The Pros and Cons of Americas Superpower Status :: Politics Political Essays

The Pros and Cons of Americas Superpower spatial relationWhile reading Rourke, I found that the most interesting, debatable, and insightful snub from Rourke was Issue 3. SHOULD AMERICA ABANDON ITS SUPERPOWER STATUS? This is presented by Doug Bandow and Anthony Lake, in which Bandow takes the affirmative side of the issue and Lake the opposing stance. To fully explain this issue, I will not only look at the authors, tho their stances on the issues, how their stances fit into the World System, Hegemons, and basic Perceptions. I will then go into the future looking at such items, as well as some thoughts of my bear. Basically, I will show that a simple yes or no question is much more complicated and in-depth than one might think. So, with no further ado, lets get RourkingI will first look at the Yes America should step passel as a superpower answer to our question, as presented by Doug Bandow. He presents a situation where America is the Big Protector and the outset for assistance (in many situations) throughout the military personnel. But, in a time when at that place is no war, no Cold War, and no desire for a U.S. policeman, wherefore should we continue on this path? Bandow wants us to bring our troops groundwork who are on foreign soil, change our worldly ways and concentrate on America. Sure, there may be people in the world who need our help, but there are people right here in America who need that same help. He wants us to step down as a superpower. This does not mean to become isolationistic, but surely more self-centered. His situation is one where you are not a superpower, but just a (non-influential) power a partner in the world and not its savior.With that said, we will move on to Anthony Lake. Lake is quite different from Bandow because Lake is a current Clinton administrator who gave a speech to the press and Bandow is a designer Reagan administrator who wrote for a foreign research institute. Bandow writes with educated intent Lake wri tes/speaks to maintain current foreign policy. Lakes speech does not dive deep into its own theory Not to step down as a superpower. Lake presents a situation of America being one of two things. The first of which is an Isolationist country, which keeps to itself. This, of course, is not good because it leaves no room for trade, world relations, a easygoing America, or an up-beat Global Political Economy.