Knowledge Tree
Relations (1)
cross_type 2.58 — strongly supporting 5 facts
The United States is the central actor in the PRIMES model of foreign policy, which dictates how the country manages its global leadership, transatlantic alliances, and strategic competition with authoritarian powers as described in [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5].
Facts (5)
Sources
Transatlantic relations and European strategic autonomy in the ... - FIIA fiia.fi 5 facts
claimThe primacy model of US foreign policy posits that the United States views its leadership as indispensable for sustaining the international order and battling authoritarianism, expecting Europe to follow its lead while harboring reservations about European strategic autonomy.
claimIn a primacy model, the United States would view China as part of a broader authoritarian challenge to liberal democracies, which also includes Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
claimUnder the primacy model, the United States would build international cooperation around a transatlantic 'core' restricted to a select group of liberal democracies.
claimTo make the primacy model work, the United States would need to repair the transatlantic rift caused by the Trump administration through trust-building measures.
claimThe primacy model of US foreign policy could be problematic for European aspirations of strategic autonomy because it assumes that enhanced European capabilities, especially outside of NATO, would make it harder for the United States to persuade allies to follow its lead.