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Background
Overview
Understanding the evolving foreign policy doctrines of major global powers like the U.S. is crucial for analyzing international relations, India's foreign policy responses, and global geopolitical shifts. It helps in predicting future trends in global alliances and trade.
Flexible realism represents a significant shift in American foreign policy, moving away from the post-Cold War liberal international order to one centered on national interest, integrating trade, technology, industrial policy, and security as instruments of statecraft.