American Foreign Policy and the 2016 Presidential Election

Voters in the 2016 Presidential election face an unconventional choice. Long gone are the tried and true foreign policy positions voters could count on from Democratic and Republican candidates. In their place are two candidates who represent something different to the electorate. Secretary of State...

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Published in:Society (New Brunswick) 2016-10, Vol.53 (5), p.498-502
Main Author: Lesperance, Wayne F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Afghanistan War
Armed forces
Candidates
Clinton, Hillary Rodham
Defense
Elections
Foreign policy
Graduations & commencements
Legislators
National security
Nominations
Office Occupations
Political campaigns
Political Candidates
Political parties
Political Science
President of the United States
Presidential candidates
Presidential elections
Presidents
Sanders, Bernard
Secretaries of state
Social Sciences
Sociology
Symposium: The 2016 Election and Beyond
Trump, Donald
Trump, Donald J
Voters
War
World Views
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Summary:Voters in the 2016 Presidential election face an unconventional choice. Long gone are the tried and true foreign policy positions voters could count on from Democratic and Republican candidates. In their place are two candidates who represent something different to the electorate. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed a foreign policy vision that embraces a pro-military, muscular approach to the national security challenges the US faces. Far from a progressive set of policies, Clinton has taken positions GOPers can embrace. For his part, Donald Trump has no significant foreign policy experience and has articulated a world view that represents a break with American foreign policy orthodoxy and historic Republican positions. In the pages that follow, the reader will see in clear terms the foreign policy choices they have between Clinton and Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election.
ISSN:0147-2011
1936-4725
DOI:10.1007/s12115-016-0056-y