Essays about: "U.S. foreign policy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 41 essays containing the words U.S. foreign policy.

  1. 16. Operation Condor : The U.S. involvement - A rational strategy or a political powerplay?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Amanda Hedman; [2019]
    Keywords : Operation Condor; National Security; Latin America; USA; Foreign Policy;

    Abstract : During 1975-1989 a transnational state-terror operation was carried out by several South American states called Operation Condor. Declassified documents show that the U.S. government assisted the operation with communication and intelligence techniques. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Serendipitous Sail Along the Hegemonic Trail: Discerning American Exceptionalism in U.S. Foreign Policy by Studying the Political Use of the Concept of Freedom

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mervan Sert; [2019]
    Keywords : American Exceptionalism; hegemony; discourse; foreign policy; State Of The Union SOTU ; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The primacy of hegemonic structures that shape political processes is relevant to purvey an extensive grasp of which central power dynamic is in effect. The United States has a significant role in the international context and frequently incurs the attention of the world when dealing with issues of global nature. READ MORE

  4. 18. Neoclassical Realism and Role Theory Revisited -The Comparative Case of. U.S. and Chinese Foreign Policies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Author : Lena Huck; [2019]
    Keywords : United States; China; Foreign Policy; Role Theory; Neoclassical Realism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how structure and national role conceptions (NRC) shape foreign policy behavior. U.S. and Chinese foreign policy behaviors are studied from a system-level and state-level of analysis to investigate how U. READ MORE

  5. 19. Does Cognitive Leadership Matter? : An Analysis of Tony Blair’s Decision on the Iraq War

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Moa Olsson; [2019]
    Keywords : British utility; coding; cognition; cognitive mapping; content analysis; decision-making; foreign policy analysis; interviews; Iraq intervention; political leaders; speeches; statements; Tony Blair;

    Abstract : By using a qualitative content analysis and cognitive mapping, the purpose of the thesis is to investigate the decision-making of political leaders in extraordinary situations. The thesis focuses on the case of Tony Blair and his decision to invade Iraq in 2003. READ MORE

  6. 20. U.S. Drone Attacks and the Proportionality Principle : Growing ignorance or Consciousness?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Linnéa Acaralp; [2018]
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    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the usage of military drones, a type of semi-autonomous weapon, which has shifted the premises of conventional warfare, particularly relating to the ethics and legality of warfare. This paper examines the conditions that affect the civilian casualties in United States (U.S.) drone attacks. READ MORE