Historical tradition of foreign policy strategy of the United States of America as a condition for global imbalance
Keywords:
current crisis, Panatlantic community, geopolitical strategy, wilsonianism, world order, national securityAbstract
Contemporary crisis of the Panatlantic community is explained by the Western leaders and the mass media by unilateral actions of the President Trump. On the basis of the research of the geopolitical strategy of the United States of America in the XX–XXI centuries we come to the conclusion that basically US foreign policy and strategy during this period is characterized by a certain constancy. It is guided by President Wilson’s formula to make the world safe for democracy and his basic geostrategic conclusion that US national interest is basically adequate to the goals and interests of the international community. This approach to the world has been called wilsonianism and has guided the international behavior of the american elites of power and influence for the length of the historical period after the First World War up to the present time. President Trump relies on this strategy under conditions of the economic weakening and military defeats of the United States. This compels him to use political pressure, open humbug and military aggression. President Trump declares the enemies of the United States other countries who challenge US supremacy, mostly China and Russia. This strategy is a constant source of the volatility of the world order.
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