The contemporary World Order revolves around the might and legitimacy of the United States. Historically, nations have forged alliances, established equilibriums, and prevented adversaries from transgression by creating geographical hurdles. However, the present World Order rose from the rubble of World War II, built by and around the power of the United States. Any strategic or political order is always in a perpetual state of flux; serving the interests of a few and exhorting others to abide by it. The American-led world is not just an outcome of post-WWII circumstances. The US Presidents since its independence have maneuvered foreign policy and envisaged their doctrines to export US values and protect its national interest abroad. Post-independence, the US distanced itself from global events. President George Washington put forward the Proclamation of Neutrality 1793 and reneged the French amidst French Revolution despite having fully acquired French assistance during American Revolution. Moreover, in the early 19th Century, US isolationism extended to the American continent when President James Monroe declared that any expansionist move by a European power across the American continent would be a proclamation of war with the US. America acted unilaterally in becoming the sole protector of the continent sans any … Continue reading American Presidents and their Concept of World Order