The National Interest

Supervisor: Ali Tajvidi March 2016 I. Introduction The formulation of US foreign policy has always been a controversial issue with different views emphasizing on various factors—the role of the president, the influence of the congress, the impact of interests group and public opinion, etc—in the process of decision making. This project intends to discuss the extent to which the Obama Administration is to change the direction of the US foreign policy. First, the characteristics in the US foreign policy

The North Korean regime presents the United States with complex national security interests concerning denuclearization and stability in the Korean Peninsula. The principal challenge to a nuclear free Korean Peninsula and East Asia region is the denuclearization of North Korea. The primary challenge to stability within the Korean Peninsula and the East Asia region is military conflict. United States national security interests concerning North Korea comprise a Korean Peninsula void of nuclear

Define an interest group with examples. Interest group – usually a voluntary organization where members share a common interest in which they seek to influence public policy, without seeking political control. They have primary activities such as lobbying the members of the legislative bodies through contributions to political parties, trying to elect sympathetic or pliable politicians, and by conducting covert or open propaganda campaigns. (Interest Groups, n.d.) There are a few different

For years, national monuments have marked historically or scientifically important locations throughout America. Until 1906, however, the land and areas protected today were not, and could have been destroyed by industrialization. However, that changed with the Antiquities Act. “...since 1906, when Teddy Roosevelt first used the Antiquities Act to protect a monolithic rock in Wyoming...he ultimately declared 18 national monuments, which legally must contain objects of “historic or scientific” interest”

When discussing the national interest of the United States power, peace, prosperity, and principle are often times involved. It is not always one specific “P” in which we obtain our national interest as it is the combination of all four “P” together, often times with trade off between each. When discussing the basic goals for American foreign policy, power is an essential requirement. Power involves the preservation of national independence, self-defense against international attacks, and the position

rights (including genocide) in foreign countries when these violations do not directly affect other American interests?      The United States is a growing global power and presence. Most other countries are not. We are often called upon to engage in conflict situations like preventing violations of human rights and genocide. Intervening only where our national interest is concerned would only bring about negative reactions, which could undermine our effectiveness and especially

Make the best case for constructivism as an epistemology in international relations. Discuss at least one constructivist work that you believe makes an outstanding contribution. Introduction When discussing constructivism as an epistemology in international relations (IR), it is important to note that there are many definitions, or rather, forms of constructivism in social sciences, especially when it pertains to international relations. Within the field of IR there are many constructivist scholars

find that anAmerican International Group unit owes them them millions of dollars in prejudgment interest on a $4.1 million judgment against the insurer, saying a lower court erred in ruling that a $5 million policy limit precludes the interest. In an opening brief Wednesday, appellants Daryl Kollman and Helen Frazer argued that National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, PA should pay 9 percent interest dating back to September 2004 on the $4.1 million owed in a coverage row stemming from a decade-old

military strategy in combatting ISIS, it could be understood that The U.S. actions are based on their national interest, which as mentioned in previous sections, is to stabilize the Middle East in order to gain economic benefits. Syria and Iraq is also included in this, as with the Iraqi and Syrian oil refinery taken over, the U.S. may have a little less oil income

in the nation’s interest as it will benefit the people of the United States and beyond.” (See Exhibit 2.3). Therefore, the proposed benefits are national in scope, thus satisfying the second requirement of the NYSDOT test. 4. NATIONAL INTEREST This chapter: • describes my past track of achievements at FYSATT Biomedical Research and Informatics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and others • shows how my particular contributions are important for U.S. national interest • presents myself