Weeks 4–5 (Cold War Aftermath & Crisis of Liberal Order)

Clinton’s foreign policy emphasized:

Economic globalization

Post-communist Russia in the 1990s saw:

New class of super-rich, economic decline

Europe’s Ostpolitik recognized:

Sovereignty of East Germany

Brexit (2016) challenged:

EU integrity

Asia’s prosperity post-CW was explained by:

US security umbrella and ASEAN

 Bandung Conference (1955) exemplified:

Third Worldism and non-alignment

9/11 transformed US foreign policy by:

Prompting interventions in Iraq & Afghanistan

Arab Spring was followed by:

Deep disappointment and authoritarian return

Obama’s foreign policy aimed to:

Restore US soft power

Trump’s foreign policy (2016–2020) was marked by:

Revoking mainstream foreign policy positions

 Biden’s foreign policy (2020–2024) sought to:

Shore up liberal world order

Trump’s return (2025) included:

Withdrawal from WHO & Paris Agreements

The war in Ukraine (2022–) motivated Putin to:

Assert Russia’s global relevance

NATO’s response to the Ukraine war included:

Adding Finland and Sweden as members

The populist challenge after 2008 saw elites viewed as:

The problem

Populism posed challenges by:

Curtailing free movement in EU/Schengen

Argument for US decline:

Military setbacks and domestic polarization

Argument against US decline:

US still has significant economic power and military projection

The conclusion of Weeks 4–5 warns against:

 Declaring collapse of international order too soon