Alternative Options for U.S. Policy Toward the International Order
Abstract
Since 1945, the United States has pursued its interests through the creation and maintenance of international economic institutions, bilateral and regional security arrangements and organizations, and liberal political norms that are often referred to as the "international order." In recent years, rising powers have begun to challenge aspects of this order. This report is part of a larger RAND Corporation study, entitled "Building a Sustainable International Order," that aims to understand the existing international order, assess current challenges to the order, and recommend future U.S. policies with respect to the order. (For more information on the project, visit www.rand.org/nsrd/projects/international-order.) The study has produced multiple reports and essays. Three are central to the study's assessment of the international order: one that defines and scopes the order; one that examines its status, attempting to create measurable indexes of the health of the order; and this one, which defines and explains the significance of alternative visions for the future of the international order. The overall study describes and evaluates how U.S. decisionmakers have described and used the international order in conducting foreign policy, as well as how academics have assessed the mechanisms by which the international order changes state behavior.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1085737
Entities
People
- Andrew Radin
- Astrid S. Cevallos
- Michael J. Mazarr
- Miranda Priebe
Organizations
- RAND Corporation