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Sy Sa, ms US Hegemony and International Organizations The United States and Multilateral Institutions Rosemary Foot, S. Neil MacFarlane, and Michael Mastanduno mu OXFORD OXFORD ssi Ut orate cman up scum erro Pa seo Rolo Shanghal Tape Taiyo Torco oS aspen rope agit eet ors as pn wang of end Une ey Rana ante em ei tage oes et a he gis Danes, Siam altace amy ngs ng ite “SHSEST vie cane xan one Net ecu sei uss at 38a 200m570 Ipnvectoaertt eh) vonacl ee poet 1 ral ston. Comal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ‘This bok the outcome of labora projet beeen the Cnt or Interatona! Sass the Univer of Ono andthe Dickey Cee fr Internationa Understanding at Darou Clege hs tout toner rps om we oie at at a ay Fonts Weare gc toa or autor et dean ns poe tera whch aunbecagia eopmenin he pe ‘nears of exper wel ay achngen US amis, We lo ‘ram hanks forth lings both sk with he oft anatorepond CGaalstorerb and upstage ei sage hemp comps workshop armouth whee cutie pages ered The nest ge naled conference at Ovod Sree il ope were preted a dee ih th abe te fctowing deans: Amita Acar James ay Rasa Nisa Seat Patek, Alam Roberts, nie Sean, and Andie Wer. Tes Schon puricants mages fr nla conten tothe poe Swe cot ot hansen We ate paral gto he amine ad en asisance ‘ta hs ben ge ots om Darou a el at Or Specs ‘Ranks Donna Gang rhe pth pepating te apes pee ‘on We ego to Domine By Sr tr a kind es ‘res, or is unting encouragement a for commisoning exe ‘ees of he proj nde that ie! ef alt Ghent wrt sh coprehor othe anal sop rth unerahng a been en by he ihe Cee snd y the Notepad Swe fog mints wo Bae gene ‘Snubted to the hesnch Progam of he Cen or nesta Sts, We could ot have an po uch se ange a espe ad pea sgumen tho hese i sous onl onary oot jon, ne 202 CONTENTS Nats 0 Corts soy Abveiins Ieeoduction| Rei Fo, 8 NL MELAS, AND MICHEL ass | PERSPECTIVES ON THE US AND MULTILATERAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 1. American Exceptionaisn and tnerstonal Ogzlztion [Leon fom te 19908 oo C Lace 2. State Power an he tsitutona Baran: America's Ambieaent Econom nd Secusty Malate (fo va US-UN felaonsin the UN Security Coun inthe Pow-Cold Wart iow Move 4 The United tats and the Intentional nan Instutons Power an intuence Within she Word Ban ni he INE 5. The United tats andthe GATHVTO Sytem ‘GueriSs 6 Looking Beyond the KWo: Embedded Mula in ‘Ameren Foreign Ensen Fay ‘Se Hono UL THE US AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 17 Making Ati Sate fr Caption: US Plc and Pr Xe it Contents 4. US Approaches to Mater Scurty and Economic Organon inthe aa aise 9, Trouble in Px Alntie? The Unie Sses, rope, and the sure of utters uw Hic 10, Power Multi ot Power Rstaine? The Unite States {nd Malate Isitone nthe Anas Hic kuin cancion: Instrumental Matters US oi Pliey ‘on oor, 8 Mut Macau, sb Mca Mase Sol isigaphy 2b an 2 NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS ‘ue A. Coss President ofthe Pace Forum CSI, which based a onoll, and afta wth he Canter for State an ntrnationa aes (CSIs) ia Washington, DC: He is founding. member of the Seeing Comite of te mtinationsl Counc fr Suity Cooperation nthe Ait cc CSCAP) and co-chairs sCSCAP working louponconsdence a ei ‘ty bulking measures Hes wren wey on Ala Pati curity selon Inctaing his etd ex US Kae apa etn: Bang Tow Vira Allan (CSI Pres, 199). Rowan Foor Is Professor of International Relatons and the Jan Swi ‘Senior Resear el the Internationa ations of at At St Aon College, Univesity of Oxford In 1996 she wa lected» Fell ofthe Bish Academy. Her most scent books are Rights Reyon! Bord: The Glad ‘Comma ad the sage Over Huon Rg i Chine (Oxtor University Tres, 200), and, co-ed wie Joan ews Gals and Ande Hue, ne ands nena Retains (Ost Univers Fes, 200 De Dao G. Hsctowo Is Poesor inthe Department of Politi State, ‘Queen Univesity, Kingston, Ontario. sree fost on transi Sccuy and on Canadian and Aten ineratons seat poly. Hes Caxently researching» book ante Hance scuty aon ena Ivey ied sty Acts darcy, Pe ade As f Sati Cle Dr Srriex Honcoow is Lecture in International Polis the School of Oriental and Alican Stade, Univers of London. He ithe author of mera Faegn nomena Paty andthe Powe of the State (Ooxd Universty Pres 1998) ana eating the Sell rn In Global Chl Sci Mien: fara offs Stats, 29). 2000). Bete Septem 2002 and March 2003 he undertook 2 consirutvitanabsis af the Intemational ert of hey Internationa funded by 4 So Stee Research Counl Flows in Glob ect and Cooperation, Jor knaan Pater Ktogh Peso of Geopolitics an lable a Georgetown Univesity He is ao Non-Resident Senior Fellow atthe Bookings Inston He previous taught st rnceon andthe Univers of ‘Pennsysana He the auto. Vian: nts, Sra Rese, andthe eb of Ore er afr a cea, 2001 costhor Sts ‘nd Marke The eration Pol Econ (Seno, 200), a0 ear of Notes on Contributors Ameren Urol The Fut ofthe Balance of Power (Corel! University a Kurs Poker ain Ameren History an! International Relations tthe Royal Sitar College of Canads, Profesor Klpak is an avs to ‘Cam's Departnents of Defence anid ema ts and national Tage, Te plies exten on fregn and defence polices of Latin American ‘tne and the ite Amesean sect Sten. ab C. Ls Peso of Practice International an Pull Ais nd Director of the Center on ltenatlonal Organization of the School of Invent! and ube Aa, eolmbla Univer Former ese ad {Choe the United Nations Asoetation ofthe United States (UNAUSA Dr Luck mos cent bok Mise Mesa: Amer ots and Iain nin, 1919-199 Brookings lesttion Ps, 1999) SNe Mac athe Le Berson Poles of nteratonlHelatons Sind Flow of t Anne's College, Oxford Unt October 2002, he was so Ducts ofthe Ces or nterational Sues, Universe of Oxted. He s oa non senident faclyeerber ofthe Genera Cente foe Sect Pk. Trees om sein and international emanation, and secu Tetons thin me former Soviet Union. Recent pation include fri Contrary Nd Pits eps Paper 30, 200 ‘Do M. Moxos on fae om the Canadian Foreign evi, is resident of {he Ineratonl eee cae in ev York. former haf UN got tions on pesceeping sues, he hasbeen socesvelyisctor Geet of Foley, tnesnationsl Oxaniatins and lol lus in the Canaan Frelgn Minty fe isan aunct professor nthe Nee York albert coal of La Sindin Pst des Eres Pigs a Ps, ‘ose Nts Profan Cairo the Department of Government {a Daniouth Clee Hanover Ne Hampshire. Hehas wen numerous rik and ses concern US longa poly the poe of he orld eo ‘omy and the retonshig betwen economic and security ats He is the $uthor of onan Contabiment CoCom an he Po of East Tee {Comal Unversity Pret 1982) and ovo of Rey Mesa? Johns opine University ress 1995) of Uplate Sores ‘ter te Cold Wor (Columbia Univers Press, 199), and of Iter Felodos Toy ante Ais Pace orc Fpmur Nasu 2002 Chir ofthe Deparment and Profesor of Piel Scence atthe Univers of tllnbosch, South Arie. He set snd Stor of tools on South Ac forgn pay and mola, and tn public putiiation and foreign poy. With Pat MeGowan he eed Notes an Contibutors x1 ‘one, Woah and Global gu: An eatin Relations Texook fr Aa {and ea, Univers of Cape Town Pres, 2002) His cue researh ocses, fon glob welt iequlites, the theory and prctie of deserve snd Feasriutvedemorracy and global overance. I Febrasty 2003 honed "he Univer of Otgo, Nee Zand as Proesorof lication al tneeationalRltons, London School of eonomics and Political scene Fis teaching and rsa interes ae International poll economy, Economie development and defence economics. He author of The lity (rg of Intatiton ad Itrstanal Trade Ray (2nd edn, Ch 1095) and hasbeen wetng on glbalzation andthe poo and the tea ‘onaltion of Chinas eanom A arthcoming coautored book 08 the political economy of age, money, and orig invent, allege, Oxford. Her next book wl Be on the plies of te IF an the ‘Wor Gan. Her other ecent publications chide Te Plea oom af Glotsiatne Macnln, 2000, tg, Cabazon and Wed Pate (rth Andie Hull Oxord Univer res, 1999), Epler elas sine 1945 Oxford Univer rs, 1996), and numerous ales ot ‘seo inttaos gtation, greats Ge pe ta GOA asta crs sear (esc st si Eceas tone EcoWs. Be en LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Anise Mise crest) fen Cis Response native ntbaunping ASEAN Te Tage Are ican Growth a Opportunity Act A Mage Union Asia Se Zealand andthe Unies States ‘la Pace Economie Cooperation [SEAN Regonal Forum ‘etoction of Southeast ASban Nations ‘ca Tad and evestnen Progam ‘can Union ‘Common Markt for Esters and Souther Ae ‘Congresonal Research service ul for ect Coopeatio nthe Asa ace onteence on ecu Sabi, Development end Cooperation in atien CCompreensve Test an Treaty ‘Coumteraling dus Democratic eopes Republic of Korea Dispute element Body Dispute element Mechanism Ent Ana Srategy Report Ezonomic Commission for Mea Teomomic Commi of Cental Atsean States ECOWAS mltary Observes Group economic Community af West Arca Sites European See and Defence Ply Eropean Union Fire Power OefenceArangement orig Sles Corporation CE ee “Genera Agreement on Ts and Trade ‘Glob Chmate Cation ‘Government Procurement Agreement sre roan (RD ‘sc rue eo, ie NracD oa) onves oNvNOZ av POD ivPac nok Ustof Abbreviations xi Heavily Indeed Poor County Invenatinal Bank or econsraction and Development International Calminal Court International Development scion Intentona inane tsetion IntergovernmenalAutoryon Development Intemational about Organization Intergovernmental Negotiating Commitee UN Sponsored Intratonl Force fo East Timor Integovemental Pane on Cimate Change Inlet Proper aes Independent Hee of Bugladsh’s Development Ineenenonal Support Group Invenatinal Tene Commision Intentional Union fr Consestion of Nature Korean Peninsulr Energy Developoent Organization Mario Conon Su (Common Make of he South) UN Mision forthe Hoeendm in Western Soha North Amercan Free Trade Agreement North Ane Testy Orgniation Northeast Ais Cooperation Dialogue ‘New utes or Anca’ Development ‘on-govermental organization ‘ew InenationlEeonomle Oder ‘atonal Mise Defence Organon of American Stats Organisation of Alcan Uni UN Observer Group in Cental America UN Opention in Mozambique [UN Obert Mision in atadoe [UN Oberer Mision forthe Veriton of lationsia Neangua ‘Omnis forthe Probion of Chel Wenpots Drgeizaton fr Seu and Cooperation in Euope Penceheping Operation (UN) oa Miniter Confrence People’s Republic of Chin Bi ofthe Pact Eerie Republic of Hors South Kors) iv Ustof Abbreviations sap SADC sexo SNAPO Tat Usticow uN uname UNESCO, UNGA xk UusoMis vunrac Usa vst ven cipal Trade Aeements At evolutionary United Font ‘cuter afcan Development Comunity ‘Stuthernacan Deeopment Cordinating Canterence Secu Coun Resolton. South aa Treaty Organization South West Aca People’s Liberation Oganaton “Fade rometion Author Trade-Related Invermere Meares “rade Related pect of lett Propeny Rights Ustace Command LUN Advance Mision in Cambodia LUN Asitance Mision n Sand LUN Angola Vertfestion Mon UN Enron rogram LUN Edsestona Scntfc and Cultual ganization UN Gener Asem {UN Good Ofes Mision in Afghanistan and Pakisan LUN tania Miltary Obseres Group LUN ng Kult Oberon Nsom UN Mision im a LUN Mision in Uganda ana UN Obwrer Mision in George [UN Otwerver Mision In bei [UN Operation in soma UUN Poecton Fore LUN Ret ad Works Agency for aetine Reages ie se Near Et LUN Taniiona Aumont in Camb LUN Tanna Author in at Timor UN tanstionalAstance Group in Namibia Uruguay Round Asean Us Agency For Interatonal Development United Sse rade Representative ‘Volum Epon Restraint Word Meteorological Organization ‘Word ade Ownistion, Introduction Roseuaty Foor, S. Neit MACFARLANE, aNO MICHAEL Masraxoune satires tovands mutate organizations once agin have become mat ‘ero intense debate. Aough that dette hs been» perennil ene since America's founding it eached 3 parelaty high level of latent inthe tos, That decade bean with US ofl romuting & rene and moe prominent role for the United ations (UN) Ie ended th am increasingly Esse US Congress retsing ort the Comprenensve Test Ban Treaty {(CtB0 ant ealingtntequetion the US commitment to oter malate i tse The US debate hs Become mote pasionate sl nthe even Rt {enfury a3 res of varlous Bash administration decisions ining tose to withdraw fom the Ant-alisie Mise (ABM) tet) and the KYOLO roto on Gta Climate Change. The delitention resumed with the US reponse tothe eros aes of 1 septebet 201. Many obser oth in the United Stats and aboad urged the Bush aistaton to ade these {cus threat through mullsterl measure. The adinstation proved ‘arto elt the suport of ther counts bt bo made ers ee that Strat military ation was sppropante ia the lace of a dee attach on ‘One Bash administration spokesperson, Directo of the Fle Panning Stat nad Hass has dsc is clea notasadvoesof uate Put 2s guoponents ol hadteaded muterl ecoring to Hany, i aa heads vary combines Americ leaders th ton of oer ea. Ing fret ply problems sometimes nls in tection o fora tretonal rrr omens nt ad ihe of Arana’ unigue Boda ponies, involves a wight ek unpopulaty BY not aways fing slong wih ter, Wh these understandings me conlaes mater sm aed not const or options done ight expands ther ‘Otter commentator have een more exp in extoling he vias faa Intrlsm, permaps none mores thn the induc! poll jouralit sofa open Moe ts Nowa asa name me cemeron 2 Foot, Mocfarlone, and Mastanduno Charis Krauthammer In Krauthammer’ view, withdroval om the ABM testy in December 201 ‘unahamedy reas the aor theme ofthe Bas ‘Mministaton foregn pic uniter Approving expan: The {Ssene of unstraim fat we donot allow oes hu mae ol We ‘meaning to deter us tom pursing te Rndamentl seus intresto he United States andthe ee wold es the diving mot ofthe Bush Frlgn poli And thatthe reason i as een so success” Te senernts ‘xpesed ay Krauthammer, no suresingy, have generat a tect os the more multiatatyincned US site. Secretary of Ste Clln Powell _sguedpbley and onsstentyfora ulate appro inthe US tease {OT September Te cena argument ofthe Harta plese ane emt Defence Deparment ffl, Joseph Nye books thatthe Unite States ca, ‘ot ‘go it alone’, nccwthstandng i dominant poner poston, The Utes ‘Sates, Nye asers, hs ite choice butt callborate nth tet nore 0 rel tori pole betes! ‘Wherever one sta onthe Peels or dabacs of mullatca ngage ment ad whatever one’s perceptions of where he Bish anton ell standson these questions, theres denying longstanding Us embaaence tomar mutate! organization. eis an abibalence that is marifeted towards tho orgniation of which America sgt and those Which This votes response tothe intnsscaon ofthis date about the place ‘of multiatesorgatzstions a Uso oly, hs primase ol ‘0 describe and explain US betusour nad ovata wide ange of gabe: ‘nt global and veiona ovgasizations, and to examine the pact of [Usbehstour onthe capacity of ach erganzation fo mets own obec \We nave not entered Into this examination convinced that all mult behaviours to be applauded nd lateral ad teas hai co ‘opposed. Howeve, we do think io ae to enploe and advance te ‘ables undestancing of US beaviour ate when otal en a ‘he context of US hegemony ate cestng piu to tensions odd polis. Global society as become increasingly nstlonalze, grater, Interdependence and manifestations of tnsnatinl harm have fled Intense efforts to cortnate outcomes athe gl vey te US ps on as sole seperponerinceases the empation fort ac unattaly Ine one glance a thea Tt fain Osea should eeu oconvinceallout te mot sep cvareof teeter oe ‘ues have come increasingly entwined wih ulate internation

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