National Interests Vs United States

Rather you agree or disagree with having a speed limit; or even obeying the speed limit. It is our morally duty to accept the fact that lawmakers created speed limits in the citizens’ best interest to protect drivers for minor and fatal car accidents. Some citizens still question, if in fact the government claims to set speed limits are really for the public well-being, or simply to make a quick profit. Of course, one thing we can

Each year numerous lives are lost due to careless and irrational driving. The disregard for safe driving has been a predicament to the United States of America for years. Many years Police have relied heavily on speed cameras, breathalyzer tests and heavy fines as a deterrent against unlawful drivers. Over the years fatality rates have increased, so the Department of Transportation and Highway Safety has composed a series of safe driving campaigns. On many occasions the Transportation Department informs and advises the public about the importance of responsible driving. They propagate safe driving through the various channels of the media and

Although commercial drivers are held to a lower B.A.C. limit, they are not the only ones. Several countries, such as Australia, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, have a BAC limit set at 0.05 for everyone. Consider Japan in particular. It’s BAC lowered to 0.05 g/dL in 1970. Since then, Japan’s traffic deaths have lowered from 1336 in 1969 to 458 in 1994. That is a decrease of 66% (Fell and Voas). Two experts from the National Institutes of Health say, “If all states were to adopt the 0.05 illegal BAC limit, [...] an estimated 500–800 lives could be saved each year in the United States” (Fell and Voas). Some have argued that lowering the legal B.A.C. limit would do nothing, but these numbers beg to differ.

An enormous division currently exists between the people who believe that automobile safety should be an option and those that feel it must be a requirement. The federal government feels the morally obligated to create the safest driving environment possible. On the other end of the spectrum, opinions exist that the average driver has ability to make the choice of safety on their own. Editorials, political assemblies, debates, and conversations have arrived on the concept of click it or ticket. This idea refers to ticketing any motor vehicle driver and passenger that is not fastened by a seat belt. Arguments have been made for both sides, and have been reviewed in multiple states.

Since the post-occupational period of Japan in 1952, United States troops and military bases throughout the Okinawa Prefecture, and parts of mainland Japan, have been essential to assure peace and stability within Japan as well as East-Asia. Located in the East China Sea,

With the continued globalization, there are various concerns that the USA come across and will continue to encounter over the next few years. These challenges will become more pronounced with the continued fluidity of populations across the world due to the continued globalization. Some of the major concerns that the USA will definitely have at the national and even international level are the successful war on terrorism, adequate Homeland security and the fast rising unemployment rate as an aftermath of the recession.

I am glaring at the road. The speedometer is sliding higher and higher, I don’t even notice. I am late and I don’t care if I speed, as long as I get there on time. Shoot, there’s a cop. I slam the brakes trying to get back within the speed limit before he notices me. The last thing I need right now is a ticket. Even as I am slowing down to the speed limit, cars are passing me going between five and ten over the speed limit. I can imagine them thinking: “I am a safe driver. I can speed because I won’t lose control. I have never gotten in an accident before, why would I get in one today.” What they aren’t thinking is this: “I am going to drive safe because there are other people on the roads. I might be a safe driver, but they may

The anarchic nature the international system and the uncertainty of political leaders’ intentions within it leads states and sub-state groups to approach their interactions with mistrust, insecurity, and sense of fear. These perceptions held by state leaders are the causes of threats to security. This is seen in the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, the formation of NATO against the threat of the Soviet Union, and the American counterinsurgency operations in Iraq between 2003 and 2004.

National interest is the wants of a nation which includes economic prosperity, security, and policies that promote shared beliefs and values. National interest is a concept in which every nation has. It shapes the foreign policies as well as domestic policies. Every nation has national interest however the main difference is how far a nation is willing to achieve it. Not every nation will agree to the extent it should be pursued. There are many ways to go about national interests. In deciding on what the national interest of the nation is, the government will either listen to their people or make their own decisions. The government has to decide what’s best for the nation as a whole, knowing that a portion of their nation won’t agree.

According to recent statistics in the last five years, there are around 32,166 fatal motor vehicle crashes in the United States every year in which 35,092 deaths occur (“Highway Safety” 2). This fact unfortunately, is the result of the actions that irresponsible drivers make unfollowing and misusing the roadway rules in dangerous ways. Moreover, accidents are only one example among the rest of situations in which authorities and medical institutions are involve trying regulate to its maximum limit. But, what if there was another element that could provide extra support to handle traffic congestions, crashes, and other public safety concerns on the streets? Well, a couple years ago if someone had thought of self-driving cars as answer to this question, most likely they would chuckle and assume that this could only happen in the movies. However, this fictional idea has come to a reality and this type of cars will change the way we live on a very close future. Self-driving cars are intended not only benefit the people with its revolutionary technology but will solve most of the problems experienced by people on the roads and will decrease the amount of accidents caused by human actions. Nevertheless, there are some skeptical perspectives related to ethical concerns and liabilities that

History has shown us that dramatic changes to international power rarely unfold smoothly or peacefully. The danger of states undergoing rapid rises and declines in relative power, where one state seeks the status of a hegemon and another seeks to maintain it, is less valid than it once was. While the most destructive and influential conflicts in history have been situations where competing powers seek superiority over a rival power, the nuclear age makes power transition by means of war incredibly unlikely. As the cost of conflict between nuclear armed states would be unreasonably costly, the cycle of hegemonic-war has been broken. That leaves the question as to whether the existing international order will facilitate a smooth transition that incorporates emerging powers or one that excludes them and creates greater potential for conflict. The United States has shaped world politics with ideas such as "capitalism is better than socialism" and "democracy is better than dictatorship." However, recently, emerging non-Western powers have let it be known that they do not share the United States ' views on these issues. Bruce Jentleson and Steven Weber argue, "Outside the United States, people no longer believe that the alternative to Washington led order is chaos…. the rest of the world has no fear about experimenting with alternatives." Emerging powers such as China are willing to challenge the U.S., but largely within existing institutions rather than outside them.

Structural realism in particular provides a good understanding behind the apparent hostility amongst nations in the world. It is the lack of central and legitimate authority at the international level and the uneven natural distribution of material resources that generates competition amongst nations. This competition often turns into hostility; therefore every state is potentially at risk of a hostile action from another competing state . Thus, the structural organization of world politics leads to an inherent need for countries to defend themselves against potential threats. Since the national interest of all states is to ensure their own survival and provide security to their citizens, states aim to increase their power, or more specifically their military capabilities. By increasing their power, the states aim to increase their odds of survival and prosperity in the anarchical world. This idea is referred to as the self-help system where countries aim to defend themselves by building up their military or entering in military agreements with other states sharing similar values and facing similar threats

1. What three United States national interests do you think will be at great risk over the next five years? Describe those interests and identify which instruments of national power can be leveraged to protect or advance those national interests and how those instruments can be used.

Generally interstate politics is a permanent bargaining game over the distribution of power, thus it describes world politics as a state of war and a struggle of power, and is pessimistic about the prospects for eliminating conflicts and war. Therefore, the best description for world politics is the constant possibility of war, because the nature of humanity or structure of international order allows wars to occur. Realists recognize that states go to war for significant reasons, which makes it difficult to understand the exact causes of wars. Hence, there is no question that states often begin wars to acquire power over a rival stateand to enhance their security (Dunny, Kurki, & Smith 2016), such as during the Cold War. Mogenthau (1945) argues that human nature is the main cause of war. He maintains that everyone was born with power that drives them to dominate each other. Thus power is the currency of international politics, which is therefore important to have a substantial amount of power and ensure a balance of power (Dunny, Kurki, & Smith 2016). Waltz (1979) is practical in stating that the primary goal of states is not to maximinze power, but to achieve or minimize the security needed (p126). This means that improving a nation’s power is indeed only a means to another end, that end being less of a reliance on maintaining high security, since that nation will be holding the power. The case in point here is that when the U.S formed an alliance with Western Europe, this

Government interference was first introduced under the automobile industry dating back to the very early 1900s, with a large topic that many people miss when going back into history: the safety of it all. We, the population of today, are given the ability to drive up to 85mph without thinking twice about it, our only focus being on the destination. This is recompensed to the drivers of the twenty-first century through the technical advances in firm laws, better drivers-education systems, and safer roads and vehicles. On the other hand, this was not the case a century ago, nor were drivers given the same luxury just fifty years ago. As the high-end, expensive motorized vehicle for the opulence became cheaper and more common on the streets, danger risks peeked increasingly year after year. As broad as it may seem, there were only two things that caused accidents on the road: lack of education when needed in specific situations and orders to abide by. A century ago, no one thought otherwise when it came to speeding on left turns, drinking and driving, and following the simplest, safest guidelines that includes just wearing a seatbelt, and so this is when the government intervenes.