Essays and Research Papers on U.S. International Relations

A 16 page overview of the reconstruction and emergency management considerations that are being made in Iraq. Emphasizes the importance of coordination between military personnel and civilian personnel such as those employed by Wackenhut Inc. Bibliograhy lists 13 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the era through original newspaper sources. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page overview of this critical Iraqi battle. This paper delineates participants and notes successes as well as failures. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper argues the position that liberalizing trade does not necessarily compromise environmental concerns. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper argues that the Iraqis have been lied to by both Saddam Hussein and the U.S. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper. Two models for the grand strategy are explained: selective engagement and primacy. The essay includes comments in terms of how these strategies meet the criteria for a grand strategy as issued by the U.S. Army College. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper argues that freer international trade contributes to the fight against global poverty, but that such trade is often blocked by richer nations’ policies of protectionism and high tariffs. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 11 page paper provides a comparative overview of the United State and China, with an assessment of major political and economic factors. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses Blackwater, the private mercenary army that appears to be immune to any prosecution for their lawlessness both in Iraq and New Orleans. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 20 page paper that includes an abstract and a 4 page annotated bibliography. The essay begins with background information regarding the development plan and millennium development goals. It discusses U.S. involvement, including activities already accomplished. The writer reports the budget year in the U.S. as compared to the Afghan budget year and discusses ...

This 6 page paper discusses one problem with nuclear weapons: their proliferation, and ways to solve it. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page overview of the factors behind the frequent coupe d’etats that characterized much of the twentieth century in the Middle East. Afghanistan is used as a specific example. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 9 page overview of Reagan’s visions of a defense system that would make nuclear weapons obsolete. The author contends that this system, although it never came to full fruition, played a major role in the end of the Cold War. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 28 page paper looks at the war in Iraq and the position in December 2006. The paper starts with background that demonstrated the political complexities of the area and considers why the US lead occupation may be resisted, using ideas of culture clash and the religious concept as Jihad to which explain why this ...

A 10 page paper discussing the change in the US steel industry since its rise; the effects of the growth of China's steel industry; and the effects of both on US-China relations. The steel industry has some recourse now that China is a member of the WTO, but in the meantime it still struggles ...

This 6 page paper discusses various aspects of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, legislation which makes it an offense for a U.S. citizen or company to bribe an official of a foreign government. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses some of the provisions of the USA Patriot Act, and offers an opinion against the legislation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the impact of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the U.S. economy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page book review. Michael E. Latham, an associate professor of history at Fordham University, provides provocative insight into the manner in which theories of modernization were highly influential to American policymakers during the Kennedy Administration. The principal argument of Latham's text is that perspective on modernization traveled beyond their origins in academia to ...

This 12 page paper provides an overview of the process of democratization using examples from the Middle East. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 7 page analysis of the factors affecting the establishment of an effective democracy in the Middle East. This paper contends that only with a continued U.S. presence and a heightened involvement of the Iraqi people will a democracy be sustainable. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 2 page paper that explains the responsibilities of the Secretary of State. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 13 page paper discusses NY Governor Eliot Spitzer’s plan to make it possible for illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses, and argues that the plan makes solid sense. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses the realism and liberalism theories of international relations, and uses them to discuss relations between Iran and the United State. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page analysis of the historical, ethnic, and religious factors at play in the Darfur situation. This paper analyzes Darfur from the perspective that there have been many contributory circumstances and events that have led up to it. Bibliography lists 6 sources.