POLB90H3 Chapter Notes -The Globalist, Nuclear Technology, Anti-Communism
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The countries of the north, absorbed by their own problems of security and economy, have turned their backs on one of the great moral challenges to face the globe. The carter policy was less than completely successful. Once the british were reconciled to their withdrawal from empire, they generally supported the american position. The canadians and the scandinavians tried to establish relationships with third world countries that promoted economic development. The germans and the japanese cautiously began to create new bridges to poor countries. The french maintained unique connections to their former colonies, particularly in. Africa, often supporting dictatorships for their own reasons. The impact of all these slightly different policies was much weaker that that of the american policy, however. New american hegemony: this is not to imply that the united states can control world affairs; obviously it cannot.
