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Formy amerického unilateralizmu: podstata a vývoj idey
The Ways of American Unilateralism: Core and Development of the Concept

Author(s): Jana Tůmová
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Univerzita Mateja Bela
Keywords: unilateralism; USA; UN; Security Council resolutions; veto; security; public goods

Summary/Abstract: The study explores the roots and the specifics of the American unilateralism. It also focuses on the essence of the American unilateralism during the Cold War and indicates the changes that the system has undergone in the post-Cold War era. By analyzing the development of the concept it proves that the hints of American unilateralism can to be observed since the 18th Century. The concrete observations of the American unilateralism were carried out in the case study with the focus on the US voting patterns in the UN Security Council from 1945 with the simultaneous applications of the public goods theory. This case study proves that the American unilateralism is the present pattern of the American international politics making for (at least) more than 50 years.

  • Issue Year: 15/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 8-35
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: English