A Political Theory of Hegemonic Sustainability: A Legitimate Grand Strategy for America

Abstract

The problem of declining relative US power and increasing US commitments, both foreign and domestic, have caused the US to accumulate staggering debt, threatening the sustainment of US hegemony and the Liberal rules-based international system. In addition, the problem of hegemonic resource limitations is exacerbated by the shifting of US post-Cold War grand strategy between egoistic short-term interests and the shaping of the international system in accordance with Liberal values. This study is a theoretical analysis of the benefits provided by a grand strategy propelled by Liberal legitimacy as opposed to the egoistic self-interests of realism. Simply put, does legitimacy increase the sustainability of hegemony?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA615629

Entities

People

  • Jack R. Arthaud

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cold War
  • Governments
  • Human Behavior
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Market Economy
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Political Theory
  • Public Policy
  • Recreation
  • Sociopolitics
  • Treaties

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Strategic Security Studies