Essays on Foreign Relations

In the book, Edward Weisband and Courtney Thomas have discussed political culture, its application as well as the different aspects related to it. According to the authors, a political culture refers to all the factors that enable the thriving of a particular political system. In fact, the practices, the values, the beliefs, and the shared systems, all contribute to the formation of a political system that defines an administration. In as much as most people believe that such a culture is naturally formed, this notion is not true because it takes many years to develop fully and take strong ...

Some of the long-term factors that encouraged the US to involve in foreign affairs during the late nineteenth century are geographic isolation of the country from Europe and Asia, diversities of ethnicities in the US due to greater migration, industrial and mercantile interests of US, European conditions in the 19th century and many others (Tucker 302). Other factors that influenced the US to engage in foreign affairs include indifferences to foreign relations during the late nineteenth century, such as abolition of the State Department, moral superiority of the US towards Europe, emergence of the US as the superpower of ...

In the system of practical philosophy, ethics occupies a special place. It specifies the ethics and inspires a well-known formula of the ancient philosopher Protagoras that man is the measure of all things, justifying the idea of man as the highest value and self-worth, the sense of life and how to achieve happiness. Ethics calls to treat a man as the aim and never treat man merely as a means. Ethics is a philosophy of morals, values, and ethos. The concept of morality is often limited to the level of elementary culture of communication, so the meaning and the ...

US Elections 2016

Abstract The U.S. presidential campaign of 2016 is raging on and on. With the November approaching, and the campaign being on the rise, political issues of the U.S. are becoming more interesting to the world society. Till the beginning of May the number of candidates was still pretty sufficient to make any projections. Under Clinton’s presidency the relations between the U.S. and China may turn into a complete mess. According to her position, the U.S. should observe its national interests, and if China is an obstacle to their achievement, the relations between them should be at a minimum ...

Introduction

In November 1960, the Republicans lost the presidential election, and a Democratic Party candidate John Fitzgerald Kennedy became the president of the United States. A relatively young man (43 years), he represented a new generation of American politicians. Veterans of the war years, a generation embodied by Dwight Eisenhower, were to leave the politics in the US. In the Soviet Union, a “war generation” remained in power until the mid-1980s. In France, Germany, and other countries of the Western Europe the same generation continued to reign. The Kennedy team was to revise the postulates of the military-political line of ...

With the on-going strained foreign relations between the United States and Russia about military technology prowess, some pundits have predicted the possibility of another or new cold war between the two countries. Whereas the two countries have enjoyed mutual bilateral relations over the past few decades, the recent years have seen the relations between them deteriorating, to an extent of President Putin and Obama differing openly on various issues as recently witnessed during the70th United Nations General Assembly meeting in 2015. This essay explores the history of the altercations and conflicts between the US and Russia over technology. For ...

Introduction

Just like his grandfather who was the ninth president of the U.S, Benjamin Harrison followed the in the footsteps on how his grandfather governed the country during his tenure from 1889 to 1893 as the 23rd president of the America. His election gave a confirmation that the White House demands a great personal skill and political expertise (Moore & Hale 13). Not meeting these attributes would stimulate a short-lived reign. During Benjamin’s administration, there wasendorsement of the protective tariffs that resulted in the increase of the consumable goods and considerably triggered the country’s economic despairs. Benjamin’s bold ...

Louis XIV was the King of France from 1643 to 1715. He was known for his centralization of government and increasing the authoritarianism of the monarchy, as well as many other decisions that changed the course of France. His reign was significantly long, and his authoritarian monarchy structure managed to last until the onset of the French Revolution over a century later. During his reign, like any monarch, he faced issues, from diplomatic relations to military actions and major decisions that affected the entire country of France. Three of the major problems that he had to face were the ...

People active in politics are elite in the sense that they play a larger role than most citizens. But there are also many American elections and so many places where political action can be blocked that no single elite can dominate. Business corporations, for example, are an importance interest group, but they only dominate client politics, and even then their influences can be overcome by entrepreneurial politics.

DO ELITES DOMINATE AMERICAN POLITICS?

Public opinion influences the making of U.S. policies through a number of channels. Elites in American business, education, communications, labor, and religion try to influence presidential decision making through several strategies. In ...

Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt is widely regarded as one of the best presidents in United States history. He is known for his cowboy persona and his widespread representations of traditional masculinity. Many Americans today remember him as a rope-swinging, outdoorsman who would not be content sitting inside the Oval office. In fact, he was once observed jumping off a horse into a pit of wild dogs and slaying a mountain lion. Roosevelt changed the course of the presidency and did many things that presidents had never done before, such as riding in a submarine, being identified by his initials, being ...

Introduction

Economic growth rates differ from country to country. They are one of the development indicators. There can be short or long term economic growth rates observed. In the paper the economic growth rates in the last two decades of the United States, Japan, Ethiopia and China will be examined. Their differences will be presented along with the important governmental policy for countries which has led to the specific growth rates. Economic growth is shown in the terms of gross domestic product – GDP, or related indicators derived from the GDP such as, gross national income – GNI, gross national product – GNP. ...

The 16th century exploits of Christopher Columbus and his men did not only bring about social, cultural and political clashes that created the United States, it also led to the process that resulted in the emergence of the state of Mexico. Mexico is an enigma of a country to the south of the United States border whose recent political, economic and social transformations have been overshadowed by its complex relations with the more prosperous United States. This country profile seeks to examine the history and current state of Mexico. It also explores and analyzes political culture, geography, demography, political ...

This annotated bibliography will examine secondary sources on Japan in the post-World War II years, with specific emphasis on the reform efforts made by the allies. It will study the position of Japan when the country was occupied by the allies and under reconstruction in regards to society, economy, and politics. Castle, Alfred L. “William R. Castle and the Postwar Transformation of Japan, 1945-1955.” The Wisconsin Magazine of History 74. No. 2 (Winter 1991): 125-137. URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4636318. Alfred Castle is a professor and author of articles, journals, and books that discuss philanthropy and history. The Wisconsin Historical Society ...

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Child Brides: Impacts and causes

In the data of the United Nations, approximately 37,000 underage girls are married off every day. It is estimated that one out every three girls are married before these reach the age of 18; if current trends continue, it is believed that in the next ten years, there will be more than 140 million underage brides (International Women’s Health Coalition). Major international accords, such as the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights ...