politics. There are two distinct schools of thought that I believe, upon combining, will

lead to a better approach to foreign policy. The first school of thought is hegemonic

realism, the second, prudent realism. Through these two approaches America will be able

to do a better job in helping other nations, while achieving our national interests. The

advantage of combining these two schools is in a sense, combining the best of both

worlds. It is not my belief that this approach is in any way the best. However, I firmly

believe that this is the best of our current options.

When considering foreign policy we, (The US) must take into account and

constantly remind ourselves that the US makes up a small population of the world. The

importance of this reminder is quite obvious. We can not without justification put

national interests ahead of our humanity. We have learned from mistakes in the past that

harsh reparations drive a country to instability, resulting in the rise of dangerous leaders.

For instance, Adolf Hitler rose to power because of the harsh reparations after WW I. The

ideals behind prudent realism stem fr

Prudent realism says we must have a limited doctrine of humanitarian

down into three different categories. The exact details of what the categories are, are

certain instances confuse the prudent realists. This is because it would not be in our

that are both prudent/wise, and realistic in terms of the ends.

the future, we can shape it to make the future better. This gives us (and NATO) the

justification to enter in such a conflict.

imagine a world twenty years from now, that is in shambles, would the world not blame

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