Constructivism in international relations

solely dominant power in the Asia-Pacific region, as it has been since 1945. The most important question that arises as a result of this discussion is whether China can rise peacefully in the presence of the United States, or whether Sino-American relations will become increasingly adversarial. In “Can China Rise Peacefully”, an excerpt from Dr. John J. Mearshiemer’s book The Tragedy of the Great Power Politics, Mearshiemer indicates the shift toward total American…

Liberal and realist advisors have contrasting views with the making promotion of democracy abroad a top US priority. Liberalist believe in the freedom of the individual economically and politically. Therefore, democracy would be a positive change. The goals of realists are making decisions about war and peace with states as the primary actors. With the spread of democracy, realists would have to go through longer processes to make those decisions because it would have to get passed by members of…

culture, and effects everyone currently living in the United States. Foreign policy decisions shape the course of this country, and in turn, affect American lives in the process. Everyone has their own idea of how the United States should deal with international disputes, and these beliefs stem from a couple of different sentiments that evolved over the last 300 or so years. Joyce Kaufman, Walter Russell Mead, and Dr. Robin Datta argue that three core ideas or styles guide US foreign policy:…

of foreign aid, the main dispute that occurs stems from a question regarding the effectiveness of foreign aid. One would assume that such a simple question would have an easy and straightforward answer, but when it comes to interactions in the international system, nothing is ever simple. By examining several key pieces of literature that cover the effectiveness of foreign aid from various view points, it is possible to see how such a simple question is actually extremely complex. While no…

Overall we have found that aid provides significant advantages for us and others, at little detriment to ourselves. Advantages for us Aid holds many benefits for Australia they fall into a few main categories economic, political, domestic relations and foreign relations. Although it seems counter intuitive giving Aid to other countries is a worthwhile economic investment as the portion of the budget spent is comparatively small when measured…

While international relations scholars primarily focus on the present interactions between states, and the events which lead up to them, they also predict future the development of the global system. Therefore, there are two diverging paths upon which the state of global affairs can develop in the future: degradation or utopianism. The international relations scholar, Fukuyama, thinks the latter will occur. Believing that history is "a battle to determine which form of government is the…

Throughout my time in high school I have taken AP US History, AP Government, AP Lang and AP World. I definitely enjoyed AP Government and AP World the most out of those classes which I'm pretty sure have contributed to my interest in International relations. Learning about factors that contributed to major events in history like World War 1, World War 2, The Opium Wars, Spheres of influence through imperialism and colonization of land throughout the world have all been extremely interesting.…

As one of Donald Trump’s worthy advisors, there are many foreign policy issues to handle and dealing with them is a crucial part in becoming a safer, cleaner and more stable overall nation. Given the fact that our country is one of the most powerful in the world and also has many resources, the problems that we face today can in fact be dealt with when approached with knowledge, proportionality, and empathy/sympathy. To make America great again and change the downward spiral we have placed…

military muscle behind it. President Taft's foreign policy, called "Dollar Diplomacy" was based on his belief that U.S. investments in foreign countries would lead to better foreign relations than use of the military. President Wilson wanted to spread democracy and believed the U.S. would benefit more from international peace than economic ventures or show of military power. President Roosevelt and President Taft wanted to establish the United States as a world power and held more of an…

Transnational Corporations are organisations that control goods and services in different countries all around the world. These organisations have had an impact on quality of life in very different ways in both developed and developing countries. This following discussion will highlight the positives and negatives of Transnational Corporation or TNCs and how they impact many lives around the world. TNCs diminish life in developing countries by having sweatshops where underpaid workers work for…