Abstract
The argument of the preceding parts of this essay on American foreign policy can be summed up in the following four propositions: ( 1) The primary purpose of foreign policy under conditions of developed monopoly capitalism is to provide the justification for the maintenance of a huge (and growing) military establishment. This is the only acceptable way to keep the economy going at anything approaching a reasonable level of income and employment, and it is an indispensable condition for the preservation of a far-flung and readily exploitable economic empire.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.
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