Foreign Attachments: The Power of Ethnic Groups in the Making of American Foreign PolicyHarvard University Press, 2000 - 190 pagini Who speaks for America in world affairs? In this insightful new book, Tony Smith finds that, often, the answer is interest groups, including ethnic ones. This seems natural in a country defined by ethnic and cultural diversity and a democratic political system. And yet, should not the nation's foreign policy be based on more general interests? On American national interests? |
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... gain access to power in Washington . The classic charge against popular involvement with foreign affairs was made in 1831 by Alexis de Tocqueville : I have no hesitation in saying that in the control of society's for- eign affairs ...
... as minorities gain power . The objective quality of many American inter- ests in the world , and the ability of domestic values and institutions to increase the sense of national over ethnic identity once power Introduction 9.
... gain its support of Armenia . " In its January 3 , 1998 , edition , the Armenian Reporter International gave an example of what this commitment meant , citing as “ a major victory for Armenia and the Diaspora's lobby " the achievement ...
... gains enough influence to commit the entire community to a policy from which that minority alone may benefit , po- tentially at substantial cost to the country as a whole . HOW DO WE reconcile the rights of an ethnic minority with the ...
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