International Relations Article Essay
The two pieces that I will be discussing are Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points speech and the article written by Matthias Matthijs and R. Daniel Kelemen, Europe Reborn: How to Save the European Union From Irrelevance. I will be explaining what points both pieces are trying to make as well as what points of view they are coming from. In Woodrow Wilson’s speech he is approaching it from a liberal view and Matthijs and Kelemen are similarly using the perspective to say what the EU ought to do to stay in power.
First, I will start with Woodrow Wilson’s speech on the 14 point plan which was devised as a plan in keeping the peace in Europe after World War I. It is important to note that the treaty took only some of …show more content…
6. The return of Russia’s lost territory and the freedom to independent development. 7. Evacuation and restoration of Belgium. 8. Alsace-Larraine to be given back to France 9. The lines of Italy to be drawn based on nationality. 10. Self-determination for those of Austria-Hungary. 11. Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro receive independence and are restored and evacuated. As well as Serbia is given access to the sea. 12. Sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire. 13. Independence for Poland as well as access to the sea. 14. Creation of the League of Nations in order to guarantee political independence. (Wilson; 1918)
Wilson took a liberalist approach in the fourteen point plan even though he considered himself a “progressive”. The 14 point plan is the basis of what is called Wilsonianism which is an idealistic approach to foreign policy, closely related to liberalism. Liberalism is in a basic sense the belief in values such as human rights, democracy and free trade. Liberalism is thought to be how the world ought to be and not how it actually functions. The opposing view to that of Wilson would be realism. Realists would see Wilson’s 14 points are overly idealistic and that this plan would not work. (Lamy;
The two pieces that I will be discussing are Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points speech and the article written by Matthias Matthijs and R. Daniel Kelemen, Europe Reborn: How to Save the European Union From Irrelevance. I will be explaining what points both pieces are trying to make as well as what points of view they are coming from. In Woodrow Wilson’s speech he is approaching it from a liberal view and Matthijs and Kelemen are similarly using the perspective to say what the EU ought to do to stay in power.
First, I will start with Woodrow Wilson’s speech on the 14 point plan which was devised as a plan in keeping the peace in Europe after World War I. It is important to note that the treaty took only some of …show more content…
6. The return of Russia’s lost territory and the freedom to independent development. 7. Evacuation and restoration of Belgium. 8. Alsace-Larraine to be given back to France 9. The lines of Italy to be drawn based on nationality. 10. Self-determination for those of Austria-Hungary. 11. Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro receive independence and are restored and evacuated. As well as Serbia is given access to the sea. 12. Sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire. 13. Independence for Poland as well as access to the sea. 14. Creation of the League of Nations in order to guarantee political independence. (Wilson; 1918)
Wilson took a liberalist approach in the fourteen point plan even though he considered himself a “progressive”. The 14 point plan is the basis of what is called Wilsonianism which is an idealistic approach to foreign policy, closely related to liberalism. Liberalism is in a basic sense the belief in values such as human rights, democracy and free trade. Liberalism is thought to be how the world ought to be and not how it actually functions. The opposing view to that of Wilson would be realism. Realists would see Wilson’s 14 points are overly idealistic and that this plan would not work. (Lamy;