Essays and Research Papers on U.S. International Relations

This 5 page paper considers the statement that a country's foreign policy can be found in its economic interests. This statement is critically analyzed relative to the United States, the United Kingdom and the former USSR. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 12-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion on the slavery issue in Sudan. It opens with an outlined discussion about the slavery that is currently occurring. It moves into the detailed description of the international slave redemption programs in which the slaves are being purchased from their masters by various international interest groups and then set ...

A 10 page research paper that examines how US foreign policy has regarded relations with the Middle East. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page paper that explores the sanctions imposed on Haiti by the U.S. and the UN. A timeline is presented to explain the reasons for the embargoes. The effects of the embargoes are discussed, such as a flourishing black market. The disagreement about the sanctions is also explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page paper. The concept of national security has changed over the last five decades and especially over the last two. The paper discusses the concept of national security in the past and in the present. It also discusses the types of threats nation states face today and why individuals and leaders should not ...

5 pages in length. The writer discusses tariffs, non-tariff barriers, trade agreements, trade blocs and foreign exchange controls as they relate to Ireland. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

(7 pp) 'Trade sanctions' are popular 'weapons' in the US post-Cold War arsenal. Sanctions may actually interfere with US foreign policy goals, as well as trade goals themselves. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the many components of social and economic development must be carefully considered in the context of how they relate to each other and how that relationship has an impact on the collective consciousness of fundamental security issues. Such security issues can actually be examined on both the macro- and the microeconomic levels, as well as scales ...

A 5-page paper that examines the 1987 U.S. naval military operation coded Operation Earnest Will, an operation designed to assist Kuwaiti oil tankers across the war-torn Persian Gulf under the protection of the American flag. Discussed are the United States' security interests in the Persian Gulf, the reasons it was felt these interests were ...

A 5 page overview of the military strategies of the Bush administration. Based largely on "The Commanders" by Bob Woodward, this paper contends that the Bush administration effectively utilized defense planning systems to identify their military objectives and to apply military resources to accomplish those objectives. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

(9pp) The true impact of international trade in the United States is the challenge to consider the redefinition of work. Notice that we are choosing to use the word, "work," not jobs. Unfortunately when we hear of a factory that is moving its plant to Mexico, or Asia, we are ...

(9 pp) Over the past several years, the term "globalization" has become a common way for politicians and the media to refer to the dominant trends in the world economy. Economic globalization is, it would seem, all pervasive. But what exactly is globalization? According to Sustar, in fact , the meaning of "globalization" depends almost ...

This 7 page report discusses the consideration of India as a permanent member of the United Nations’ Security Council and the fact that the idea has provoked a great deal of debate in the past several years. Nobody doubts that the immense population that India encompasses does not present a major consideration in terms of how security policy should ...

(9 pp) The twenty-sixth president, Theordore Roosevelt believed in stewardship, corporatism and efficiency, centralized authority. He was also the first US president to develop a hands-on policy concerning foreign affairs as illustrated first through the 1904 Roosevelt Corollary. (Corollary quotes in italics). Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 9 page paper discussing the many changes now occurring in the textile industry, particularly in light of the end of the decade-long phase-out of the Multi-Fiber Agreement (MFA) that will end in 2004. An old GATT-based agreement, the MFA is being replaced with the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), which ultimately will ...

A 12 page overview of the International Council on Social Welfare. Outlines the activities of the ICSW from it inception in 1928 to its current activities. Emphasizes its role as a UN negotiator, especially its role in the 1995 Copenhagen Summit and the UN Summit. Concludes that judging from the outcome of ...

8 pages in length. Historians have advanced two broad theories about the role of anti-Communism in American foreign policy after 1945. In the first, anti-Communism is a consistent theme throughout, one that drove virtually every foreign policy decision and action and had a huge impact on domestic life in the United States after ...

10 pages in length. The writer discusses reasons behind NAFTA'S implementation, disputes that occurred along the way, as well as what the future may hold. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 8 page report discusses American foreign trade policy and its associated issues. Economic data show a unmistakable statistical connection between trade liberalization and economic expansion. Economic theory points to solid reasons for that linkage. All nations, including the poorest, have specific assets — human, industrial, natural, financial — that they can use to produce goods and services for their own domestic ...

This 30 page thesis paper provides an overview of the problem related to the U.S. embargo against Cuba. Historic information is provided along with the political background that surrounds this issue. Both sides of the issue are confronted but the paper supports lifting the ban due to philosophical reasons. Other reasons are explored, including the ...

This 5 page paper describes the ways in which NAFTA has lived up to its promises and the ways in which it has improved the lives and working conditions as well as the economy for America. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page research paper that investigates the stance of the Clinton administration relative to maintaining the Cuban trade embargo. The writer argues that the position of President Clinton and his administration has varied according to the idiosyncrasies of the political atmosphere. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper considers the issue of religious fundamentalism in the Middle East, with a specific focus on the Islamic culture. This paper considers whether religious fundamentalism is a dominating force in Middle Eastern society and assesses how it has a particular impact on politics. This paper assesses the specific political issues ...

8 pages in length. As the world embarks upon the new millennium, questions abound with regard to events that occurred during the twentieth century. With particular emphasis upon those that took place just in the past several years, one can surmise that many of these incidents can be attributed to idealism, a philosophy ...

This 5 page report discusses the fact that the United States is always a target for international criticism. Despite criticism, regardless of what atrocity or what abuse that takes place throughout the world, the question is always asked “why doesn’t the United States do something!?” The United States has had to face the reality that it is the only true ...