What is Unilateralism?

Unilateralism is a predisposition to act alone in addressing foreign policy problems. The unilateralist thrust of U.S. foreign policy represents a rejection of the balance-of-power approach for providing national security. A popular example of the unilateralist position is the Monroe Doctrine. The legacy of the Monroe Doctrine continued into the post World War II era The CIA-sponsored overthrow of the Arbenz government in Guatemala and the Allende government in Chile; The US behavior in the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban missile crisis; and The 1965 invasion of the Dominican Republic, 1983 invasion of Grenada and the 1989 invasion of Panama. Examples of the continued influence of unilateralism on U.S. behavior in the Western Hemisphere consist of :the refusal to join the League of Nations, Neutrality legislation of the 1930s, Bush administration: global coalition against Saddam Hussein, Clinton administration: the “escape hatch” in the GATT agreement. Unilateralism continued to characterize US foreign policy in the post Cold War era.

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