An Argument for Lifting the Embargo Against Cuba
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This 30 page thesis paper provides an overview of the problem related to the U.S. embargo against Cuba. Historic information is provided along with the political background that surrounds this issue. Both sides of the issue are confronted but the paper supports lifting the ban due to philosophical reasons. Other reasons are explored, including the fact that the Cuban people have had to do without adequate food and medical supplies as a result. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Anti-Communism And American Foreign Policy: 1945-1970
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8 pages in length. Historians have advanced two broad theories about the role of anti-Communism in American foreign policy after 1945. In the first, anti-Communism is a consistent theme throughout, one that drove virtually every foreign policy decision and action and had a huge impact on domestic life in the United States after the Second World War. In the second, anti-Communism policy and rhetoric comes and goes, sometimes driving policy and social life, sometimes serving as the rational for foreign policy decisions based on other concerns, and sometimes not being a factor at all as other issues took precedence. The writer discusses anti-Communism and American foreign policy between 1945 and 1970. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Asia-European Relationships
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5 pages in length. Nineteen eighty-nine was a most significant year for Asia-European relations. Asia and Europe had by that time endured several decades of discord that ultimately culminated in the restoration of party-to-party relations, bringing together two communist parties. The events that initially caused the rift between the two powers served to create considerable strain within existing Asia-European relations. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Balancing Domestic and Foreign Policy
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A 5 page paper that recommends a balancing of domestic and foreign policy through tax reform and trade policy changes. The paper is based on Joseph Nye's "Bound to Lead," and articles by Robert Reich and Paul Kennedy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Barbara Tuchman: The March of Folly (1984)
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(5 pp) "Don't confuse me with facts!" is a cry heard throughout the world when it comes to governmental decisions. Barbara Tuchman, the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, and one of the best American historians, wrote in her book The March of Folly (1984) that "a phenomenon noticeable throughout history regardless of place or period is the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests" . According to her, "self-interest is whatever conduces to the welfare or advantage of the body being governed; folly is a policy that in these terms is counter-productive". Tuchman considered folly to be the most dangerous act of mis-government and saw it as a "self-destructive act carried out despite the availability of a recognized and feasible alternative". Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Biological Warfare in International Law
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A 17 page paper discussing the legal and environmental aspects of biological warfare. As our scientific knowledge increased, so did the threat of biological warfare. The use of biological weapons seems to be less of a threat now, for our scientific knowledge has continued to increase to lead us to a place that we can glimpse into areas we can recognize as unknown. A specific and binding UN treaty exists to which 144 nations have signed and agreed, but there remains no legal enforceability. The 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention remains under continual review. Bibliography lists 20 sources in 28 footnotes (in Bluebook [legal] style).
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Canada and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
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A 10 page contention that while the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis composed the first real threat to North American territory since the bombing of Pearl Harbor in World War II, the reaction of the two countries most threatened by this crisis was considerably different. The U.S. reaction was swift yet perhaps somewhat premature. Canadian reaction was considerably slower. Concludes that while many criticize Canada's reaction to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the U.S. request for Canadian alert, her caution was actually prudent given the threat of all-out nuclear world war as a result of U.S. actions and the concerns for Canadian sovereignty in regard to the control of her military. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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China's Nuclear Weaponry Proliferation
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10 pages in length. Since the time of Hiroshima, there has been an overwhelming sense of comfort and safety associated with the nuclear bomb, just as long as one is on the side with such fierce power. The United States has paved the way for China when it comes to yielding the political strength that inherently comes with nuclear weapons, attempting to educate the world about the pros and cons of such cataclysmic implements of war. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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