Foreign-born Japanese

political personalities, while states that function as a collective or a group think on a group basis (p.55). Consequently, states that operate as a collective influence group think and this is the common scenario even when the leaders engage in foreign policy decision-making. This means…

Loneliness and isolation are both factors of depression, ironically with this story in The Great Depression. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, set in The Great Depression, George and Lennie get a job at a ranch after previous failed attempts at other jobs due to Lennie’s childlike disorder. They start to get used to their jobs alongside with Crooks, Candy, and Curley and his wife. Lennie’s childlike disorder, however, caused him to accidentally murder Curley’s wife, which ultimately led to…

There are three main schools of thought in International Relations and they are realism, liberalism, and constructivism. Liberalism is the paradigm that in short, holds the belief that emphasizes the importance of the international institutions that would serve to check relations with other international state actors. Realism stems from the notion that in this anarchic international stage, each state is out to better itself and the only way to survive is to gain more power. Constructivism is a…

A totalitarian country has total control over the personal lives of their citizens, labor, education and housing. The government has control over the freedom, thoughts and speech. The citizens are not allowed to leave the country, open bank accounts or even enjoy the adventures of their environment. This centralized government is structured to believe that every citizen will freely sacrifice for the benefits of their country. For instance, North Korea has a totalitarian government because of…

Foreign policy – like all policy making- is about pointing out and prioritising what a government can pay attention to. It is ongoing and changeable. There has been debate for some time among academics and politicians as to what Australia’s position should be in the world. Countries including the UK and USA are known as traditional superpowers and have never had that title challenged. Despite the label ‘middle power’ being a contested title in regards to Australian policy when approach from a…

interconnectedness of the globe alone determines the importance of foreign policy and the decisions made. Not only do we have trade agreements, treaties, and deals with different nations, but we are also the world power in a unipolar system. This came to be after years of foreign policy decisions throughout history. The importance of foreign policy has been seen decade after decade. Walter Mead suggests this in his article The American Foreign Policy Legacy when he discusses nineteenth century…

American Foreign Policy is a broad topic; however, in this paper I will discuss Condoleezza Rice’s role as Secretary of State in President George W. Bush’s second term and address ways in which she carried out policy-decisions in Iraq as well as discuss how she viewed her role in the decision-making process; and I will examine the relationships she had with President Bush and members of the National Security Council. It is important to know that Condoleezza Rice became one of the most powerful…

Foreign policies are very important to the United States. The US is recognized as the strongest nation and with that power comes ultimate sense of responsibility. The main purpose of every countries foreign policy is to survive and stay strong in today's world affairs. There were many policies put into place during the years 1895-1920. Many of these policies were made do to realism. Although there were times when we did things do to idealism. Some of these key events include the League of…

Foreign policy is the way the nation deals with other groups, nations, organizations and political parties. There is a deliberate obliviousness present amongst American citizens regarding international relations and foreign policy that only breaks when something shakes us. Many Americans pay attention to foreign policy only when it directly concerns our personal affairs, an issue we passionately care for, or our perceptions of world danger and peace. Even then, we tend to polarize the issue and…

United States established itself as a nation, foreign policy has been key to the well being of its economy and citizens. But, yet some argue that foreign policy has lost its importance in the minds of politicians leading the nation over time. Joyce Kaufman states in her book “A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy”, that after the nineteenth century the US bent its ideas of national interest, and ignored the nation’s history that clearly shows a strong foreign policy leads to more prosperity. …