classes with Cuban students, a rare opportunity that will enrich each lecture. Additionally, I will achieve hands-on experience through visits, workshops, and direct engagement with projects run by Cuban NGOS and CBOs. I will have internships with foreign NGOS working in Cuba. To be accepted as an undergraduate in an advanced research study is a true honor and privilege, and to pass up an chance to capitalize off this venture would be a loss for me and the United States, as the research I would…
Danielle Wallace Period: 4 A.P European History Gustav Stresemann Research Paper Gustav Stresemann was a German politician and statesman. He accomplished many things from serving as a Chancellor in 1923 to a Foreign Minister 1923-1929 to winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926. Gustav Stresemann put a lot of hard work to achieve his goal. He made major contributions into politics from his experiences in education, office, politics, and military. Gustav Stresemann was born May 10, 1878 in Berlin…
of their elephant that are founded on deeply seated emotional, moral, and religious beliefs. Throughout American history there has been a great diversity in presidential personalities and leadership styles. International relations and American foreign policy expert Walter Russell Mead provides four major presidential archetypes that can be used as a lens to analyze a president in terms of historical figures. These four archetypes are not comprehensive in the description of a president, but can…
point of history, Canada’s foreign affairs were largely carried out by Liberal Prime Minister Mackenzie King. According to the study of Neatby about King in then Canadian Encyclopedia (2014), the Prime Minister’s major concern was not the peace of foreign countries, but rather Canada’s unity within the border and autonomy from Britain. It was decided decisively with a majority government that Canada was not prepared to make commitments of money and men to settle foreign disputes for the League…
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…
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…
extremely impacted foreign policies in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century. The Monroe Doctrine paved the way for foreign policies in the United States before the 19th century. In the 1900’s domestic affairs became less significant, as foreign affairs began rising in importance. The American foreign policy was shaped by imperialism through business interests, military significance, and an increase in Social Darwinism. With the business interests expanding, foreign…
committed in the US due to immigration. However, nothing will change in politics if the leaders of the country can’t act together as one body, instead they are divided and disagree. Richard Haass, president of the Committee on Foreign Relations and author of “Foreign Policy Begins at Home,” believes that the biggest threat to the U.S. is the internal divisions. Haass disproves Newland’s point that migrant flows and national leaders’ public opinions on them are the most threatening to the…
the privilege to intern for, Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America, has a policy agenda that almost mirrors the layout of a workers Union. They seek to represent the interest of those who fought to protect the…
rose to the top among superpowers like Britain and Russia. Today, America is the world’s only superpower and hegemon. To achieve this position, America strengthened their military forces, expanded their economy and integrated its culture through foreign policies. While the quality of life and wellbeing of some people from around the world have improved from America’s influence, the same cannot be said for Americans. The hegemon invested a staggering amount of money for the military and companies…