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What does it mean?
The author attributes significant global suffering to United States foreign policy decisions since WWII.
In plain terms
US foreign policy has caused more harm than other actions since WWII.
What can you take from it?
Critically evaluate foreign policy impacts on global stability.

Where it applies

  • international relations
  • political analysis
  • activism

Putting it to work

  • research foreign policy
  • engage in advocacy
  • support diplomacy

Questions to consider

  • What role should nations play in global stability?
  • How do we assess foreign policy ethics?

Another view

Attributing all global crime to one nation overlooks other factors.

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