Legal nihilism as a methodology of the U.S. strategic foreign policy

The study identifies and analyzes five pillars of legal nihilism in the U.S. strategic policy: philosophy, philosophy of law, economy, international relations, military strategy. Each pillar is specified. The first pillar is the philosophy of pragmatism and its quintessential concept of truth. The second one is represented by the ‘new’ (alternative) philosophy of law based on the methodology of double standards. The third pillar reflects the U.S. strategy towards Russia, European countries, Canada, Venezuela, Mexico, and China. The fourth one shows the role of the USA in building a new world order after 1991, as exemplified by Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, and Venezuela. The fifth pillar draws attention to the analysis of the United States’ breach of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and the Paris Convention of 1993. It focuses on NATO’s strategy towards Russia as well. In the authors’ opinion, international law de facto ceased to exist after the collapse of the Soviet Union. This was facilitated by the fact that the USA adopted the idea of its exclusivity and superiority over the rest of the world. It is a guideline for the U.S. government in the international arena today. In the current situation, Russia manages to act on the basis of international law by pursuing a peaceful and good neighbor policy.