The Hegemonic Defense Strategy of the Hegemon
-- US Containment Strategy from the Perspective of Geopolitics

Zhuxin Chen

doi:10.18686/frim.v2i1.3887

The Hegemonic Defense Strategy of the Hegemon -- US Containment Strategy from the Perspective of Geopolitics

Zhuxin Chen

Abstract

Hegemony preservation is the main strategic goal of hegemonic countries in the hegemonic cycle. After the end of World War II, in order to confront the Soviet Union and its Allies behind it, the national security strategy of the United States in the early postwar period centered oncontainment. The goal of thecontainmentstrategy of the United States is to control theheart zoneof
the Eurasian continent. By examining the way of maintaining the hegemony of the United States, it can be seen that it is an important feature of the strategy of the United States to identify its opponents and formulate corresponding strategies. Geopolitics has had a profound impact on the foreign strategy of the United States to varying degrees, especially on thecontainmentstrategy of the United States after the war. It can be said that geopolitics has, in a sense, served as an important tool for Americas global expansion.

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Hegemony preservation; Containment strategy; Geopolitics

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