Brazil Vs United States Essay

1. Brazil sued the United States because according to (Cengage Unit 8 Agriculture), “saying the subsidies the United States provided to U.S. workers violated the WTO agreements and gave U.S farmers an unfair advantage.” The WTO then agreed with this claim and let Brazil retaliate against America. Brazil enacted punitive measures against America that according to (Cengage Unit 8 Agriculture) “Involved imposing tarrifs and lifting patent protections on U.S. goods.” In response the U.S. gave 150 million dollars in subsidies to Brazilian cotton farmers. (Cengage Unit 8 Agriculture) states, “Brazil continues to receive farm subsidies from the United States so that the Brazilian government will not impose punitive measures against US exporters.” A positive effect of subsidizing farmers in the U.S is it keeps farmers …show more content…
Democratic Peace Theory in which democracies are peaceful in foreign affairs and don’t engage in war. One advantage of the Democratic Peace Theory is not spending money on war efforts. Wars can be a huge financial burden on a Nation causing immense debt. Another advantage of the Democratic Peace Theory is remaining neutral causes your nation to have many allies. One Disadvantage of the Democratic Peace Theory is acts such as Genocide can continue on for many years without intervention. Many innocent people can be harmed or killed if there is no intervention. One-way the Democratic Peace Theory has been used in public policy is through the United Nations. The United Nations formed alliances between countries to deter war. The main aspect of this is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. I think it should be used in public policy making to a certain extent. Nations should try to be peaceful with each other and avoid war by all means necessary. However, if something such as genocide is being enacted in a country and innocent people are dying I think war is necessary. Peace should be the goal in all public policies, but sometimes peace cannot be