国际关系专业英语.ppt

Chapter One Power and National InterestFareed Zakaria Question?According to FareedZakaria, what was the main cause of Britain’s decline??And what were the failures or failings or faults or weaknesses of defects or imperfections that led to the fall of British Empire? Answer ?Britain’s decline was driven by bad ?In Fareed Zakaria’s eyes, what is intervention for the United States?Answer ?Intervention is a tool of the United States for its foreign ?Why does Fareed Zakaria say that the concept of intervention is difficult to define or describe when applied to international law?Answer ?Because many relations between states involve elements of coercion, because it is difficult to determine at which point pressure es sufficiently coercive as to be deemed intervention, and because states always claim the right to intervene on the basis of “vital interests” and never agree as to what this term ?According to Fareed Zakaria, what was the largest challenge Britain faced when trying to maintain its superpower status?Answer ?It was its economy. United States Presidential doctrines?United States Presidential doctrines are key goals, attitudes, or stances (positions) for United Statesforeign affairs outlined by Presidents that were dubbed (called/named) their "doctrines". Most presidential doctrines are related to the Cold many . Presidents had themes related to their handling of foreign policy, the term doctrine generally applies to Presidents such as James Monroe, Harry S. Truman, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, all of whom had doctrines which pletely characterized their foreign policy.