Essays and Research Papers on U.S. Foreign Policy

This 15 page paper is a project to assess whether or not genocide was committed in the first and the second Gulf wars. The paper starts with an introduction, including aims and methods and then presents a literature review which considers the way it may be determined whether or not genocide occurred. A section using ...

This 10 page paper examines the evolution of U.S. intelligence gather operations during and after World War II. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses the types of torture methods terrorists are likely to use on their hostages, and the reasons for such torture. It also discusses torture in general and so-called “torture lite.” Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 11 page paper takes a look at the War of 1812. Just war theory is utilized to make the case that this was a justifiable action. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper reviews author Stephen Kinzer's contentions that the US has a long involvement in regime overthrows and this involvement extends around the world. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses four issues with regard to international relations: what elements promote stable democracy; the probability that new democracies will oppose the US; nuclear superiority; and what the US should do to stop the spread of WMDs. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper examines some of the reason that can be advanced for the use of armed intervention by one nation in another’s internal affairs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses some of the positives and negatives to come out of the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page book review on George Packer’s text Assassin’s Gate. George Packer, a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, describes himself as a “liberal hawk,” who initially supported the current invasion of Iraq. His take on the war, as voiced in his book Assassin’s Gate, offers his reader a biographical look at the ...

A 6 page paper which argues against the war in Iraq. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5-page paper examines the main reason for the surge of the Taliban and that norcotics are the main source of support for the Taliban. There are 5 sources cited.

This 8 page paper discusses the CIA’s covert operations during the time of the Iran-Contra Affair, and argues that the agency was clumsy, obvious and inept in its attempts to orchestrate these operations. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

Ronald Reagan’s U.S.S.R. Foreign Policy: In eight pages this paper analyzes the foreign policy of U.S. 40th President Ronald Reagan with the focus being on the U.S.S.R., examining various events and their causes, and the policy reactions that resulted. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.

This twelve page paper reviews the evolution of the intelligence community, particularly the FBI and CIA. The thesis is presented that this evolution, in part, has resulted in a degradation of individual rights. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

An 8 page research paper that describes the links between the narcotics trade in Afghanistan and the Taliban. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

In five pages this paper examines how the Midwest campus protests opposing the Vietnam War were as dynamic as anyplace else during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Ten sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 3 page paper urges greater international cooperation in thwarting terrorism. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 7 page paper discussing terrorism through the lens of the rationalist approach. As Lake (2002) states, the rationalist approach may not suffice alone to frame any perspective on terrorism, but it does provide a view in which the sentiment that "the supporter of my enemy also is my enemy." Doubtless policymakers will ...

This 4 page paper explores the question of why we tend to regard ourselves as superior while the rest of the world criticizes us for so many faults. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

In twelve pages this paper chronicles the influx of immigrants that have sought asylum in the United States since Fidel Castro’s regime began in January 1959. The annotated bibliography lists seven sources.

This 8 page paper compares the 1991 Gulf War with the Vietnam War, and argues that the Gulf War was much more beneficial. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

4 pages in length. The writer discusses the basis of the Act and four specific directives of it. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 10 page paper examines the Obama Administration’s National Export Initiative and argues that although it has some shortcomings, it is fundamentally sound. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page paper defines and discusses the term “enemy combatants”—what they are and where the phrase comes from. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page overview of the just-war theory. This paper discusses the historical, theoretical and ethical considerations encompassed by the theory. Bibliography lists 1 source.