ABSTRACT: The following study focuses on an examination of the factors that account for the continuity of the strategic partnership between the United States and Israel after the end of the Cold War. For nearly half century, (1945-1989)... more
ABSTRACT: The following study focuses on an examination of the factors that account for the continuity of the strategic partnership between the United States and Israel after the end of the Cold War. For nearly half century, (1945-1989) US foreign policy was formulated as a response to the Soviet threat and the spread of communism. In the awake of the 1990s the global position of the US in relations to other states shifted, since the US emerged as sole superpower in international arena. However, despite the changes in USFP after the Cold War, its ‘Special Relationship’ with Israel, which was a crucial strategic ally during the war, persisted analogous. US support towards Israel, both in the consolidation of the international leverage and the regional military superiority of the latter, and in the form of aid, continued despite internal and external economic and political changes in the US. My research will be triangulated through the examination of secondary data in the International Relations and US Foreign Policy field, government policy reports, political speeches and existing data on public opinion polls. The findings emerging from the analysis suggest that the US - Israel strategic partnership can be attributed by and large to the pro-Israel lobby at the domestic level that rests its success on the already existing social construction of a shared culture, ideology and values between America and Israel. If successful, this paper will serve to complement the existing literature on the topic with a historic analysis of the Post Cold War American Administrations so as to demonstrate what factors have been driving this strategic partnership.
President Obama said on his first visit to Europe 'We want strong allies. We are not looking to be patrons of Europe. We are looking to be partner of Europe. discussing the implications of his view for the future of the transatlantic... more
President Obama said on his first visit to Europe 'We want strong allies. We are not looking to be patrons of Europe. We are looking to be partner of Europe. discussing the implications of his view for the future of the transatlantic security partnership. UROURO
The article analyzes the continuities and discontinuities in the US economy from the 1980s to the end of 2010, with an emphasis on the interplay between the economic and the strategic/military choices made by successive US administrations... more
The article analyzes the continuities and discontinuities in the US economy from the 1980s to the end of 2010, with an emphasis on the interplay between the economic and the strategic/military choices made by successive US administrations throughout the period.
