(2003-02-24) Fukuyama Conserv Foreign Policy

Francis Fukuyama on (Dec'02) American Foreign Policy schools of thought, as relates to the War On Iraq. Here, conservatism (his definition, which is mainly Libertarian) has frequently been identified with what international relations specialists label "RealIsm," that is, the view that world politics is a remorseless struggle for power on the part of sovereign nation-states that must ultimately look to themselves for their security. Its opposite, liberal Internationalism, sees the possibility of Global Order (World Government) emerging based on shared norms and values, implemented through an increasingly dense system of international laws and organizations. Realists focus on the balance of power and military preparedness; liberal internationalists on institutions, rules and legal constraints.