International Influence

• USA has the most powerful military force in the world
• USA


  Has the most powerful military force in the world
• US military budget

  $2.26 trillion
• US military


  Acts as the "Global Policeman"
• US military

  • Large naval fleet
  • Foreign military presence all over the globe
• US military presence

  • Leading role in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
• US military influence

  Declining as the USA's foreign policy has changed, focusing on themselves more
• Reduction of US military presence in the Middle east

  • Withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2020 under Joe Biden
  • Withdrawal from Syria in 2019 under Trump
• The US has failed to stop countries such as North Korea from developing nuclear programs and developing nuclear weapons
• Economic powerhouse


  A country with a very strong and influential economy
• Popular companies in the US economy

  • Apple
  • Google
  • Amazon
• US economy

  • Allows the USA to join trade agreements and international organisations such as the G7 and G20
• Trade agreement joined by the USA

  • USMCA (free trade agreement between Mexico, Canada and the USA)
• USMCA trade agreement

  Meant that Mexico had to pay a minimum wage of $16 from an average of $3, making car manufacturing more competitive in the USA
• Economic sanctions

  Actions taken by a country to limit or prevent economic activity with another country, often to pursue its own interests
• Economic sanctions imposed by the USA


  • Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea
• Total public and private debt in the USA is three times its GDP at over 93.5 trillion U.S. dollars.
• China can be seen as competing with the USAs Economy due to them being second to America in terms of their GDP and their ability to recover from global crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic
• International Diplomacy

  The US's key role in the UN, its image of being democratic, and its ability to be part of the UN Security Council
• Permanent Veto

  The power to veto any UN resolutions that the US disagrees with
• Use of Permanent Veto

  • In 2017, the US used the veto to withdraw Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
• 2020 Capitol riots


  Tarnished the US political image around the globe, viewed as undemocratic
• The US is not the only country with the power of the Permanent Veto
• Use of Permanent Veto by other countries

  • Russia has vetoed US resolutions responding to the use of chemical weapons in Syria
• International Organisations, The USA is a founding member of NATO. The US key role in NATO can help allow it to pursue its own intrests. For Example, the US played a lead role in the NATO bombings in Libya to remove Colonel Gadaffi in 2011, a US enemy.

  However, Trump has signalled to leave NATO as he believes he the US pays too much towards it
• US had a militay spending of $916 billion dollars in 2023 allowing them to act as a "Global Policeman"