Analysis Of The Nixon Administration's Foreign Aid Policy (from 1969 To 1972)

Foreign aid has played a very important role in the U.S. foreign policy formulation and implementation process.After World War II, its role has become more and more obvious. During Nixon administration, the relative strength of the United States decline .Instead, the United States stood at a very disadvantaged position in the course of the rivalry with the Soviet Union. Foreign aid policy has become such a strategic means to ease one of the unfavorable situations. In this sense, exploring the Nixon administration's foreign aid policies is conducive to a comprehensive understanding of the global strategy of the United States; Nixon administration's foreign aid policy in the post-war development of the external assistance has an essential role. Analysis of its foreign aid policies determine the American diplomacy in the region. This paper is based on the State Department declassified diplomatic files .Analyzing the main content of the Nixon administration's foreign aid policy in the United States and changes reveals the Nixon administration's foreign aid policy causes, the real influence and significance.This article altogether divides into three parts.First part of main analysis postwar initial period US foreign aid policy development evolution,Nixon administration whole world policy adjustment as well as Nixon administration regarding'Foreign aid Act'the revision diligently and the defeat,provides the background knowledge for the Nixon administration foreign aid policy adjustment,by understands this time US global strategy implementation historical perspective well.Then the second part has emphatically carried on the inspection to the Nixon administration foreign aid policy primary coverage.Analysis the Nixon administration's foreign aid devided into three aspects :safe assitance ,development assitance and multilateral assistance and so on .This gives us something useful to understand Nixon Administration's foreign policy .The third part mainly carries on the overall appraisal to Nixon administration's foreign aid policy.Discusses its foreign aid policy serves throughout the US national interest and the overall strategic target.Innovate the aid method for between the balance strategic targent and the strategic resources disparity.Pays attention to the human demand by heavy tree viewpoints and so on US image and display leading role.