U.s. relations

Following nearly six decades of severed diplomatic relations, President Obama announced in September 2015 that the United States would loosen a variety of economic restrictions on Cuba. This announcement came in the wake of a “diplomatic thaw” beginning in December 2014 with the intention of normalizing political, social, and economic relations between the two nations. While Cuba remains under restrictions imposed by the 1960 Cuban Embargo, the steps taken by the Obama administration represent a

I have been captivated with media, mass communication and public relations from a young age. For even as a young teen I would share the daily newspaper with my parents and pester them with questions regarding the major stories I had just read. Moreover, I would assist my father in planning and organizing the family’s annual gatherings, and this task was no easy feat due to the typical high number of attendees to such gatherings and the logistic concerns related to accommodating to their needs and

While the U.S. maintained a relatively confusing agenda regarding foreign policies during the Cold War era, its attitudes are clearer in the present as globalization has strengthened connections between all international actors and made it more difficult for some to focus on maintaining hostile outlooks. The U.S. has had a long history with Syria and Israel, as the superpower has struggled to keep the two countries from abusing each-other and has, at times, provided the latter with significant financial

day international relations is to a great extent the continuing struggle between two school of thought: idealism and realism, each is believed to establish order and stability in the international system. The main argument of this paper is based on idealism, an approach that is advancing many foreign policies but few acknowledge it contrary to its rival approach realism, yet it is an approach (idealism) frequently used by realist states to advance their foreign policy agenda (U.S) when the need arises

to achieve objectives of the U.S. Policy for countering negative Russia’s influences in the Balkans and protect the U.S. vital interests in the region I propose following three strategy options to be considered: Strategy option A (More cooperation with Russia); Strategy option B (Same level of cooperation with Russia); and Strategy option C (Less cooperation with Russia). All three strategy options should be integral part of respective policies for Europe and overall U.S. policy and have same “end”-

Toyota: The Accelerator Crisis How well did Toyota’s management, employees, and external stakeholders support their corporate brand? Has Toyota effectively managed public relations in the U.S.? Who should be accountable for this activity? How could Toyota’s crisis management be improved? Supporting Corporate Brand The management and the employees implemented and executed the “The Toyota Way” into the company’s culture. The section three of the “Toyota Way” explains as to why Toyota has been succeeding

asserts that soft power, or the “ability to affect others through the co-optive means of framing the agenda, persuading, and eliciting positive attraction in order to obtain preferred outcomes,” can be wielded in order to reach goals in international relations. Exerting one state’s soft power involves utilizing non-material forms of power, such as the “attractiveness” of a culture, political idea, or policy in order to shape the wants or goals of another state. A common sense approach is to see that

Reflection The analytical text “The Paradox of American Power,” written by Joseph S. Nye was quite a fascinating read, as it analyzes the reasons behind why the U.S. has become a worldwide leader and is able to maintain its position as a leader. In addition Nye writes about “hard” and “soft” powers as one of the main reasons why the U.S. is able to hold its position as a world leader, and describes it as a major factor in determining whether or not other countries, such as Russia and China, have

the main arguments is that China’s economic success today is just a replica of the U.S.’ housing bubble before it crashed (Robinson). They are building faster than their expanding middle class can keep up with (Robinson), which was the exact problem the U.S. had right before the market crashed and they fell into a recession. China would have to slow their rapid expansion down in order to avoid crashing just like the U.S. did several years ago. Another argument against China’s candidacy as hegemon is

“the improvement of U.S.-China relations in the 1980s and 1990s was the growth in U.S. investment in China that, among other things, created employment opportunities for large numbers of Chinese citizens” (11). With stable economic exchange, it is more likely for two powers to remain their position. However, the idea of economic interdependence can avoid wars is not absolutely reliable. Before the First World War, the British and German shared a very close economic relation with each other. Yet