The Problem of Overextension:Analyzing America’s Black SeaPolicies through Jentleson’s 4 PsFramework

ÜLGÜL M., KÖSE İ.

Insigth Turkey, cilt.24, sa.1, ss.229-250, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.25253/99.2022241.13
  • Dergi Adı: Insigth Turkey
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, ABI/INFORM, Index Islamicus, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, Sociological abstracts, vLex, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.229-250
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: American Foreign Policy, Black Sea, Clinton Administration, 4Ps Framework National Interests, STABILITY, STRATEGY
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Historically, the U.S. strategy in the Black Sea region has been stable, limited, and not ambitious as American administrations prioritized certain foreign policy objectives over other interests. This careful strategy was transformed during the Clinton Administration in the mid-1990s as the U.S. started following an extensive foreign policy framework, which included all American national interests, formulated by Bruce Jentleson in his 4Ps framework: power, peace, prosperity, and principles. The article argues that this transformation was problematic because of two obstacles –the illusion of the unipolar moment and the growing polarization in American domestic politics– which prevented the U.S. from following an effective policy in the Black Sea region.