pax Americana
a state of international peace led by the USA
TRANSLATION
pax Americana = (Lateinisch für "amerikanischer Friede"), beschreibt ein Zustand des Weltfriedens, der stark durch den Einfluss der Vereinigten Staaten oder der westlichen Welt geprägt sein soll
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Unfortunately, PAX AMERICANA is giving way to a balance of power that is seething with rivalry and insecurity. Everywhere China sees American plots designed to prevent its rise.
(The Economist)
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Many of our traditional allies, from Israel to Saudi Arabia to Japan, are quietly beginning to explore other options as the old guarantees of the post-war PAX AMERICANA no longer seem as secure as they once were.
(Wall Street Journal)
Did you
know?
pax Americana
noun phrase
- a state of relative international peace regarded as overseen by the US (or the UK)
(Oxford English Dictionary)
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Pax Americana - Latin for American peace - is a term for the historical concept of relative peace in the Western hemisphere and, later, the Western world, that resulted from the power enjoyed by the United States of America starting around the turn of the 20th century.
Although the term finds its primary utility in the latter half of the 20th century, it has been used in various places and eras, such as the post United States Civil War Era and globally during the time between the Great World Wars.
The modern sense of pax Americana refers to the peace established after the end of World War II in 1945 and indicates the military and economic position of the United States compared to other nations.
The term derives from and is inspired by the Pax Romana of the Roman empire, the Pax Britannica of the British Empire and the Pax Mongolica of the Mongol Empire.
(adapted from the Princeton University archives)
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TALKING POINT
Practice OWAD in a conversation today, say something like:
"What do you think the US should be doing to renew the spirit of PAX AMERICANA?"
