Of Life? : A Search For Historical Alternatives / Jonathan M. Hansen. Edited By Kenneth Christie. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 131-167) And Index. History and identity in US foreign policy Identity and victory : the Cold War's end in American memory / Roger Johnson Nativism or cosmopolitanism? : American identity in the 21st century / Carl Pedersen Motivations, identity, and ideology in US foreign policy A neo-conservative-dominated US foreign policy establishment? / Inderjeet Parmar Patriotism, national identity, and foreign policy : the U.S.-Israeli alliance in the 21st century Constructing US identity : unilateralism and multilateralism in US security policy / Ed Lock The consequences : the reluctant empire? "Will the United States always be the 'quintessential' modern nation-state in an increasingly postmodern world?" / Jason G. Ralph How the anglophones can save the American imperium : modelling the British empire for a 21st century America / Binoy Kampmark American empire as a way of life : the search for historical alternatives / Jonathan Hansen.

Examines the complex relationship between United States foreign policy and American national identity as it has changed from the post-cold war period through the defining moment of 9/11 and into the 21st century.

Starting with a discussion of notions of American identity in an historical sense, the contributors go on to examine the most central issues in US foreign policy and their impact on national identity including: the end of the Cold War, the rise of neo-conservatism, ideas of US Empire and the influence of the 'War on Terror'. The book sheds significant new light on the continuities and discontinuities in the relationship of US identity to foreign policy.