Culture and American Diplomacy: A Religious Analysis

In western viewpoint of culture, American culture has obvious religiousness. Religious culture influences American diplomacy in the following aspect sense of duty originated from religion reinforces isolationism and interventionism in American diplonacy; religious idea of freedom adopted by Americans propels American governemnt to launch International Law of Religious Freedom in 1990s, which leads to international conflict concerning human rights; the revival of religious conservatism in the latter 1990s reinforces the religious and theological color in the policy of American diplomacy.