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US Foreign Policy
The US foreign policy is the policy through which the US interacts with other nations. The overall goal of this policy is to secure democracy for the benefit of both the American and international communities.
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Lessons learned from past experiences to inform new initiatives
Who referred to the Domino theory as a reason to support liberation of communist countries?
US President Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke of it in a news conference in 1954.
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Is Lebanon friendly or hostile to the US?
It depends entirely on who is in power in Lebanon. When the Christians in Lebanon have more power, they pursue a more Pro-US orientation because they can see the US a security guarantor. When the Shiite Muslims in Lebanon, especially Hezbollah, have more power, they pursue a more hostile anti-US orientation because they see the US a shill for the Israelis. The US has a functional relationship with Lebanon, but no serious alliances, military agreements, or trade agreements between the US and Lebanon.
find the name of your arm from your fingers to the elbow.
Why is china a security concern for the united states?
As China's economy and military are growing, the Chinese government has become more aggressive as concerns key US interests in East Asia, such as (1) weakening North Korea, (2) preserving Taiwanese independence, and (3) supporting the territorial claims US allies like the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia in the South China Sea.
Prior to the British, French, and Israeli Invasion, the State Department already had a few objectives as concerns Egypt. They wanted to prevent a second Arab-Israeli War and they wanted to keep the Suez Canal in European hands since its nationalization could have a negative impact on the passage of freight (and petroleum) from the Persian Gulf to Europe and the Americas. In 1956, Nasser, President of Egypt, decided to nationalize the Suez Canal. It was in retaliation that the British, French, and Israelis invaded Egypt in an attempt to compel Egypt to return the Canal to European control.
US President Eisenhower's response was to attempt to negotiate a compromise where Egypt would be allowed to maintain control over the Suez Canal provided that they paid the British compensation for the nationalization and did not restrict trade (meaning that they would follow the Constantinople Convention of the Suez Canal of 1888). However, Eisenhower was opposed to any military action in the Middle East and compelled the British, French, and Israeli forces to withdraw from sovereign Egyptian territory. These events led to the Eisenhower Doctrine, which pledged that the US would distribute economic and military aid and, if necessary, use military force to contain communism in the Middle East.
Did the US invade the Soviet Union in the early 1920s?
Yes, Both the Polar Bear Expedition and the American Expeditionary Force Siberia, landed In the Ports Of Arkhangelsk, and Vladivostok to Intervene In the 1920's October Revolution and fought against the Reds.
When did the executive agreement become a major instrument in US foreign policy?
As early as 1817, the executive agreement became an instrument of major foreign policy matters.This revolved around the limitation of naval forces on the Great Lakes. President Monroe and Great Britain reached an accord on this matter.
How Is the Bush Doctrine different from the Obama Doctrine?
The phrase Bush Doctrine was first used by political commentator Charles Krauthammer in June 2001 to describe the Bush Administration's unilateral withdrawals from the ABM treaty and the Kyoto Protocol. The phrase initially described the policy that the United States had the right to secure itself against countries that harbor or give aid to terrorist groups, which was used to justify the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan.
Unlike the Monroe Doctrine, the Obama Doctrine is not a specific foreign policy introduced by the executive, but rather a phrase used to describe Obama's general style of foreign policy. This has left journalists and political commentators to speculate on what the exact tenets of an Obama Doctrine would be
The terms "Bush Doctrine" and "Obama Doctrine" as they are commonly discussed are probably misnamed. The term "Bush Doctrine" was invented by Bush opponents during the Obama/McCain campaign and those that invented it apparently meant it to mean Bush's War in Iraq, his economic policies, his social ideas on issues like stem cell research, abortion, etc. Similarly, the Obama Doctrine is more directed at Obama's general philosophy and policies.
This can be better understood by comparing them to the Monroe Doctrine or the Truman Doctrine. These are doctrines that define how the United States aligns itself with the rest of the World.
It might be better to talk of Bush's policies versus the Obama policies. That makes it much easier to answer the above question.
Bush's policies favor the free market (capitalism) while Obama's policies favor Government control of the market (socialism) and redistribution of wealth (communism). If you don't like the terms socialism and communism being used when describing Obama, maybe some clarification is in order.
A common definition of socialism is when the Government runs industry.
And communism is best described by Karl Marx in his communist manifesto as:
".....from those according to their abilities .... to those according to their needs.... "
or in the words of Obama, "Spread the wealth."
Why did threats posed by Middle East conflicts become a major foreign policy challenge?
Iran hostage crisis
Does the United States still pay for the attack on Japan?
This question makes an incorrect underlying assumption, namely that the United States began paying any sort of compensation to Japan for the atomic bombing. The United States at no time made any such payment and as a result, it cannot still be paying them.
Which ethnic group has the reputation of having the greatest influence on American foreign policy?
Jewish-Americans
How much money did it cost the United States to get the Jews out of Germnay?
The United States did not get the Jews out of Germany, so they spent no money on that.
How the Berlin airlift affected US foreign policy during the cold war?
It was affected because they needed food and the us helped them
