Big Picture
This term, describing the absence of a central governing authority, is one reason foreign policy is different from domestic policy.
Anarchy
According to McDougall, early US foreign policy was not isolationist but this overused term.
Unilateral
His doctrine expanded the scope of the US national interest by declaring the Americas off limits to new European colonization.
Monroe
The rise of this country sparks concern about US decline.
China
This narrative identified a global terror threat that required a proactive military response.
War on Terror Narrative
State preferences that promote the long-term well-being of society.
National interest
The Spanish-American War
This branch of government has the power to declare war and appropriate funds.
Legislative (Congress)
To count as a military intervention, this type of troops must be deployed across international orders with a coercive purpose.
Combat Troops
This "theory" helps explain why Vietnam became a key battleground in the Cold War.
Domino Theory
Executive orders are an example of this type of presidential power.
Unilateral Action
This intervention set the precedent for post-Cold War military action.
The Gulf War
His doctrine aimed to shed constraints and use US strength to preempt future threats.
Bush (George W.)
Some US alliances include this commitment that the US would use its nuclear weapons to respond if the ally is attacked.
Extended Deterrence
These two pieces made up the US narrative during the Cold War.
Operates based on cooption, not coercion.
Soft power
This order has its origins in the politics of Woodrow Wilson.
Liberal World Order (Liberal Internationalism)
His doctrine focused on using multilateralism to avoid free-riding.
Obama
The attribution problem
Sending the US military to help "get the food through" was a key justification for the intervention in this country.
Somalia
This foreign policy orientation prioritizes engagement and military strength.
Militant internationalism
The combination of deference to executive authority and overarching threat that fell apart during the Vietnam War.
Cold War Consensus
This group acts as a fire alarm to a rationally ignorant public.
Elites
This type of economic sanction is intended to harm macroeconomic stability and is mostly likely to work against democracies.
Comprehensive Sanctions
These words from this type of actor are the most influential elite cue.
Against-type cues from military officials.