I will introduce the ideas and concepts of different writers, philosophers, and political scientists about how countries have or need to interact with others. The United States of America is the most powerful nation in the world and the leading superpower in the world. As a country with so much influence and power, America can’t defer to international institutions, such as the United Nations and our allies because we are the leaders and must take charge. The purpose of the United States’ foreign policy has been to defend the American constitutional system and the common interests of the American people. The United States has no choice but to play a leadership role in order to strengthen the United Nation’s, an important international institution, role in maintaining international security. The United States is in a tough position because it cannot isolate itself from the rest of the world and must engage with the world, albeit selectively, in order to promote U.S. interests. Also, the U.S. wants to force American-style democracy on the world, while at the same time, thinking the world can cooperate to solve the world’s problems. You …show more content…
This type of hubris and arrogance where “no group, which ‘does not stand partly outside of the nation’ will ever ‘criticise the nation as severely as the nation ought to be criticised’ can lead to immoral and vicious results. This is where extreme patriotism and nationalism come in and a person only can be subjective about their country but when you are not apart of an accepted group, such as African Americans, you can take a step back to reflect and criticize a country or its political, social or economic