Summary of the Building a Sustainable International Order Project
Abstract
As the Second World War drew to a close, U.S. officials discussed ways of preventing such conflicts in the future. They reviewed the war's leading causes: the economic chaos of the Great Depression; the failure to confront aggressive revisionist states; and the rise of a hostile and paranoid nationalism within several major powers. They concluded that the United States should work to shape the postwar settlement, and the character of international politics going forward, in more structured, collaborative and rule-bound ways. And they conceived of a number of specific organizations - notably the United Nations (UN); what became the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); and, eventually, the network of U.S. alliances - to promote collective problem-solving; avert protectionist impulses; and stabilize the world economy, whose health would represent the bedrock of any stable arrangement.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1086237
Entities
People
- Michael J. Mazarr
Organizations
- RAND Corporation