The Role of Ideology in the Moulding of US Foreign Policy Towards Cuba

Crahan, Margaret E.

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The Role of Ideology in the Moulding of US Foreign Policy Towards Cuba

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Author(s): Margaret E. Crahan

Publication date (Print): 1 December 2018

Journal: International Journal of Cuban Studies

Publisher: Pluto Journals

Keywords: Donald Trump, foreign policy, ideology, US supremacy, propaganda

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Most analysts have concluded that President Donald Trump does not have an elaborated ideology, ³ but rather that his character largely determines his decisions given his belief that he alone can fix what is wrong with the US government. This leads him towards being influenced by those advisors who reinforce his instincts. At the core is his belief that to restore US supremacy worldwide, American diplomacy needs to be forceful and aggressive. He is not an advocate of soft or smart power as used by the Obama administration. ⁴ In addition, he tends to prefer advisors whom he regards as tough and assertive. As a result, this article examines President Trump's personality and instincts and the degree to which his current, as well as previous, advisors' ideologies have influenced him in order to evaluate trends in US foreign policy generally and more specifically with respect to Cuba.

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Margaret E. Crahan

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Journal ID (doi): 10.2307/j50005551

Journal ID (jcode): intejcubastud

Title: International Journal of Cuban Studies

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ISSN: 1756-3461

ISSN: 1756-347X

Publication date (Print): 1 December 2018

Volume: 10

Issue: 2 ( doiID: 10.13169/intejcubastud.10.issue-2 )

Pages: 157-174

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Keywords: propaganda,US supremacy,Donald Trump,foreign policy,ideology

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[1] Associated Press (10 March, 2018) ‘Bannon to France's Far-Right: “Let Them Call You Racist … Wear It as a Badge of Honor”’, POLITICO. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/10/steve-bannon-france-national-front-marine-le-pen-454183

[2] Baker, Peter (9 April, 2018) ‘Fiery National Security Adviser for a Powder-Keg Presidency’, New York Times, A1;A13.

[3] Blow, Charles M. (26 March, 2018) ‘Donald Trump: Man of War’, New York Times, A22.

[4] Boehlert, Eric (13 February, 2017) ‘The Problem Goes Way Beyond Kellyanne Conway: Trump's TV Surrogates Constantly Lie’, Media Matters. https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/02/13/problem-goes-way-beyond-kellyanne-conway-trump-s-tv-surrogates-constantly-lie/215321.

[5] Butler Bass, Diana (23 April, 2018) ‘Thank Trump … or You’ll Be Sorry’, New York Times. https.//www.nytimes.com/2018/04/22/opinion/donald-trump-gratitude.html

[6] Ciano Zanetti, Carlos (2016) ‘Political Polarization in the U.S.: Perspectives and Consequences for Cuba’, in Margaret E. Crahan and Soraya M. Castro Mariño (eds) Cuba–US Relations: Normalization and Its Challenges. New York: Columbia University Cuba Program, pp. 327–45.

[7] Crahan, Margaret E. (1982) ‘The State and the Individual in Latin America’, in Margaret E. Crahan (ed.) Human Rights and Basic Needs in the Americas. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, pp. 23–45.

[8] Digby Parton, Heather (24 January, 2018) ‘Stephen Miller and Trump Are Ideological Soul Mates’, Alternet, 6.

[9] Erlanger, Steven (8 January, 2018) ‘Countries See Executive Disorder in Trump's Foreign Policy Tweets’, New York Times. reprinted in https.//www.realclearpolitics.com/2018.01.08/world_sees_disorder_in_trump0395_foreign_policy_tweets_430884.html

[10] Green, Joshua (2017) The Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump and the Storming of the Presidency. New York: Penguin Press.

[11] Greenfield, Jeff (8 March, 2017) ‘The Ugly History of Stephen Miller's “Cosmopolitan” Epithet’, POLITICO Magazine. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/03/the-ugly-history-of-stephen-millers-cosmopolitan-epithet-215454.

[12] Harris, Gardiner and Eileen Sullivan (13 April, 2018) ‘Trading Snarl for Smile, Pompeo Makes a Case to Lead State Dept’, New York Times, A8.

[13] Heritage Foundation (23 January, 2018) ‘Trump Administration Embraces Heritage Foundation Policy Recommendations’, Heritage Impact, 1–4.

[14] Koffler, Keith (2017) Bannon: Always the Rebel. Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing.

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[16] Landler, Mark and Maggie Haberman (23 March, 2018) ‘Trump Chooses Hawk for 3rd Security Advisor as Shake-Up Continues’, New York Times, A19.

[17] McKew, Molly K. (September/October 2017) ‘The Gerasimov Doctrine’, POLITICO, 1–4.

[18] Noriega, Roger (14 March, 2018) ‘Pompeo's Appointment Portends Overdue Strategy Shift Toward Security Threats in Latin America’, AEIdeas. http://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RTSX1LZ-e1521036957118.jpg

[19] Parker, Anthony and Josh Dawsey (21 January, 2018) ‘Stephen Miller: Immigration Agitator and White House Survivor’, Washington Post. https.//www.washingtonpost.com/…january-21-2018/…28c5ea38-df1A17.8a-11e7-8679-a972

[20] Patterson, Thomas F. (2016) News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters. Boston: Shorenstein Center, Harvard University.

[21] Peters, Jeremy W. (23 January, 2018) ‘Think Tank Says Trump Has Hewed to Its Ideas’, The New York Times, A17.

[22] Purdy, Jedidiah (30 November, 2016) ‘The Anti-Democratic Worldview of Steve Bannon and Peter Theil’, POLITICO Magazine. https://www.politico.com/magazine/…/donald-trump-steve-bannon-peter-thiel-214490.

[23] Rogers, Katie and Elizabeth Williamson (30 March, 2018) ‘Bolton Senate Battle Reveals a Fiery Man Seen as Unchanged’, New York Times, A13.

[24] Rosenberg, Matthew (24 March, 2018) ‘Bolton's PAC Reaped Harvest of Facebook Data to Target Voters’, New York Times, A14.

[25] Sagan, Scott D. and Allen S. Weiner (7 April, 2018) ‘Bolton's Illegal War Plan’, New York Times, A19.

[26] Thompson, John B. (2001) ‘Ideology’, in Joel Krieger (ed.) The Oxford Companion to Politics. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 381–2.

[27] Weiner, Greg (9 December, 2017) ‘The Scoundrel Theory of Politics’, New York Times, A17;A19.

[28] Wike, Richard, Jacob Poreshter, and Janell Fetterolf (2017) U.S. Image Suffers as Publics Around the World Question Trump's Leadership. Philadelphia: Pew Research Center.

[29] Wolff, Michael (2018) Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. New York: Henry Holt.