Foreign policy analysis

Policy making more often than not, is a slow process contingent on a variety of factors such as time, culture, legislative make up, economic pressures, international influences, societal attitudes, etc. Occasionally in our nation’s history however, we are privy to experience quick innovative forces at work. The Innovation and Diffusion Models (IDM) assist in explaining how policy innovation begins. IDM is comprised of two main principle explanations, internal determinants and diffusion models.…

on prevention of any criminal activity and repeat offenders. Corrections perform safe custody and supervision of offenders under the most advanced correctional policies and procedures in order to protect citizens, enable offenders to prosper in the community, are sensitive to corrections costs and reduce crime and victimization. Policies toward corrections have been characterized by incapacitation or rehabilitation. Those for incapacitation believe that offenders should be held in prison to…

Reasons of US invasion in Iraq and its Consequences The United States spends $648 billion of the total federal spending on the military. The U.S. has its military presence all around the world, and it is best known for their startle foreign policy. In addition, The Unites States has been involved in several political overthrows such as the intervention of Iraq. An invasion mandated by President George Bush in 2003 causing the death of 4,486 U.S. soldiers and a potential cost of up to $6…

In his piece, The Plot against American Foreign Policy: Can the Liberal Order Survive?, John Ikenberry paints a bleak picture of what’s to come from the Trump presidency. Ikenberry warns readers that the new revisionist leader is going to end the liberal international order as we know it. Trump’s transactional view of foreign policy is unique from past approaches, but America, consequently, displays a far more hostile image. William Galston is baffled by what he sees, the Leader of the Free…

By reading and listening to the narrative stories, the public gets to know who is to blame for the success or failure of a certain policy decision. The media achieves this by telling stories of helplessness and control, which show that a certain problem was as a result of human action. Such stories serve to demonstrate that individuals or groups have been benefiting by exploiting ignorance…

This article discusses the under evaluation of the effects of war carried out by the United States military. Although there is much debate about foreign policy, there isn’t must justification for our nation’s wars. As the Iraq war grew unpopular, the analytical focus shifted deficiencies in intelligence analysis, war-planning, and counterinsurgency doctrine. There is not much focus on the theories of democratization, energy security, non-proliferation, and of failed states justifying the war and…

Social Policy The process of policymaking is completed in steps. The steps include identifying the problem, and formulation of a plan, legitimizing the plan and then implementing and evaluation the policy. These steps may be completed alone, or in combination with the others. The total process will vary in time depending on the nature of the policy and the research involved and the cost of implementation. There are many components that work together to, complete the process, such as,…

The individual level examines how the personal attributes and ideologies of a state’s leader affect foreign policy and their decisions in contrast to systemic or domestic factors. In Daniel Treisman’s Why Putin Took Crimea he argues from the individual level of analysis. While Treisman acknowledges that some systemic factors may have influenced Putin’s decision to annex Crimea, he argues that it is best explained by understanding Vladimir Putin’s personal beliefs. Treisman’s syntax and focus on…

leader’s personal attributes affects foreign policy and their decisions as opposed to systemic or domestic factors. In Daniel Treisman’s Why Putin Took Crimea, he argues from the individual level of analysis. While Treisman acknowledges a small level of systemic factors may have influenced Putin, he claims Putin’s annexation is best explained by his personal choices. Bova’s Great Man Theory supports Treisman’s analysis, as well as Margaret Hermann’s personality analysis chart. Treisman’s syntax…

tensions in American foreign affairs. Both George Kennan and Robert McNamara offer viewpoints that both affirms and alters the presumption that expertise is essential in policy making within the U.S. legislative branch. Kennan argues for the necessity of expertise after witnessing the affect American public opinion has on policy making throughout WWII and the early Cold War. McNamara is an expert and provides insight into the pro’s and con’s of having such experts be the main foreign policy…