أثر الإعلام على سياسة الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية الخارجية 1990-2000)
Date
2006-05-18
Authors
نضال فايز ظاهر فقهاء
Nidal Fayez Thaher Foqaha
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Publisher
AL-Quds University
جامعة القدس
جامعة القدس
Abstract
IMPACT OF MEDIA ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY (1990-2000)
With the end of the Cold War with the communist bloc following the collapse
of the Soviet Union in 1989, the United States (U.S) had no more communist
enemy to fight. Thus, a substantial change had taken place regarding U.S
national interests and its strategic priorities.
This thesis consists of six chapters addressing the impact of media on
American foreign policy making process. Chapter One sets forth the
methodology, theoretical framework, limitations and basic assumptions as well
a brief summary of the thesis. Chapter Two (Review of Literature) lists the
different literatures pertaining to the subject matter of the thesis. It reviews the
works of other authors who already tackled the topic from different
perspectives. Chapter Three (Media Power Effects) sets forth the various media
power theories that constructs the theoretical framework of the thesis. Chapter
Four sheds light on the main impact of the media, especially as an agenda
setter. Chapter five (U.S. Military Interventions Abroad) reviews the three
main American military interventions abroad in the period (1990 – 2000). It
reviews American interventions in Iraq, Somali and The Balkans, and discusses
reasons, nature and consequences of those interventions. Chapter Six Conclusions and Recommendations) outlines the conclusion and
recommendations reached after completing the thesis.
Within the framework of the American military interventions abroad, the
primary study question intends to check whether there are any effects of the
media on foreign policy-making process. For this purpose, the researcher
examines the impact of media on three cases: The first case is the first gulf war
(1990 - 1991) to end Iraqi occupation of Kuwait. The second, is the American
intervention in Somalia (1991 - 1994); while the third is the American
intervention in The Balkans (1994 - 1995). The three interventions took place
within a short period of time, where the American administration mainly
intervened for protecting the values of human rights and democracy.
The declared purpose of the three interventions show that the United States
intervened for ethical purposes; however, many believe there is hidden agenda.
The media played a crucial role in the three interventions mainly by mobilizing
and shaping the public opinion towards each case in a supportive way for the
military intervention. Accordingly, the researcher concludes that media has an
impact on the foreign policy-making process, where this impact became
decisive with the existence of American national and strategic interest
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الدراسات الاقليمية , Regional Studies