United States national security interests and the Repubic of Mexico.
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Authors
Matos, Eric Efrain
Subjects
petroleum
immigration
Mexican nationalism
U.S. interests
immigration
Mexican nationalism
U.S. interests
Advisors
Looney, Rob E.
Date of Issue
1983-06
Date
June 1983
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The implications of the term "national interest" have
recently been under debate among those involved in foreign
policy decision making. The word "interest" derives from
the Latin meaning "it concerns, it makes a difference to, it
is important with reference to some person or thing."
The difficulties and complexity of defining the national
interest has caused many analysts of the foreign policy
process to turn away from the concept altogether in spite
of the fact that the term remains a part of the rhetoric of
foreign policy. The basic premise here is that foreign
policy should be concerned with the ability to achieve the
national interest rather than with any strict definition of
a complex concept.
The thesis of this study is that although United States-
Mexican relations have been founded on historical ties and
the sharing of a 2,000 mile border, the long-term development
of the relationship will depend on the U.S. acceptance of
Mexico as not just another country, but as a neighbor whose
interests and problems must be recognized and dealt with
within the scope of mutual interests and in pursuit of U.S.
national interests.
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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