He acknowledges America’s importance to the world as a prime example of a pluralist democracy and free-market economics. However Walt stresses that while Americans view U.S. power as a positive, around the world U.S. primacy notion stirs up resentment, worry, and fear. From a neorealist standpoint, the author argues this global concern over American dominance is tied to insecurities that are inevitable in a world of unequal powers. Walt states the primary issue is that America is trying to construct the world but will result in being the world the nation will face. Being a dominant power, America needs to act properly to reduce resentment. The worse this nation acts, the more other countries will try and tame American
He acknowledges America’s importance to the world as a prime example of a pluralist democracy and free-market economics. However Walt stresses that while Americans view U.S. power as a positive, around the world U.S. primacy notion stirs up resentment, worry, and fear. From a neorealist standpoint, the author argues this global concern over American dominance is tied to insecurities that are inevitable in a world of unequal powers. Walt states the primary issue is that America is trying to construct the world but will result in being the world the nation will face. Being a dominant power, America needs to act properly to reduce resentment. The worse this nation acts, the more other countries will try and tame American