USFPS18G5

Victoria Hassan Professor Shirk American Foreign Policy 13 April 2018 U.S. Foreign Policy: Trade Interests             After analyzing the history of United States trade and economic policies, it is clear that United States interests in trade have shown a combination of creating a freer, more prosperous world, satisfying local interests by ‘winning’ trade,  and building a world order led by the United States.             Based on the first image of United States trade policy, the United States government has arguably prioritized free trade and the free movement of business and finances. This can be viewed as a multilateral image because it is based on economic interests that are best for the world, rather than a single nation or region. Furthermore, it has been found that developing countries in regions such as Africa and Latin America hav...

In the realm of International relations, there are many ways in which states can interact with each other. One of these ways is trade. It can be beneficial for two countries to trade if each has something the other wants. For instance, if one country has raw materials and another makes finished products, then it would be beneficial for them to trade because one will have the raw material needed and then they can trade for finished products. The United States trades with many countries around the world.   When it comes to trade, the U.S. has two main interests: to satisfy local interests by 'winning' trade, and to serve interest groups, which can be seen by looking at how the U.S. went about its environmental policies. Since the presidency of Richard Nixon in 1969, most of the presidents have worked to pass legislation that was in favor of helping the environment. For instance, Nixon formed a group which eventually started the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Its “main...

Rachael Feldhausen American Foreign Policy Professor Shirk 4/11/18 US Goals in International Trade             Beginning in the post World War 2 era, the United States international trade prerogative prioritized U.S. interest abroad, while also supporting the creation of a globalized and capitalistic society. The Trans Pacific Partnership and the World Trade Organization are two such agreements that exemplify this position. However, under President Trump’s presidency this goal has changed so that US policies towards international trade is purely an ‘american first’ dichotomy. This includes pulling out of trade agreements that are multilateral such as NAFTA, NATO, and the TPP, only joining in bilateral trade agreements, and only agreeing to deals that will wholy benefit the United States.             It is inherent to trade that the parties involved are first and fo...

TO: President Donald Trump CC: Mark Shirk FROM: Foreign Analyst Trang Nguyen DATE: April 2nd, 2018 SUBJECT: Foreign Policy Regarding Venezuela’s Crisis Introduction Venezuela’s economy has been severely hit by the decline in global oil since 2014. It directly impacted on the state’s ability to import the same quantity of food and medicine as in previous years. In other words, economic struggles have led to a humanitarian crisis, in which basic food and medicines for thirty million citizens are increasingly scarce. While Venezuela’s dictatorial regime has repeatedly rejected humanitarian aid from the outside, the country’s gradual collapse has caused 1.2 million Venezuelans to flee the country over the past two years. To prevent a refugee crisis across the Americas, the United States should seek regional consensus to provide humanitarian aid and continue to support Venezuela’s democratic opposition. Problem statement The humanitarian crisis will not just persist in Ve...

Memorandum Memorandum on United States Foreign Policy Regarding North Korea To: President Donald Trump CC: Professor Shirk From: Foreign Policy Analyst, Victoria Hassan Subject: The North Korean Nuclear Arsenal Dilemma Issue: If not already, North Korea is very close to achieving nuclear armed international ballistic missile capability that is capable of reaching the United States and other regions of North America. Even to experts, North Korea’s motive and intentions for building up a nuclear arsenal have been quite unclear and unpredictable. Recently, there has been much debate as to whether or not the United States should take military action regarding North Korea’s reluctance to denuclearize the entire Korean Peninsula. However, U.S. military action and complete U.S.  inaction are not the only options for dealing with North Korea. Option 1: Trump-Kim Summit Peaceful Negotiations Avoiding military action and possibly the use of nuclear weapons agai...