Constructivism and the USA-Israel Relation - 1373 Words

Constructivists explain USA-Israel relation by referring to ‘enduring identification’ between these two states. Israel is the only democracy in ME and thus becomes fellow democracy for USA in ME. Following 9/11 attack and securitization of Islamic terrorism by USA, has further strengthen the connection with Israel as oppose to mistrust for Arab world. Besides, a fraction of USA citizens, essentially fundamental Christians believes in Christian Zionism. According to them creation of Israel relates to Biblical prophecy. Thus they feel that Israel as a Jew state must be protected at any cost. However, if Israel acquires US support for democracy, there are many other countries in the world that practice democracy but none of them enjoy USA’s support like Israel. Besides, Israel’s democratic practice contradicts with core American liberal values. When liberal values suggest for equal rights, Israel has very differential attitude to Palestinians. Though, c onstructivists find link between these two countries fighting war on terror together, but many argue that USA has terrorist attack like 9/11 partly because of its relation with Israel. Besides, amongst US citizen percentage of fundamental Christians who share Christian-Zionism is negligible. Thus explaining the relation through political and religious connection may not be very logical. Realists also provide a set of explanations about the relation. According to them, the relation is due to three major reasons. Firstly,Show MoreRelatedConstructivism: Social Theory of International Politics by Alexander Wendt1057 Words   |  5 PagesConstructivism Alexander Wendt in his work entitled Social Theory of International Politics (1999) explain the basic propositions of constructivism, arguing that â€Å"structures of human association are determined primarily by shared ideas rather than material forces; thus, identities and interests of purposive actors are constructed by these shared ideas rather than given by nature† (Palan, 2000, p. 576). As such, these shared ideas construct identities and interests. In this regard, Wendt supportsRead MoreGeorge W Bush s Presidency Essay2151 Words   |  9 Pageslarge impact on US-Iran relations. The hypothesis of this essay will focus on the use of metaphors in speech by state leaders to mobilise public opinion. In this instance, how does the metaphor and imagery of the word ‘evil’, used by George W. Bush, mobilised the public opinion of the American people towards policies for the ‘War on Terror’. Also, this essay will argue that that using this term improved the domestic opinion of President Bush, at the expense of relations between USA and Iran. This is notRead MoreEurope and Its Foreign Policy4212 Words   |  17 PagesMariaclara Ingrid Ludovici EU relations with the world Nowadays, the EU has adopted a foreign policy that has been modified and improved over time thanks to a series of treaties. It has been introduced to maintain EU values, interests, independence, and integrity of the Union. EU foreign and security policy has the aim of strengthening the Union’s security by keeping peace and promoting cooperation, democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights. It is connected with four main aspects:Read MoreUnited Nations Peacekeeping Operations Before and After the Cold War2644 Words   |  11 Pageslook at the history of this UN term and how it got established. The initial kick-off year was 1948 (un.org) when the Security Council deployed troops to the Middle East in order to observe the region. It was the outcome of the creation of the state Israel and the rest of the land piece was given and left over to the Palestinian Arabs. The Arab society and the Arab Nation leaders did not accept this division which caused the conflict. At first the UN sent only observers and peaceful troops to the region