As I made clear to football, this blog will rarely talk about politics because, although it is an issue that can include in my general interests, not within the theme for which is designed this space. Still, maybe some time, as in this case, it is possible to find some aspect that there is a clear relationship between politics and remote or movies or television. Also on this occasion, for the first time the text The following is not my doing, but is taken directly from the edition of La Vanguardia of 24.10.2009, and its author is Pascal Boniface, director of the Institute of International and Strategic Relations in Paris. This extraordinary event has little to do with the usual laziness of a Sunday afternoon ...
OBAMA AND THE CLAN
CORLEONE "Remembering the film Godfather, Don Vito Corleone (played by Marlon Brando), who heads the most powerful organization in the city, he was hit by five shot while walking slowly through the streets of New York. How react, they ask their three children. How to preserve the dominance of the clan before the surprise attack?
In a very spiritual book, The Godfather doctrine, two American authors, John Hulsman and Wess Mitchell, a comparison between the movie The Godfather and American foreign policy. Does Coppola's film may give some indications on how the U.S. should conduct their international relations? Yes, answer the authors presenting the "doctrine of the godfather." Is there a parallel between the attack on Vito Corleone and the attacks of September 11? In both cases the dominant power, confident in its strength, has been violently attacked by surprise by an opponent who did not see coming and which does not understand his motives.
Three of the sons of Don Vito want to respond differently to this new challenge. Their children represent, in fact, the three options of American foreign policy: belief in institutions, neoconservatism and realism.
Tom Hagen, the adopted son of germanoirlandés origin, is the legal adviser of the family. Cree to be responding to the threat of Sollozzo clan with a series of agreements and mutual commitments, which corresponds somewhat to the liberal vision and institutional in vogue in the Democratic ranks and embodied, in his day, Woodrow Wilson. In fact what you want after the attack on his father's return quickly to the world that existed before. It therefore proposes an agreement with the other families. His leitmotif is: "You have to talk to them", based on the principle that they prefer the status quo to the revolution and are interested in supporting a return to peace if they have better access to some resources.
The second son, Sonny, triggers a unilateral and violent offensive against Sollozzo family. Wants to fix the problem quickly and forcefully because he believes that in their favor. Its precipitation leads to not analyze the correlation of forces. Is in fact, the neoconservative position. Sonny's attempt to assassinate his brother, suspected of treason, which is transformed into a trap that is killed is, in fact, the war in Iraq, the trap closed on the United States.
Tom's position can not succeed because it is made from a position of strength that no longer exists, making it impossible for the negotiation is sufficient to prevail. But Sonny is also inconsistent. He is also unable to impose itself through violent means. Sonny will isolate the Corleone clan , unite his enemies and the reckless use of force will accelerate the decline of the family. Prioritize the negotiations or the use of force are thus two positions illusory.
The third son, Michael, Understanding the need to make a major strategic reassessment. So bet on gambling to leave out those rivals who can not recruit and negotiate with those who oppose it would be very expensive. At first it is a civilian (is removed from the affairs of the family and condemns its drift immoral) but it is he who will physically remove the leaders who refuse to agree with him. Policy proposes a mix of stick and carrot. This allows for better diplomatic successes that just institutional approach and be a fighter more effective than those who do not see other option than war. Knows the Corleone clan structurally weakened by the global evolution of the balance of power and use both force and diplomacy.
Michael is this position that the authors recommend Obama. It is with this policy of stick and carrot as you have to deal with Iran (proposing an investment side, for U.S. diplomatic recognition. UU., A commitment to non-intervention and, secondly, the prospect of a freeze on all investments that would put Iran on his knees) and how to renew the Breton Woods system by integrating the BRIC countries, and so on. Thus, the manner of the Corleone clan , United States remains the primus inter pares in a world that has changed completely, using a time soft and hard power .
can certainly say that are just as pro-choice Tom Hagen in Washington. Sonny's followers are not at their best. As for the method of Michael, is mostly a matter of dosage. Comparisons need to be funny and advice relevant. "
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