Essays on Foreign Policy

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

US Foreign Policy in the Post 9/11 World In the preceding chapters, eight traditions of American foreign policy have been discussed at length. However, in relation to contemporary U.S. foreign policies—barring, of course, our new Cheeto in Chief—McDougall’s work predates what is now called 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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Introduction While there is some debate as to the definitive start and end date of the great French Revolution, it is widely agreed that the most prominent events occurred between the years 1789 until 1799. This revolution encouraged a progression of similar combats in Europe...

Introduction Japanese-American foreign relations are currently in good standing, with both nations striving economically on a global stage, and being global superpowers. This, however, has not always been the case, particularly in the interwar period between World War I and World War II. Due to...

Foreign Aid is an important international public policy because it determines how much help can be offered to less developed countries as well as providing connections to countries. What makes it so important for the United States is that the aid carries a lot of...