The Pivotal States

A New Framework for U.S. Policy in the Developing World

Bibliographic Data

ID9828137
AuthorsPhilip Zelikow (corresponding author), Robert S Chase, Robert Chase, Emily Hill, Emily B Hill (0000-0002-0308-5666), Paul Kennedy (0000-0001-7837-3171)
Year2000
Volume79
Issue3
Pages169
Publication date2000-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueForeign Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0015-7120 • E-ISSN: 2327-7793
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/20049766
OpenAlexW562226722
LanguageEN
Citations received22

Since 1945, American foreign policy has enjoyed a record of overall success when dealing with friends of foes among the great powers. But the American record is mixed in handling the rest - the many nations that are not allies, enemies or rogue states. For most of this period the Cold War set the framework for US relations with these countries. But now there is no framework, and except for occasional humanitarian interventions and trade initiatives, no real policy. The foreign policy framework proposed here assumes that of the world's 140 developing states, there is a group of nine pivotal states whose futures are poised at critical turning points, and whose fate will strongly affect regional and even global security. These nine states are the ones upon which the United States should focus its scarce foreign policy resources. In these essays, the authors explore America's strategy towards the pivotal states and the implications for its foreign policy

Development economics · Economics · Foreign policy · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law

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