This is a section from a foreign policy theory paper entitled
“Manifest Managerialism.” America’s interest in world power
originated from British influence, which “seemed so plainly
destined to dominate the planet” (Mead, 5). While colonialism
and economic interests spurred American involvement in
international affairs, the United States also has a history of
considering itself as “the embodiment of the interests of
humankind as a whole” (Stephanson, 22). As America’s leadership
christened itself as “leader of the free world,” the United
States began to reconstruct toward economic prosperity and
Christian humanism. When approaching the world post-9/11,
America cares far more about individuals than nation-states or
the Westphalian system. Even within organizations with which
America is at war—like the Taliban and Al-Qaeda—the focus has
been on the individual leadership—Osama Bin Laden and Saddam
Hussein—rather than the organization as a mass of nameless
people. Americans concern themselves with those they can