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role) in a new order, the model of the Persian Gulf crisis is one of strong and
effective American leadership.
However, the fact that the United States took great pains to build an
international coalition and, in particular, to ensure the support of the Soviet
Union for the enterprise, reflects a much different set of policy assumptions
than the reality encountered by the United States in its go-it-alone approach in
Vietnam. In addition, the United States made it clear that it was not willing to
pay all, or even most, of the financial costs of the response to Iraqi aggression.
Protected Arab allies and traditional Cold War allies were expected to provide
military or financial support or both. George Bush's new world order vision
therefore appears to depend heavily on international support, if not complete
consensus.
The implication of the Persian Gulf War experience is that George Bush's
vision includes the hope for continuing and expanding cooperation with the
Soviet Union and more willing assistance from traditional allies, particularly the
European countries and Japan, in supporting the new world order.
CRITICAL DETERMINANTS OF A NEW WORLD ORDER
A summary of George Bush's approach to a new world order might be
expressed in terms of the following five critical determinants:
" The potential for a new world order was created by the changes in
Europe, and particularly by the changed Soviet approach to the world
that produced a new detente in U.S.-Soviet relations. The previous
polarization of international relations, based on U.S.-Soviet and East-
West differences, tended to block possible settlements of regional
security issues and encouraged some countries -- Iraq for example -- to
take advantage of the polarization to gain access to weaponry that
they might not have been sold or given if it were not for the polarized
system.
" The advent of a new Europe emphasized the strong force of
democracy in the world, and re-emphasized the validity of the goals
set for the global order following World War II, based on democratic
societies with free market economies cooperating to maintain peace.
* The Persian Gulf crisis, particularly the effective international
response to Iraqi aggression, provides a strong deterrence foundation
for a new order, suggesting that aggression will be met with an
internationally-supported military response.
" The outcome of the war provides an opportunity for diplomacy to
operate, seeking a peace process that would work toward a settlement
in the Middle East and reinvigorating the United Nations as a vehicle
for international conflict resolution and cooperation.
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The US Role in a New World Order: Prospects for George Bush's Global Vision, report, March 28, 1991; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc812742/m1/28/: accessed May 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.