American Foreign Policy Chapter 4 Summary

The overarching theme of chapter 4 was to demonstrating the historical past of American Foreign Policy and how and what leaders and events lead the shaping of policy to what we see it as today. In addition to, that war is can be broken down into three alternative factors/components political, military, and economy all effect each other and war in different aspects. While all the matter stressing the notion that each specific foreign event should be handle not by past presidents, but by a detailed investigation of the details presented. This year’s presidential election is one that hands what our soon to be president with a full plate of foreign affairs to handle. Being tied down in Syria, tension raising with Russia but the one issue that …show more content…
We as a nation are moving towards more of economic based policy. Both candidates argued against trade deals such as TPP and stressed the idea of building the United States domestics jobs market rather then losing jobs to the global market. Donald Trump continues this rant with talks about entering into a trade war with China, Mexico, and any other nation that is deem a threat to the United States market. Trump either concessional or un-concessional realizes that the new from of war isn’t with soft policy or guns/nuclear bombs its fought with check books and trade agreements. But my concern with all this let’s attack their pockets talk is, is it worth it? Because this trade war attack would just be one way, it would be come back at us in equal if not not harder strength. Donald Trumps strategies would not be the most logical or best route in demonstrating to other world powers that the United States is the world power. It would angry both enemies and allies. There cannot be this winner and loser mentality in the realm of global politics. There has to this hybrid notion of learning from our past, analyzing the present details and be willing to have a give and take in order to the reach goals we have set out to do. Donald Trump should truly take a look into the policies used by Eisenhower, Kennedy and Truman and generate a more modern policy agenda on how to handle the raising …show more content…
Unlike Hillary Clinton with her warhawk political tendencies from her security of state will more likely just to carry over. The major concern that is related to the text is the idea of over engagement. The United States has had a questionable history of sticking our noses where it may or may not belong depending on the which side you are looking at from. The last thing our nation needs is for the United States to over engage in a war with any of the middle east, Russia and or North Korea. At the end of the day all I could say to Ms. Clinton is please do not bring us into another