The New American World Order

Abstract

Intervention has plagued generations of both victims and offenders for centuries. Deep ethical questions are often associated with this controversial topic. Questions that immediately dominate any remote discussion on the topic include 1) why do nations intervene 2) is it morally right to intervene 3) does intervention bring benefits, 4) is there a clear victim and villain in intervention? Regardless of any stance on ethics, subject of opinion or academic training, one conclusion can be drawn- interventions do affect both the intervener as well as the intervenee. Recent events in modern history, namely the wars and contentions involving the United States in the Persian Gulf, the intervention of Iraq and events in the Arab Spring, have brought the United States front and center in moral discussions concerning intervention. Thus, it now seems rare to discuss intervention without conjuring an image of the United States. Inevitably, the United States has become the scapegoat of international intervention policy. This discussion aims to provide an analysis of international intervention through examining and challenging the emergence of the American world order which emerged after the Second World War. Before such analysis takes place, key arguments of intervention are examined.