Trade Time

Peter Giambanco
Professor Shirk
13 April 2018
Trade Time

     Going back to the old belief of the human kind is naturally greedy and self-interested we can see what the United States intentions are when we look at the trade deals. The United States has been dominant on the world stage when it comes to trade and influence.

    The United States plays a role in the world when it comes to trade because it is in their interest since it would bolster its stance in the world on many aspects. The trade that goes on with many of the other countries is carried out with the thought that the United States will gain more from doing this business than not. This statement might seem obvious but there are times where the United States can be seen to be ‘losing’ trade with another country. This is not the case though since it is in the United States interest to have these countries included with the trade since they will get more out of the country in the long run and they are within the United States sphere of influence and they are more inclined to work with them on multiple other cases now.

    The outlook on the world from the United States perspective is that it’s a source of resources. This means that every other country can be utilized for their own benefit. This might seem morbid but in many cases, we can see that the United States will do business or aid with countries that are willing to go along with the United States mission. The ‘freer’ countries are made by the United States the more they are doing business with the western countries and this is the overall interest.

     It would be ignorant to say that the United States is only out to make the rest of the world better since its interest will always be itself and what it can get from its actions. Creating a free market for the United States to be at the top is always the goal, even for other countries they wish to be at the top of the economic stage. Making a more prosperous world can be taken multiple different ways since people value different things at another level someone else might value as the most valued thing. The more prosperous the world is allowing for a larger market for the United States to utilize and grow even more and from this growth, we can bring more parts of the world up along with us. This does not mean bring third world countries up into the first along with the United States, but it means that the countries that we support and support us are going to be a part of the growth when it happens and will prosper because of it.


      All in all, the United States is self-interested when it comes to trade and it should not be looked at in any other perspective. Trade with lower countries will only help in the long run for the United States, which is what their goal is. When the world moves up so does the United States and this can be seen through ‘losing’ trade deals which prosper into better relations.

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