Foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration

A topic that I find interesting would be the US Constitution, more specifically the checks and balances system. It was formed to maintain a form of equality amongst the three branches of government. Although this is a topic that has been lectured throughout my American education, it continues to be relevant being that it is implemented into our government infrastructure. As most of us know, checks and balances are, in a sense, a form of protection- protection from the government, that is. It…

In foreign affairs, the president invested the countries’ resources and troops towards the stabilization of non-communist efforts in Asia. However, our efforts to aid Southern Vietnamese friends spiraled into a decade-long beef. Back at home, Americans were starting to feel the grip of the War and many began to oppose the combat overseas. Simultaneously, a new counterculture began to take form and voice, as the rebellious teens…

Five presidential candidates took to the stage on October 13th in Las Vegas, Nevada for the first Democratic Debate moderated by Anderson Cooper. A large percentage of American voters were surprised to learn how many candidates would be on the debate stage considering the polls and media have been dominated by only two candidates. Hillary Clinton the former Secretary of State, and Senator Bernie Sanders a self-described Socialist were joined by three virtually unheard-of candidates: Martin…

was “How do you feel about [U.S. relationship with Israel]?” Britton responded, “I think honesty is the best policy. In other words, if you could just communicate what you’re really there for, why you’re really there and why you have the relationship that you really have, I think it would be easier.” Whether honesty is present or not, the fact that Israel dominates American foreign policy is very important to the perpetual controversy with the Middle East. The large amount of economic support is…

reasons for engaging in war and the intensity of the war can certainly be similar. A comparison of the United States’ involvement in World War II, Korea in the 1950s, and Vietnam in the 1960s, shows the similar patterns for United States interests in foreign disputes. The United States ultimately became involved in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to put an end to the expansion of communism, but unlike in World War II, the United States’ fought limited wars in Korea and Vietnam due to concerns…

Cuban leader) and Raul Castro’s towards United States, concerns the US Congress’ decision to lift the embargo. Within the Castro’s forty years reign in Cuba, many former US Presidents attempted to modify the sanctions of embargo. However, Castro’s administration responded with an unpredictable and hostile behavior. In 1980, “President Carter…secretly sought to reconcile Cubans with their powerful northern neighbors, only to be rebuffed by the 1980 Mariel boatlift that carried 125,000 would-be…

her the complaint by her maid. America has already sought to mend the fences through friendly gestures. Obama congratulated Modi warmly at his election and sent Secretary of State John Kerry to visit India. On a broader level too, Washington and New Delhi have had their differences for a long time. During the Cold War, India was closer to the Soviet Union and it pursued socialist economic policies. Relations further soured after India tested nuclear weapon and the US imposed economic sanctions.…

Cuba has begun to open its economy to integration, most importantly, with the United States. However, their economy has been suffering due to two major economic shocks, which has resulted in the Cuban communist regime introducing new economic and regulatory reforms. These reforms have spurred a transition to a more market-based economy as the Cuban people have been given more opportunities than ever before to establish ownership over small businesses in approximately 200 categories. However,…

man that led the country through most of the economic prosperity. Following Warren Harding, whose term was remembered for the Teapot Dome Scandal coming from one of Harding’s secretary, Coolidge “cleaned up the rampant corruption of the Harding administration and provided a model of stability and respectability for the American people in an era of fast-paced modernization.” (“Calvin Coolidge”) America remembers Coolidge’s term as the “Coolidge prosperity” because he manage to keep the economic…

presidential candidates running for president, Ted Cruz has the plan that will save America. America is in a state of turmoil with economic downturn and job loss to illegal immigrants, a broken tax system, and the threat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Barack Obama promised change in 2008, but no economic recovery has been evident, jobs have been continuously lost, and he has dismissed the threat of ISIS and saying that the U.S. “is making significant progress defeating them” (Riley 1) We need tax…