U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 1980S

In: Monthly review: an independent socialist magazine, Band 31, Heft 11, S. 1-12

Abstract

FINDINGS OF A STUDY INVESTIGATING GLOBAL BALANCE OF POWER BY THE CENTER FOR DEFENSE INFORMATION ARE PRESENTED. THEY INDICATE THAT, CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, BOTH SUPERPOWERS HAVE BEEN DECLINING IN POWER AND INFLUENCE IN THE POST-WORLD WAR II ERA. NEXT, TO PREDICT FUTURE US FOREIGN POLICY, THREE ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF US INTERESTS ARE ANALYZED: DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, US BANKS.