International relations theory

Foreign affairs can be a very controversial topic in this day in age, but there is no doubt that it has massively changed in our country since the age of Monroe and Washington. Monroe had the specific view that the United States should not become involved with European affairs. But a lot has changed since those days, not only have countries have changed, but people have changed dramatically aswell. This essay will discuss why and why not it is no longer possible to stay within the boundaries of…

the liberal international…

In the twentieth century it has been argued that on the international stage, states were the dominant actors. Donelan in the late 1970s writes that “‘State’ is central to sovereignty, war, intervention and the rest of the old list” which suggests that states were very important, fundamental even to international society. Some such as Lacher suggest that “globalisation… [is] deeply implicated in (though not solely responsible for) the undermining of the state’s previously sovereign place in…

research on the country, culture, historical data, and the growing Communist threat that existed throughout Asia. He also learned the native Sarkhanese language, was well versed in the Titoist / Maoist faith, and was a recognized expert in Soviet theory. Ambassador McWhite 's preparatory actions ready him in understanding his operational environment. This preparation enabled him to develop a plan to battle communism. His plan required three key characteristics and qualities of people:…

a liberal order a majority of countries would follow international rules furthering cooperative economic gains, the upholding of human rights, and security guarantees (Barma et al. 57). If such an order could inspire most major countries to buy into its system, international politics could become much more democratic and multilateral action could become more legitimate in the eyes of the world. Having most states follow one set of international rules and norms would therefore further global…

Philosophy of Human Rights // Conner Hanke The predominant discrepancy between Beitz’ practical approach and Griffen’s naturalist theory is that the practical approach is a structural account and Griffen’s is a substantive account. Beitz’ approach is structural in the sense that the protection and enforcal of human rights is contingent on state governments and the international community as a whole. The contingency of human rights’ existence on state governments is the answer to his main…

In Amy Chua’s book, Day of Empire, the main emphasis is how hyperpowers rise to the top, achieving global dominance, and how they fall off the global plateau. She writes about a theory that she believes is the secret to global dominance, and provides examples to further prove her theory. Chua believes the secret is to be as tolerant as the empire/nation can possibly be, and to obviously not be extremely intolerant. Empires should be tolerant of race, religion, and other cultures, and attempt to…

Public diplomacy is a defined as a process through which international actors attempt to accomplish their foreign policy aims by engagement with foreign publics. It has “gained international currency” since the end of the Cold War. Since 9/11, there has been a new phase in the development of public diplomacy. The interrelated revolutions in mass communication, politics and international relations have created new challenges and needs of public diplomacy. The recent revolution in communication…

Besides above described opportunities, multinational operations have posed many challenges including political differences, command difficulties, interoperability, intelligence sharing, cultural diversity, to mention only few. Political differences are always challenge in multinational operations regardless the similarities of political systems of force contributing countries. Each and every country has its own political system that determines its security and defense policy and respective…

realism find its way through the landscape of international politics is the concept of interest defined in terms of power" (Morgenthau, 1978). According to his view, national interest and power are very closely connected. For Morgenthau, domestic politics and international affairs are separate realms that require different tools. Beliefs and values of decision-makers might be important in domestic politics, but Morgenthau assumes that the international environment employs sufficient compulsion…