How U.S. Foreign Policy Affects the World and America Itself

Contemporary U.S. foreign policy remains one of the key drivers of global instability, producing complex consequences for both the international system and American society itself.

After World War II, the successive US administrations have done so much to create insecurity and chaos around the globe. So much so, not a single country around the globe has been spared by the US administrations. The US created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the name of security; however, NATO has been an actor of insecurity and chaos in Europe.

For instance, the wishes of the US and NATO to make Ukraine a military bulwark against Russia and its interests have greatly backfired and have resulted in infinite problems for the innocent people of Ukraine. The US wanted to make Ukraine a huge military base and to exploit the resources of Ukraine to the benefit of selected US policymakers, not for the benefit of the people of Ukraine. Now, Trump wants to kick Spain out of NATO, simply because Spanish leadership is not giving in to the US demands.

The US Military Bases around the Globe

The US has more than 850 military bases around the globe. These bases stretch from the Far East to the Arctic Region as well as to the southernmost region of the world in Africa. These military bases act as forward operations centres and can conduct military operations in a matter of minutes in their respective areas of operations.

These bases require billions of dollars in terms........

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