tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post7392186932092583549..comments2024-03-28T06:49:24.930-04:00Comments on International Political Economy at the University of North Carolina: Power and Influence: The Atypicality of the U.S.Thomas Oatleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092437150746625670noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-49723875117799688352011-02-01T11:01:23.569-05:002011-02-01T11:01:23.569-05:00http://bit.ly/hklLju
Sorry for the length.http://bit.ly/hklLju<br /><br />Sorry for the length.Kindred Winecoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330671232391851377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-60204454560791550602011-01-31T23:38:35.898-05:002011-01-31T23:38:35.898-05:00Thanks for showing up, sirs. Sorry for being up la...Thanks for showing up, sirs. Sorry for being up late to my own party, but I've been busy this afternoon/evening. I'm working on a response, but I'm drawing from a bunch of different places so it's getting fairly long for a comment. I'll post it on the front page later tonight or tomorrow.Kindred Winecoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330671232391851377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-24740031431457999492011-01-31T23:16:28.748-05:002011-01-31T23:16:28.748-05:00Agreed, but I still don't see Basel or Copenha...Agreed, but I still don't see Basel or Copenhagen as triumphs of US policy (overt or behind-the-scenes), let alone negotations about monetary policy, exchange rates or China. On the latter point, I'd say that the Europeans were keener than the US.<br /><br />Iraq fits that story a bit better, but even there it's become clear that Blair was in full and unforced support from the beginning (I agree most of the others fell into line in the way you suggest). Without Blair's support, and the added benefits of his public duplicity, the war would have been a much harder sell.John Quigginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10830215234726229924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-78929913778289764422011-01-31T22:57:10.285-05:002011-01-31T22:57:10.285-05:00John, most of the action happens before US allies ...John, most of the action happens before US allies publicly commit to objecting to, or supporting, US efforts. To put it another way, the choice to support the US or not does not occur in a vacuum.Dan Nexonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802717151098392988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-38904853183973772762011-01-31T14:56:13.056-05:002011-01-31T14:56:13.056-05:00The concession at the end says it all. There isn&#...The concession at the end says it all. There isn't a single one of these examples where the US has in fact prevailed over the united opposition of the EU and Japan.<br /><br />In most cases, I don't even know what you are claiming. Are you suggesting that <br />*the (disastrous) outcome of the various Basel rounds was dictated by the US? <br />*Or that the mess in Copenhagen counts as a success for US policy?<br />* Or that the missile shield was imposed over the objections of, say, the Poles<br />* Or that the EU and Japan opposed the Iraq war (Japan and about half the members of the EU sent troops)<br /><br />etc. Feel free to spell out at least one of the examples, and I'll be happy to respond<br /><br />As regards your claim that "the system was largely created and maintained by the US", I think the British might have something to say about that, as well as about the fact that there is life after decline.John Quigginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10830215234726229924noreply@blogger.com