A New Americanism

Foreign Affairs | 2026-07-06 | diplomacy

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English Summary

The article posits that the United States must embrace a 'New Americanism,' signaling a fundamental shift in how Washington defines its national identity and global role. It argues that current geopolitical pressures—such as rising multipolarity and shifting alliances—require a re-evaluation of traditional, unilateral foreign policy doctrines. Strategically, this necessitates moving beyond purely transactional diplomacy toward a more integrated approach that balances domestic social cohesion with renewed international partnerships to maintain influence in key theaters.

中文摘要

本文提出，美國必須擁抱「新美式主義」（New Americanism），這標誌著華盛頓在定義其國家認同和全球角色方面出現了根本性的轉變。文章論點指出，當前的地緣政治壓力——例如多極化興起和聯盟結構的變化——要求重新評估傳統的、單邊的外交政策學說。從戰略角度來看，這意味著必須超越純粹的交易性外交，轉向一種更整合的方法，以平衡國內社會凝聚力與重啟的國際夥伴關係，從而維持在關鍵戰區的影響力。

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