Seyed Salman Safavi
International Peace Studies Centre – IPSC
Abstract
Based on historical facts, the military, political, and economic policies of the U.S. government against the majority of the world’s nations constitute the most important threat to global peace and security.
The U.S. was the first country to build a nuclear weapon and the only country to have used it, killing more than 100,000 civilians in Japan with a nuclear bomb.
The United States has waged numerous wars against the nations of the world in different parts of the world, such as the wars in Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and now the military attack on Iran (June 2025).
The imposition of US economic sanctions on the nations of the world has caused many problems in the lives of millions of people across the world.
America’s all-out support for Israel’s occupation and aggression has led to the displacement and death of thousands of people in Palestine and the Middle East, and the genocide of the Palestinian people.
Introduction
The issue of international peace and security is one of the most sensitive and complex issues in international relations.
U.S. policies, especially in their military, economic, and political dimensions, pose the greatest threat to global stability. This theory is based on a historical and contemporary analysis of the role of the U.S. government as a unilateral power that has adopted an interventionist approach based on the logic of hegemony rather than international cooperation.
First: The U.S. Government and the Nuclear Terror Industry
In 1945, the U.S. government became the first country to use nuclear weapons against civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The American nuclear attack took the lives of more than 100,000 innocent Japanese civilians in an instant, a moral and humane violation unprecedented in history. This fundamental event of American hegemony had a profound impact on the world order, establishing the logic of “force above the law,” and Washington monopolizing the means of deterrence without being effectively monitored internationally.
Second: U.S. Wars and Military Interventions
From the Korean War (1950-1953), the Vietnam War (1955-1975), the invasion of Iraq (2003), the war in Afghanistan (2001-2021), and the military intervention in Iran in June 2025, U.S. government policy shows a clear pattern of military interventions that go beyond self-defence or humanitarian aid. These wars, in essence, reflect imperialist ambitions driven by geopolitical and economic interests, often with the expansion of war, disrupting peace and security. Global, chaos and violence end.
Third: Economic Sanctions as a Tool of Hegemony
Economic sanctions are no less dangerous than military wars; they represent a silent cold war against the people, not the regimes. Sanctions imposed on countries such as Iran, Cuba, Syria, and Venezuela have weakened domestic economies, increased poverty rates, and deprived millions of people of access to medicine and food. international law and political blackmail by a great power.
Fourth: Support for the Israeli occupation
The unconditional support of the U.S. government for Israel is one of the most prominent factors of instability in the Middle East. The United States, through political, military, and economic support, covers up the practices of occupation, displacement, and aggression against the Palestinian people, and obstructs all UN initiatives aimed at a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian question. This attitude has helped fuel anger among Arab and Muslim peoples. has led many movements to the option of armed resistance.
Conclusion: Towards a more balanced world order
In view of the above, the U.S. government is the greatest threat to world peace through its hegemonic policies. To achieve a more balanced and just world order, this theory calls for an end to the hegemony of the U.S. government, strengthening international multilateralism, and supporting nations in their struggle for just peace and development. It also emphasizes the need for a comprehensive reform of the structure of the international system, which places the institutions of the United Nations in the first place. to ensure that U.S. economic and military power is not used to achieve limited benefits at the expense of vulnerable people.
Suggested Solution:
The need to build a global coalition against unilateral hegemony. Strengthening genuine and independent international institutions. Strengthening the cultural, political, and economic resistance against American hegemony. Unite the nations of the world and support the struggle of vulnerable people for freedom and independence.
Bibliography
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