PROBLEMS OF FOREIGN POLICY IN PROGRAM PAPERS OF AMERICAN THIRD POLITICAL PARTIES (on an example of «America First Party»).

Active participation of the United States in integration projects in the Western hemisphere, the leading part of the USA in NAFTA, possible leadership in the prospective North American Union cause various reactions within the limits of the American society. The feature of the American party system is not only its steady two-party character, but also the presence of a considerable number of the third parties, whose influence is different, but whose political concepts promote discussions concerning foreign policy of the USA within the limits of the American community, including also participation in NAFTA. The part of parties believe that the activity of the USA directed on integration of North American political space is extremely unprofitable for the USA and ordinary American citizens.Among the third parties in the USA the party «America above all» (America First Party) is allocated. AFP combines adherence to democratic values with moderate political nationalism, using the slogan «America for Americans!», possibly meaning the necessity of deburocratisation of the American political system. On the other hand, like democratic constitutionalists, theorists of AFP specify in necessities to return to the Constitution its former positions in the American political system, to strengthen respect of citizens for the pivotal document of the country. In its political activity AFP starts with a recognition of the fact that the modern United States stay in a condition of deep and long crisis, responsibility for which lies on the previous democratic and republican Administrations.AFP considers that the largest American parties spent years in struggle with each other, without having accurate representation about what America and its citizens really need, spending efforts on politically dangerous and economically unprofitable, in their opinion, integration in NAFTA, weakening values of an original Americanism. AFP in its program document («the Mission Statement») suggests «to save up and keep our people and our independence», «to provide economic growth and independence», «to strengthen traditional values of belief, a family and responsibility», «to guarantee equality before the law and protection of the rights granted by the Founder», «to clear our corrupted political system» without participation of the USA in integration projects. Theorists AFP, as well as other third parties, has the program of development of the American foreign policy. Ideologists of party believe that the foreign policy of the USA should become, on the one hand, more weighed, balanced and thought over, and, on another, to develop with an emphasis on the American values.AFP believes that it is necessary for the USA to uphold the cooperation with other countries under condition of nonparticipation of the USA in the international associations and coalitions. For this reason AFP insists that the USA should leave structure of such international organizations, as NATO and the United Nations. AFP insists on necessity of an exit of the USA from NAFTA, believing that participation in integration processes which can lead to creation of the North American Union, does not correspond to interests of the American citizens. On the other hand, it is declared that the USA should be guided in the foreign policy by necessity of protection of national independence and not admit submission of America to the global government. Degree of a demand of criticism AFP concerning participation of the USA in integration processes within the limits of NAFTA in the American political establishment is insignificant owing to that as M.W. Kirchanoff believes, «party, being activist protest group, is substantially marginal».

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