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Crisis, narratives, and the construction of US-Middle East relations : continuity and change in world history and Trump’s America First
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Hassan, Oz (2020) Crisis, narratives, and the construction of US-Middle East relations : continuity and change in world history and Trump’s America First. Global Affairs, 6 (1). pp. 121-141. doi:10.1080/23340460.2020.1745084 ISSN 2334-0479.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/23340460.2020.1745084
Abstract
This article sets out a novel constructivist conception of how we can analyse continuity and change in US foreign policy, and sets out the US relationship with the Middle East within the context of world history. It shows how the US has worked towards an imperium and deployed an imperial right over the long durée. The Trump administration has maintained this tradition. However, by better understanding the role and impact of crises, it is argued that analysts can be far more sensitive to the role of ideas and how reasons for action shape foreign policy. It is shown that the Trump administration adopts an America first policy-paradigm that moves away from a focus on free trade imperialism and towards indirect rule through authoritarian strongmen. Using advanced computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software it is demonstrated that the Global Financial Crisis opened a period of paradigm contestation.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) J Political Science > JZ International relations |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||
SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Continuity, United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East, Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States, International relations, Ideology -- Political aspects -- United States, United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century, Trump, Donald, 1946- -- Political and social views | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Global Affairs | ||||||
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited | ||||||
ISSN: | 2334-0479 | ||||||
Official Date: | 23 March 2020 | ||||||
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Volume: | 6 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 121-141 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/23340460.2020.1745084 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | “This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Global Affairs on 23/03/2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/23340460.2020.1745084 | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 24 April 2020 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 23 September 2021 |
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