Foreign Policy

After the French left their former colony of Vietnam in 1954, the country was split into North and South, with Ho Chih Minh and his Viet Minh in charge of the North. The anti-communist government...

Over the last decade, the environmental consciousness of the U.S. has grown in tremendous proportions. Corporate natural-food markets have a firm grip in the marketplace, first supplementing, then...

The theory of democratic peace, which has evolved over the years with the use of empirical data, simply states that liberal democracies never or rarely war with each other. In addition to the...

The presidency of Jimmy Carter was marked by a series of unfortunate occurrences. He was certainly more beloved by the nation well after his term in office than he was in the late 1970s. One must...

Although many believe that war is inevitable, there are steps that nations and governments can take to eliminate the need and possibility for war. Although certain theories do ring true in the...

World War I was a tragic, but crucial period of history. The bloodshed was mindless and it was a war that was fought simply for the sake of fighting. From the easily avoidable beginning to the...

There is a well known phrase that says, "Do not get involved in a land war in Asia." Many of the greatest leaders (Napoleon) and some of the worst (Hitler) have attempted to invade Russia and have...

The United States has had a tumultuous relationship with Ethiopia over the past several decades. Up until World War II, relations between the two countries were friendly and mutually beneficial....

If you are majoring in political science in college or taking a government class in high school, you may be called upon to write a foreign policy essay. You may also find your self writing a...