Representations of American Exceptionalism - DUO
... of Paul and Romney’s respective speeches using RPA. Chapter 7 will include a discussion of the two candidates speeches, comparing their respective representations of American exceptionalism. Finally in chapter 8 I will provide a conclusion and summary of the findings of the thesis. 2. The Context: ...
... of Paul and Romney’s respective speeches using RPA. Chapter 7 will include a discussion of the two candidates speeches, comparing their respective representations of American exceptionalism. Finally in chapter 8 I will provide a conclusion and summary of the findings of the thesis. 2. The Context: ...
Oil and US Foreign Policy Towards Africa
... The major finding of the study is that U.S. foreign policy towards Africa was not influenced by oil but other geopolitical interest. During the Cold War, containment of Soviet expansion shaped U.S. foreign policy and in the post-Cold War period, the United States was more interested in spreading dem ...
... The major finding of the study is that U.S. foreign policy towards Africa was not influenced by oil but other geopolitical interest. During the Cold War, containment of Soviet expansion shaped U.S. foreign policy and in the post-Cold War period, the United States was more interested in spreading dem ...
Lost Direction: US Foreign Assistance Policy Since
... ...the emphasis today is on the Soviet problem. It is because it is indeed this problem that puts the broader and the longlasting universal aspirations of the American people first to world peace and secondly for the realization that the basic human values which this nation stands for in jeopardy. T ...
... ...the emphasis today is on the Soviet problem. It is because it is indeed this problem that puts the broader and the longlasting universal aspirations of the American people first to world peace and secondly for the realization that the basic human values which this nation stands for in jeopardy. T ...
Humanitarian Intervention: The Utopia of Just War? The NATO
... its own citizens, without the permission of the state within whose territory force is applied9. A suggestion that could be made is that organisations such as The United Nations, NATO or OAS, could also be entities of humanitarian intervention. However, they consist of states and therefore, we can as ...
... its own citizens, without the permission of the state within whose territory force is applied9. A suggestion that could be made is that organisations such as The United Nations, NATO or OAS, could also be entities of humanitarian intervention. However, they consist of states and therefore, we can as ...
Introduction to the Geopolitics of Foreign Aid Helen V.
... paralleled changes in the delivery of aid, as institutions like the World Bank and the European Union became major players in aid delivery. The emphasis on the domestic politics in donor countries, while long present in the literature, has also developed steadily. Section I: Aid as a Foreign Policy ...
... paralleled changes in the delivery of aid, as institutions like the World Bank and the European Union became major players in aid delivery. The emphasis on the domestic politics in donor countries, while long present in the literature, has also developed steadily. Section I: Aid as a Foreign Policy ...
The Making of Foreign Policy under Stalin
... Khrushchev, "that he [Molotov] was the only person in the Politburo who opposed Stalin on this or that question for the second time."20 In the opinion of Marshal Zhukov, who observed Molotov and Stalin at close quarters for the first time in 1940-41, Molotov "exerted serious influence over Stalin, p ...
... Khrushchev, "that he [Molotov] was the only person in the Politburo who opposed Stalin on this or that question for the second time."20 In the opinion of Marshal Zhukov, who observed Molotov and Stalin at close quarters for the first time in 1940-41, Molotov "exerted serious influence over Stalin, p ...
The politics of poverty: Aid in the new Cold War - UN-NGLS
... Britain, the US and much of the industrialised world enter the summer of 2004 confronting the cold reality of a clear and present terrorist threat. For those countries with forces embroiled in Iraq, the menace is most keenly felt. In London, it is no longer ‘if’ a major terrorist attack will come – ...
... Britain, the US and much of the industrialised world enter the summer of 2004 confronting the cold reality of a clear and present terrorist threat. For those countries with forces embroiled in Iraq, the menace is most keenly felt. In London, it is no longer ‘if’ a major terrorist attack will come – ...
- International Studies Association
... Early scholarship on the relationship between public opinion and foreign policy suggested a “two-step flow” model of communication which placed elites at the fulcrum of the relationship between citizens and policy in a democracy (Katz and Lazarsfeld 1955). According to this model, the vast majority ...
... Early scholarship on the relationship between public opinion and foreign policy suggested a “two-step flow” model of communication which placed elites at the fulcrum of the relationship between citizens and policy in a democracy (Katz and Lazarsfeld 1955). According to this model, the vast majority ...
Chair: Erin O`Gorman –DND
... UNMIK. This name is easy to pronounce in English; however, unbeknownst to its creators, UNMIK means “enemy” in the Albanian language. This neatly highlights the disconnect that often exists between international administration goals and realities on the ground and ties into the current discussion of ...
... UNMIK. This name is easy to pronounce in English; however, unbeknownst to its creators, UNMIK means “enemy” in the Albanian language. This neatly highlights the disconnect that often exists between international administration goals and realities on the ground and ties into the current discussion of ...
2003Report
... Leslie Gelb, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, presented a most compelling argument that we are experiencing a “a new era” of increased attention to human rights and international law, as he observed, “Morality now matters in discussions of foreign policy.” Gelb’s position that this is ...
... Leslie Gelb, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, presented a most compelling argument that we are experiencing a “a new era” of increased attention to human rights and international law, as he observed, “Morality now matters in discussions of foreign policy.” Gelb’s position that this is ...
http://www.rit.edu/fa/legalaffairs/sites/rit.edu.fa.legalaffairs/files/docs/Foreign%20Corrupt%20Practices%20Act%20Policy.pdf
... agent, representative, vendor or any other third party with which RIT works shall make any payment or provide anything of value, to any person, in order to improperly influence that person to secure any advantage for RIT, including obtaining or retaining business, or directing business to any person ...
... agent, representative, vendor or any other third party with which RIT works shall make any payment or provide anything of value, to any person, in order to improperly influence that person to secure any advantage for RIT, including obtaining or retaining business, or directing business to any person ...
Competing Visions for US Grand Strategy
... that marked the end of the Cold War and the subsequent early end of the twentieth century require the United States to reconsider its national security policy. What are U.S. interests and objectives? What are the threats to those interests and objectives? What are the appropriate strategic responses ...
... that marked the end of the Cold War and the subsequent early end of the twentieth century require the United States to reconsider its national security policy. What are U.S. interests and objectives? What are the threats to those interests and objectives? What are the appropriate strategic responses ...
Iraq and the Mind of Machiavelli
... that their own cost of overrunning Western Europe would be too high in blood and treasure, the Kremlin adopted a new approach of destabilizing the West’s interests in far-flung regions around the Eurasian heartland. As writer Robert D. Kaplan has pointed out, the Cold War became a contest for contro ...
... that their own cost of overrunning Western Europe would be too high in blood and treasure, the Kremlin adopted a new approach of destabilizing the West’s interests in far-flung regions around the Eurasian heartland. As writer Robert D. Kaplan has pointed out, the Cold War became a contest for contro ...
THEN AND NOW - The National Interest
... he greatest myth in American politics today is the view, perpetrated by the Democratic Left and elements of the news media, that Barack Obama is a political moderate. In truth he represents an ideology that is barely within the American mainstream as understood over two and a quarter centuries of po ...
... he greatest myth in American politics today is the view, perpetrated by the Democratic Left and elements of the news media, that Barack Obama is a political moderate. In truth he represents an ideology that is barely within the American mainstream as understood over two and a quarter centuries of po ...
Chapter 16
... Ideas and Values in Public Policy “The production [process] model fails to capture what I see as the essence of policy making in political communities: the struggle over ideas.” ...
... Ideas and Values in Public Policy “The production [process] model fails to capture what I see as the essence of policy making in political communities: the struggle over ideas.” ...
Multiple Principles for Multilateral Interventions: The Ideational
... The principle of sovereignty is a defining pillar of the UN system and international law, which was embedded in the earliest multilateral arrangements: the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. This principle emphasizes a state’s freedom and independence from external interference regardless of their size, m ...
... The principle of sovereignty is a defining pillar of the UN system and international law, which was embedded in the earliest multilateral arrangements: the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. This principle emphasizes a state’s freedom and independence from external interference regardless of their size, m ...
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... We detail this hypothesis in the following part of our paper. Next we conduct an empirical study, comparing trade volumes between member states of 61 fixed-term bilateral military alliances, with the probability that these alliances successfully performed their functions up to their termination date ...
... We detail this hypothesis in the following part of our paper. Next we conduct an empirical study, comparing trade volumes between member states of 61 fixed-term bilateral military alliances, with the probability that these alliances successfully performed their functions up to their termination date ...
global interdependence and the need for social stewardship
... The United States has also reduced its contributions to multilateral aid efforts. In recent years, the United States has not fully honored its commitments to United Nations agencies and peacekeeping activities, nor to the International Development Association (IDA), the branch of the World Bank that ...
... The United States has also reduced its contributions to multilateral aid efforts. In recent years, the United States has not fully honored its commitments to United Nations agencies and peacekeeping activities, nor to the International Development Association (IDA), the branch of the World Bank that ...
Foreign and Military Policy
... • Interest group politics: identifiable groups are pitted against one another for costs, benefits (tariffs) • Client politics: Benefits go to an identifiable group, without apparent costs to any distinct group (policy toward Israel) Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. ...
... • Interest group politics: identifiable groups are pitted against one another for costs, benefits (tariffs) • Client politics: Benefits go to an identifiable group, without apparent costs to any distinct group (policy toward Israel) Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. ...
A Mission of Divine Calling: The Chosen Nation`s Crusade against Evil
... War. The Cold War (1945 – 1990’s) was not a war of battles, but of tension between the Eastern (Soviet Union and communist allies) and Western (United States and NATO allies) worlds but more a battle of sustained political and military strategy. Religion was not an overly important part of Reagan’s ...
... War. The Cold War (1945 – 1990’s) was not a war of battles, but of tension between the Eastern (Soviet Union and communist allies) and Western (United States and NATO allies) worlds but more a battle of sustained political and military strategy. Religion was not an overly important part of Reagan’s ...
PA4018
... We study public policy because we want to know why particular decisions are made or not made. Public policy is important because the scope of the state encompasses almost all aspects of our daily lives. It involves everything from building roads to providing education and health care services, regul ...
... We study public policy because we want to know why particular decisions are made or not made. Public policy is important because the scope of the state encompasses almost all aspects of our daily lives. It involves everything from building roads to providing education and health care services, regul ...
Japan Affirmative - 2AC Blocks - 3 Weeks
... successfully diversify our economy, we can show the world that we are not just dependent on federal dollars. In this sense we can be “liberated” to a degree from the U.S. We can hold our head high and answer back to any snotty mainlander who says Guam can't live without federal dollars. A more dynam ...
... successfully diversify our economy, we can show the world that we are not just dependent on federal dollars. In this sense we can be “liberated” to a degree from the U.S. We can hold our head high and answer back to any snotty mainlander who says Guam can't live without federal dollars. A more dynam ...
9. EU Trade Policy and Democracy Building in South Asia
... estimated 30 per cent share of the nominal gross world product, making it one of the foremost powerhouses of the world economy. It is also the third most populated political entity after China and India. The EU is developing an increasing role in foreign policy, and has representation at the United ...
... estimated 30 per cent share of the nominal gross world product, making it one of the foremost powerhouses of the world economy. It is also the third most populated political entity after China and India. The EU is developing an increasing role in foreign policy, and has representation at the United ...
Progressivism and American Foreign Policy
... our foreign policy actions, we must also preserve our sovereignty—our national liberty or political independence. The Declaration acknowledges that this is a universal right to which all peoples and nations are entitled. The United States, therefore, has the right to defend its independence, and in ...
... our foreign policy actions, we must also preserve our sovereignty—our national liberty or political independence. The Declaration acknowledges that this is a universal right to which all peoples and nations are entitled. The United States, therefore, has the right to defend its independence, and in ...
Should Democracy Be Promoted or Demoted?
... allies, but communist regimes and American enemies. There were enough examples of this trajectory—Cuba, Angola, and Nicaragua—to warrant worry. But these are the failed cases of democratic transition, and US involvement in the internal changes of these countries can hardly be called democracy promot ...
... allies, but communist regimes and American enemies. There were enough examples of this trajectory—Cuba, Angola, and Nicaragua—to warrant worry. But these are the failed cases of democratic transition, and US involvement in the internal changes of these countries can hardly be called democracy promot ...
Foreign policy of the United States
The foreign policy of the United States is the way in which it interacts with foreign nations and sets standards of interaction for its organizations, corporations and individual citizens.The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States, including all the Bureaus and Offices in the United States Department of State, as mentioned in the Foreign Policy Agenda of the Department of State, are ""to build and sustain a more democratic, secure, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community."" In addition, the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs states as some of its jurisdictional goals: ""export controls, including nonproliferation of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware; measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign nations and to safeguard American business abroad; international commodity agreements; international education; and protection of American citizens abroad and expatriation."" US foreign policy and foreign aid have been the subject of much debate, praise and criticism, both domestically and abroad.