comment papers febryanty putry i36039 level of analysis
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Comment Papers
Febryanty PutryI36039
Level of Analysis
1. How useful of the level of analysis
To analyze the foreign policy of the country
Identifying the problem being studied
will easily show which variables are important among the various variables that can be affordable for review.
2. The most Important LoA
• International System Analysis
a worldview that takes a top-down approach to analyzing global politics. This level theorizes that the world’s social-economic-political structure and pattern of interaction (the international system) strongly influence the policies of states and other international actors.
• Why? • the wide scope that is used to view broad issues,• the disregard for cultural/individual factors that could
contentiously play into the system, • the attention paid to identifying the dominant forces in
the field.
US – IRAQ (2003) – 3rd Gulf War
US President George W. Bush claimed to enforce the destruction of weapons of mass destruction.
Iraq rejected to Cooperate with UNMOVIC and IAEA
US got alliances to attack Iraq
IAEA representative said Iraq had not resumed its nuclear weapons program.
US still perceived Iraq is threaten the world and US itself
Without UN approval US attacked Iraq in Marh 2003
3 main reason US Invaded Iraq based on
level of analysis
World Hegemony Power
Strategic Position in Middle East
Exploitation of Oil