“In the United States, state diplomacy is gaining in importance”

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THE COMING WORLD. Even in foreign policy, America is increasingly fractured. Interview with political scientist Jenna Bednar.

From our correspondent in the United States, Claire Meynial

HAShen the room for maneuver of the federal power is reduced, the states assert themselves more and more within the United States. This trend now extends to international relations and could eventually interfere with federal foreign policy. Jenna Bednar, a political scientist at the University of Michigan, developed this idea with Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, president of the think tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, in an article in the specialized journal Foreign Affairs, “The Fractured Superpower: How Federalism is Transforming American Democracy and Its Foreign Policy”. Maintenance.

Point : According to the US Constitution, foreign affairs are the responsibility of the federal government. Why raise the question of state involvement…

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