The Importance Of Primacy In America

Before divulging into whither power is an asset it is important to establish and define what United States primacy is. The definition of primacy is, “the state of being most important or strongest.” In this analysis, U.S. primacy refers to being the only power in modern history to establish a lead in almost every important dimension of power. America has the world’s largest economy, military advantage, and ideological influences. Combined with its geopolitical position, the U.S. has the type of power unseen in the world’s history. The country and its leaders understand the importance of protecting and preserving primacy: it provides security against threats, creates a peaceful international environment, acts as humanitarians, and allows the U.S. to advance democracy for all nations. With all of the positive things made possible by power, it also attracts an obvious danger: resentment for the county who has it all. …show more content…
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