Date Thesis Awarded
6-2013
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Government
Advisor
Michael J. Tierney
Committee Members
Katherine I. Rahman
David M. Corlett
Abstract
In a 1998 interview, then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright referred to the United States an "indispensible nation" in world affairs. The U.S. "stands tall" and "sees further into the future than other nations." Its interests cannot be sacrificed in pursuit of multilateral cooperation and thus must be taken into account if such cooperation is to be successful. This thesis seeks to address this claim empirically by examining the level of United States involvement in several treaty negotiations after 1990 in order to assess its impact on the ability of institutions to be effective. The International Criminal Court, The Montreal Protocol, The Kyoto Protocol, and The International Aid Transparency Initiative are examined as case studies to determine if U.S. cooperation is necessary for institutional effectiveness.
Recommended Citation
Beaver, Kathryn E., "United States Foreign Policy and Multilateral Institutional Effectiveness" (2013). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 589.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/589
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.