"Pax Americana": America as a Global Power
President Trump Might Washington, like Rome, fall victim to imperial overstretch? Could military force abroad eventually have to be withdrawn because of bankruptcy at home? Might the whole idea of America eventually be challenged and destroyed by some charismatic new faith: some fundamentalist variant on Christianity? Or will nature disrupt America’s new world order? Robert Harris, "Does Rome's fate await the US?," The Mail on Sunday , October 12, 2003 (1) INTRODUCTION: FOREIGN POLICY AND DOMESTIC POLITICS This post will discuss American foreign policy, with an emphasis on economic aspects. It will focus on the structure of America's trade treaties and policies, and the interaction of America's foreign economic policies and domestic politics. The companion post, "Pax Americana": The World That America Made , the will discuss America's projection of global power and influence through military power, security arra...