Articles written by Michael C. McHugh
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Douglas MacArthur in Japan
Douglas MacArthur and his superiors in Washington unwittingly opened the door to creating a major economic rival.
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The Iranian Revolution of 1979
The Shah of Iran wanted a 'modern', industrial nation, modeled on the US and Western Europe. Needless to say, he failed, but many of his opponents were also surprised.
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Oil Shocks of the 1970s
The oil shocks of the 1970s shook the global order the US had created since World War II, and helped usher in the age of Reagan and Thatcher.
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The Post-Korea Consensus
For a brief period after teh Korean War, there was a 'Never Again' Consensus, much as after teh Vietnam War.
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The Middle Cold War Consensus
US foreign policy in the Middle Cold War in 1953-73 was notably less successful than the Early Cold War, and culiminated in defeat in Vietnam.
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The Nixon Doctrine and Detente
In the wake of the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger were prepapred to accept some degree of American decline in a multipolar world.
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The Great Crash of 1997
The Global Gilded Age of 1973-2001 begins to crash with the Asian economic meltdown of 1997-98
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Cycles of US Foreign Policy
After World War II, the US might well have moved back into 'isolationism' (nationalism), as it did after every major war in this century.
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The End of the Cold War
The failure of US foreign policy in reviving Eastern Europe after in end of the Cold War.
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The Legacy of Defeat in Vietnam
There was a consensus after Vietnam-mainly to avoid any similar war in the future. This consensus has obviously been violated in Iraq.
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