How can the US hegemony be checked?
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How long will hegemony last? How do we get beyond hegemony?
(i) The US hegemony has been symbolised as the global village and other countries as its neighbours.
(ii) If the headman of global village becomes intolerable, neighbours do not have any choice of leaving it, but develop a resistant.
(iii) Though there are some rules and norms called laws of war that restrict but do not prohibit war.
(iv) No single power can challenge the US militarily.
Still, to overcome the US hegemony, the following strategies have been found out: (a) Bandwagon strategy emphasises not to oppose hegemonic power, instead take advantage of opportunities that hegemon creates i.e. increased trade and technology transfer and investments to extract benefits by operating within hegemonic system. (.b) To hide strategy implies to stay as far removed from the dominant power as possible as China, Russia and the European Union. This strategy is applicable to small states but states may not be able to hide for substantial length of time.
(c) Non-state actors as writers, artists and intellectuals have no boundaries to work with. They can reach beyond the limits of the states to mould the minds of people through their expressions.
Give an example each of the three types of hegemony that are dealt within the chapter. Do not cite examples that are in the chapter.
What military actions were taken by Clinton government despite their lack of interest were different from military power?
"The US hegemony does not dominate the world only as hard and structural power but as a soft power also."Justify the statement.
In reference of structural power mention the global public goods by which the US established its hegemony?
"The US did not start behaving like a hegemonic power right from 1991, it became clear much later that world was living in fact in a period of hegemony". Examine the statement.
1. What is prudent during a period of hegemony?
2. What benefits can be acquired within the hegemonic system?
3. What is the bandwagon strategy?
How far is it correctYo say that the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre was the attack on the US hegemony? Explain.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions:
During the Cold War years, India found itself on the opposite side of the divide from the US. India's closest friendship during those years was with the Soviet Union. After the collapse of Soviet Union, India suddenly found itself friendless in an increasingly hostile international environment. However, these were also the years when India decided to liberalise its economy and integrate it with the global economy. This policy and India's impressive economic growth rate made the country an attractive economic partner for a number of countries including the US.
1. Name the country which was India's closest friend during Cold War years.
2. What was India's policy during post Cold War years?
3. What made India an attractive economic partner for the countries like the US?
Mention three ways in which US dominance since the Cold War is different from its position as a superpower during the Cold War.
"If big and resourceful states cannot resist the US hegemony, it is unrealistic to expect much smaller and weaker non-state actors to offer any resistance". Examine this proposition and give your opinion.
Read the three extracts in the chapter from Lok Sabha debate on the Indo-US deal. Develop any one of these into a full speech defending a certain position on Indo-US relations.
What is meant by Operation Iraqi Freedom? Mention its main and hidden objectives. Give any two consequences of this operation.
Study the picture given below and answer the questions that follow:
1. How long do you think the US will stay on the superpower stage?
2. Except China, who can be shown as waiting in the wings?
3. What is being represented in the cartoon?
4. Why China has been represented as waiting in the wings?
What are the constraints on American hegemony today? Which one of these do you expect to get more important in the future?
