Essays and Research Papers on U.S. International Relations

This 10 page research paper discusses the stance of Hugo Chavez in regards to the Washington Consensus approach to foreign aid and whether or not this approach promoted actual growth in Venezuela prior to the Chavez administration. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 5 page paper contrasts moral relativism with moral objectivism. The central focus is on the US military and how its actions are continuously criticized as being ethnocentric in a world that is characterized by a multitude of cultures that reflect their own brand of ethnocentricity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4-page paper answers four questions regarding new federalism, policy analysis and its bias toward liberalism, the rational-comprehensive and incremental models, and non-profit organizations administering social programs. There is 1 source cited.

A 6 page research paper that examines literature, which considers the tension between state rights and issues of sovereignty with individual human rights, investigating how the priorities of international society shifted from guaranteeing national sovereignty to protecting human rights. Within this context, this review also considers the question of whether the rights of individuals ...

This 12 page paper examines the effectiveness of using open sources for nations like North Korea and Russia. Open Source intelligence is defined and explored. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the changes that have occurred between US relations in the Middle East during the Cold War years and those that have occurred since the dissolution of the USSR. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper that begins with a thesis which suggests that a lack of democracy is not the only cause of terrorism. The paper explores the general consensus that terrorism is caused by having no means of expressing dissatisfaction. Other motivations are discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

In eight pages, the failed 1961 U.S. invasion at Cuba’s Bay of Pigs is examined. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 7-page paper discusses proposed solutions to control the illegal aliens entering the United States and the ever-growing immigration problem in this country. There are 6 sources cited.

This 5 page paper considers the importance, successes, and shortcomings of this important presidential doctrine. Issued by Jimmy Carter in 1980, the Carter Doctrine was in response to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper considers the state of affairs that existed in terms of world stability in the years following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of state terror. The Nazi party is examined as an example of the terroristic qualities inherent in fascist states. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 9 page paper looks at the study of International Relations (OR) in order to ascertain whether or not it may be classed as a science. The concept of the discipline, and the development of two dominant international relations theories are used to discuss the subject. Realism and liberalism are discussed. The bibliography cites 10 ...

This 6 page paper includes a 1 page outline. The writer explains that the U.S. must focus on stabilizing the world environment. Our most immediate concern in that regard is North Korea. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 9 page paper that provides an overview of international public relations. Campaigns introduced by Colombia are examined and analyzed. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 5 page essay is based on two sources, the textbook and an article. The essay describes conflict, and some types of conflict and some of the strategies one group uses to resolve conflict. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of the creation of Third World Develompent projects and considers the implications for creating long-term sustainability in Third World countries. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper presents the speaker notes for an associated 12-slide Power Point presentation, khDPdeath.ppt,, that discusses the 2002 execution of journalist Daniel Pearl from a counter-terrorism perspective. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 20 page research paper/essay focuses on 2 specific aspects of the NATO intervention in Libya in 2011, which was authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 1973. The writer discusses why Germany abstained on this vote and the effect that the German abstention had on NATO. Bibliography lists 35 sources.

This 12 page paper defines terrorism and the subcomponent of narcoterrorism. The activities of Colombia’s terrorist organization FARC is linked to Mexican cartels like Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 3 page paper looks that the address given to congress by President Truman on the 12th of March 1947 which marked a change in US foreign policy. The content of the address is briefly considered and the speech is examined in the context of the events and the time and the meaning it was ...

This 8 page research paper/essay discusses the Container Security Initiative (CSI), which is administered by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP). Bibliography lists 7 sources.

In nine pages this paper examines how United States domestic and foreign policies evolved from its involvement in the First World War until its entry into Vietnam. Fifteen sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 4 page paper explores the diplomatic efforts of President Harry S. Truman during the Cold War. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper that begins with a brief summary of the Truman Doctrine and why it was adopted. Post Cold War foreign relations between the U.S. and Turkey are discussed, current relations with Turkey and with China are discussed. The writer discusses the differences in those relations and how the U.S. has changed ...