Trading Butter for Guns: Domestic Imperatives for Foreign Policy Substitution
Author(s)
Clark, David A
Abstract
This article examines international relations and decisions on foreign policy substitution, offering a theory of choice based on differences between public and private goods which are assumed to be useful under different conditions. The author finds that leaders select foreign policies based on their political needs; the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War is examined, specifically its aggressive unilateralist economics and military conflicts, finding that when leaders face domestic opposition or economic problems they use trade aggression.
