Essays on Foreign Policy

Introduction Many observers have lamented the movement from multilateralism to unilateralism in U.S. foreign policy (Maynes, 2000; Spiro, 2000; Boniface, 2001; Nye, 2002; Hoffman, 2003; Prestowitz, 2003).1In recent years, the U.S. has rejected a series of major international treaties and agreements, including the Kyoto Protocol...

Abstract Indian foreign trade has come a long way in value terms from the time of gaining independence in 1947. After Liberalization of 1991, India trade growth has picked up place. In the last decade and at present, the composition of trade is dominated by...

Abstract For Russia, Tajikistan is one of the most strategically located country as far as its security is concerned. Also, when it borders with china and in close proximity to one of the most war-torn regions of the world, it became significant for Russia to...

I believe that the United States should not attempt to put any militaristic or economic restrictions on China. This is because the United States simply doesn’t have the power to back up whatever threats they may give. The United States should instead try to keep...

Few people and even Canadians know that Haiti is Canadas largest aid commitment in the Americas, and second after Afghanistan. According to (Michaud, 2001), Haiti is known as a perpetual ‘failed state’ characterized by coup de ’tats, contentious elections, food riots and recently a devastating...

The company 3M entered the foreign market built on different principles that emphasized the importance of local expertise. These principles included; ‘first in defeat others’ (FIDO) which means taking advantage of the market ahead of other firms and that the business model should develop its...

The U.S. and Britain’s agreement to go to war with Iraq in 2003 was and remains one of the U.S. government’s most divisive foreign policy decisions. Whether, amid the attacks, the war was a justifiable gesture, considering the fundamentally different opinions on the position of...

Nowadays, the world and the societies that we live in are regulated by a set of rules fixed by the governments. Politics are the power that control and maintain the human behavior. Thus, the implementation of certain technologies within the society can be either neutral...

International Studies Quarterly, Vol 17, no. 2. Pp. 147-174. Michael J. Shapiro is an American nationalist and a Professor of the Political Sciences at the University of Hawaii. He is best known as an educator, theorist and writer. His works more often described as “post...

Michael J. Shapiro is an American nationalist and a Professor of the Political Sciences at the University of Hawaii. He is best known as an educator, theorist and writer. His works more often described as “post disciplinary”. International relation theory, comparative politics, sociology and indigenous...

Regarding Japan’s pacifism and lack of legitimate military forces, it is quite simple enough to recognize that Japanese foreign policies are based on liberal beliefs, as pointed out that “others of a more liberal bent have labeled Japan the precursor of the pacifist nations of...

Qatar’s decision to turn into an active policy after 2011 has seriously damaged its status as a mediator. Regional doubts soon spread over Doha’s actions. The constant rumors of Qatari participation in the Islamist takeover of northern Mali in 2012 have proved to be skeptical....

World War II was a disastrous, a worldwide problem that affected every portion of the earth. After VE day in Europe, the war proceeded for over 3 months, until VJ day in mid-August of 1945. This war in Japan finished a short time after the...

The Summit, showcased China’s plans to construct a community of exchange routes underneath the only Belt, One street initiative to the representatives of 57 collaborating countries. As a founding-member of the Asian Infrastructure funding financial institution (AIIB), that’s a financial arm of the OBOR, India...

U.S. relations with China have ebbed and flowed over the decades. It’s current and future state is unclear with Donald Trump as President. The Trump administration has not presented a coherent explanation of how it views China, what kind of relationship it seeks to nurture,...

I have chosen to review the Book, Ideology and US. Foreign Policy, by Michael H. Hunt. The reason why I have selected this text, is primarily because it emphasises assiduously (good word but do you know its meaning?) the relationship between the United States’ Ideological...

The United States’ presence and intervention in the international community has been greatly noticed. Engaging in two large-scale world wars, pursuing temporary isolationism, fighting the Cold War, and vigorously promoting democracy has turned the US into an international hegemon. Earning this label, thus, obligates the...

Introduction and History Launched in 2013, the One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR or BRI) is a Chinese foreign policy of a transnational economic belt. The scale of the initiative is astonishing for it is so far the largest of its kind launched by one...