What Direction American Foreign Policy?

Foreign Policy Association Fellow Dr. Jeffrey Morton outlines the different ways used to understand the complex history of world politics since 1500. Approaches range from the Great Person theory to economic systems to great power rivalries.

This podcast reviews the foreign policy approaches adopted by NeoConservatives and America First advocates. Since 2001, the two have emerged as popular alternatives to liberal internationalism and Realpolitik. As with the other worldviews, Professor Morton explains these new approaches and their implications for foreign policy.

Foreign Policy Association Fellow Dr. Jeffrey Morton explains Realpolitik and its policy prescriptions. The theory's underlying assumptions are outlined and the deep divide between pure realists and crusading realists is considered. Realism is the second of four foreign policy frameworks being reviewed in this series.

In this inaugural Great Decisions podcast, Foreign Policy Association Fellow Dr. Jeffrey Morton leads a search for the proper direction for U.S. foreign policy. We begin with Wilsonian Internationalism before moving on to Political Realism, Neo-Conservatism, and America First.