...THE NEXT DECADE The Next Decade is a book written by George Friedman, and emphasizes The United States’ relationships with other nations. The book addresses some technological and economic problems and well as explaining empires and republics on the rise during the following decade. The Next Decade is a comprehensive and remarkable analysis that encompasses the issues and benefits for being a super power. The United States has unintentionally become a global empire, and the role of the United States President is to serve as the world’s most important political diplomat. It is noted that the President must be able to at least promote the quintessential virtues, ethics, and tradition of the one of the greatest countries in the world. The greatest battle of the decade is predicted to be how the United States will react to leadership that will be interested in the economic dealings rather than serving the American people. Friedman made a bold and unshakable declaration: America is an imperial empire. He gives the overview of what America will be facing in the upcoming years which includes balance of power. Also America could lose itself as a Republic. The book starts with a summarized historical background and explains current political situations that are happening globally. It then analyzes each geographical region and assessment plans. The Next Decade is a comprehensive and remarkable analysis that encompasses the issues and benefits for being a super power. A main theme of the...
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...IMPACT OF CHINA’S EXPANSION IN EVERY SPHERE ON UNITED STATES OF AMERCA Introduction The concept of striving for hegemonic state is not a new concept or term to us; rather this notion has kept repeating itself throughout the record. In today’s practical world, great powers are searching extensively and aggressively for opportunities to attain power over others, with hegemony being their ultimate goal. In present realistic and anarchic world system, power is all that matters to selfish and domination oriented states. In a very similar way, China, which has been making success by leaps and bounds, is in time aiming to gain the position of super power, the position which in the present day is being enjoyed and exercised by the United States of America. With around 1.3billion population; estimating for one-fifth of the world’s entire population, with world’s largest armed forces, China, while contributing about 13percent to the world economy, is at present the fastest developing country across the sphere, with raw potentials to becoming a super power down the line. (China: The 21st Century Super Power, September, 2005) China, for past few decades, has been observed making substantial progress in almost every sphere, not only with an aim to improve its international front, but also to maximize its share of international power and gain a position that is desired by a few of the known competing great powers. China has been implementing and devising a mix of very optimal agendas...
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...century, the United States had become the dominant force in international relations. Some have argued that the United States’ military functions as the world’s police. This assignment covers the manner in which this shift occurred and the consequences that the United States faces as a result of its elevated status. Use the Internet to research two (2) real-life international incidents from the past five (5) years in which : The U.S. used military action abroad Controversy existed within the American public regarding U.S. involvement Controversy existed within the country or countries affected by U.S. involvement Write a three to six (3-6) page paper in which you: Outline the two (2) real-life international incidents that you have researched. Identify two (2) factors that propelled America into a dominant military and diplomatic force after World War II. Compare and contrast the key differences in American foreign policy before and after World War II. Explain the main reasons why the differences in pre- and post-war policy occurred. Provide a rationale for your response. Describe the manner in which the justifications used for America’s overseas involvement during World War II still play a role in U.S. military action abroad. Provide an example of such justifications in action to support your response. Discuss the fundamental ways in which the rise of the United States to a world superpower has shaped the country’s responses to the following issues on the home...
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...Cold War was a period of tension and, on many occasions, near-war conflicts mostly between the Soviet Union and the United States. It was basically started after so-called diplomatic relations between the USA and the USSR started to dissolve after World War II. The war ended in 1991,leading to the downfall of the Soviet Union. Many factors brought upon the end of the Cold War. One major thing that led to the end was the internal problems the Soviet Union was facing. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, also contributed in more ways than most to the end of the Cold War. Ronald Reagan, the American president at the time, was considered one of the greatest factors. One of the less frequently mentioned issues leading to the end was communism itself. The Cold War, by the late 1980's, had been going on for about forty years. The Soviet Union was racing against the United States to develop better weapons and more of the weapons they already had. This cost the Soviets a pretty penny. In fact, they were spending an estimated fifty percent of their national product on building weapons and trying to be better than the United States. All of this wasted effort eventually came back to ruin them, causing severe economic decline. People were not living like they lived in a country with a superpower status. Living...
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...Policemen of the World Name Institution Policemen of the World It is not easy to accurately predict the occurrence of a disaster. This is the underlying reason why it is crucial to establish effective and efficient disaster management and preparedness programs that enhance rescue missions, as well as minimize property damages or lose of people’s lives as evidenced in two incidences that are discussed below. Question 1 The Indian Ocean earthquake: The disaster affected various countries along the Indian Ocean. As a consequence, more than one hundred and eighty thousand individuals were killed, whereas fifty thousand individuals went missing (Carballo, Daita, & Hernandez, 2005). Furthermore, more than 1.6 million survivors were displaced. Island and coastal regions’ infrastructure was also damaged in most countries. The earthquake greatly affected the health, social, and economic gains that had been achieved in the years preceding the disaster. As a result, thousands of individuals were pushed further into poverty. The Al-Qaeda Bombing: The bombing was considered to be a symbolic attack by terrorists. The Twin Towers was targeted because terrorists considered it to be America’s symbol of influence and power. The bombing that occurred on 11th September 2001 killed approximately three thousand individuals, including 19 hijackers. The incident is also known to be the worst attack on the US soil. Occurrence of the two...
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...major strategic and international questions today, Americans are from Mars and Europeans are from Venus”, is well justified in the first part of an article and I found it difficult to disagree with authors opinion. Modern Europe heavily relies on international law, international conventions, and international opinions, when it deals with internal or external problems. It also prefers to use commercial and economic powers over military one. These methods proved to be effective, but at the same time very time-consuming. In contrast to Europe, America prefers to solve disputes in quick and old fashion manner, heavily relying on military power, which usually meets a lot of resistance from European side, and widens a gap in transatlantic relations. However, the author argues that looking back to the history of the United States; this was not always the case. “America’s eighteenth- and early nineteenth- century statesmen sounded much like the European statesmen of today…”, Robert Kagan states. In the past the United States was week and nations like Britain were much more powerful....
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...Is China a Superpower? January 2011 - Unit 3D, Edexcel, Government and Politics A2 A superpower is a state that possesses great power ‘plus great mobility of power’. The term superpower was coined to refer to the USA and the Soviet Union in the early Cold War period. Economically, one could argue that China is already or is at least well on its way to becoming a superpower to rival the USA. In comparison to America it has a growth rate of 9.6% compared to 2.6% and a current account surplus of $272.5bn (the world’s largest) compared to the world’s largest deficit in America of $561bn. Surpluses mean that it is exporting much more than it is importing, hence why it has such high levels of growth, in comparison to America which importing more than it is exporting. It also has an impressive GDP of US$7.318 trillion gain rivalled only by the USA. However, economically there are critics of its position. For instance, the date at which China was meant to overtake the US as the world’s largest economy has continually been pushed back (it is now estimated to be around 2023 although a few years earlier it was meant to be around 2015). Also despite its impressive GDP when dividing this by its population for per capita one sees that this is nowhere near US rates ($3,744.36 compared to $45,989.18 in the USA). Equally the majority of economists believe that the current practices of the Chinese (such as artificially maintaining a depreciated currency in order to boost competitiveness...
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...makes headlines since it is the largest market in the world in terms of GDP and produces 30% of the products in the world. The effects of the Chinese military can be felt in the U.S since it has had to withdraw its navy from the pacific and now has smaller global reach. Three out of ten products picked up at Wal-Mart have the all too familiar “Made in China” printed on the back. This future is of course, fictional and too many may seem farfetched and impossible. However, this future is not all that unrealistic and with the current development of China, it may soon be a reality. China is headed towards a future where China is a global superpower economically, militarily and politically. How should American foreign policy address a rising China? Should we be accommodating and welcome a rising China or should we prevent China from ever reaching superpower status? Given the development of China, the way rising powers interact with world powers historically as well as theoretically and current as well as hisotoric Sino-American realations, we should develop a dessisive foreign policy that addresses the potential threat China posses to American Interests. The Chinese Economic Miracle China is everywhere these days. The words “Made in China” are universally recognized. China sews more shoes and stitches more clothes than any other country in the world. It is also...
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...unsolvable issue of poverty and how India has made good progress in reducing it. The authors commends the effort put by governments health and food programs, infrastructure developments, the work done by NGO’s in educational sector as factors that helped in reducing poverty level. Finally the focus shifts to the question of next super power. The authors feel that India holds a definite advantage over China because of their English language skills, IT and management education, the democratic form of government and overall the attitude of Indians to business-‘ relationship first business later’ working in their favour in the long run, making them the next superpower by 2050 as predicted by Goldman Sachs. Summary: Overall the book would be beneficial for those who need to know why India is considered a future superpower , anyone interested in exploring new markets. On the negative side the author is a little biased, showing a rosy picture of India ignoring some of the major issues like communal disputes, linguistic differences, and oppressive bureaucracy which can hamper the growth. Other recommended books: Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation by Nandan Nilekani. The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us by Robyn...
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...To what extent are the United States still the global superpower? The definition of the term ‘superpower’ has been up for debate for a long time, but the most popular belief is anything that reaches unmatched dominance to such an extent that we see no rivals. For example, it would be fair to say Apple inc are a superpower in the mp3 market or that Spain are currently the superpower in international football having won the last three major tournaments. However, things become even more complicated when trying to define a ‘superpower’ in the context of a country. The way I would like to define it is ‘the country which has the capacity to dominate power and influence global proceedings with almost global hegemony’. For ease of understanding, it’s best to measure global dominance in four separate and distinct categories or ‘axis of power’. The first is military power which is relatively easy to quantify. This includes not only members of the military, paramilitary and reserved forces but also the willingness to use them. If a country has a large military but is not prepared to use them, it’d be hard to justify them as a leading military force. The second is economic, which once again, we can justify purely by looking at the stats of leading countries. The facts and figures which are of most interest to me are Gross Domestic Product (GDP), GDP per capita, national debt and trade deficit. The third is political power- which is now much more theoretical, however, there are some ways...
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...The Monroe Doctrine James Monroe was the 5th president of the United States holding office from 1817-1825, and was considered to be one of the last founding fathers to be in office. With the help of his Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams, James Monroe created the Monroe Doctrine that asserted America’s dominance in the Western Hemisphere. Monroe gave this statement at his address to congress on December 2, 1823. The Monroe Doctrine had four main points: (1) The United States would remain neutral in European affairs, and would abstain from conflict. (2) The US would honor any European colonies already established in the Western hemisphere. (3) The US would not allow any new European colonies to be created in the Western hemisphere, and would act with force if necessary. (4) The US would view any European countries that tried to interfere with a Nation in the Western hemisphere as hostile, and respond as needed. The United States defeated the British in the War of 1812 about 10 years before, and it helped establish the young country as a world power. The US did not necessarily have the means to enforce the Doctrine, and it was vague in describing how they would react if anyone did attempt anything. The Doctrine would help keep European ideals, influence, and colonization away from the Americas. With the Doctrine America essentially had full control over the Western hemisphere and that is exactly what Monroe wanted, because he believed it would help America prosper the...
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...Fiscal Policy Paper Titania Wilson and Marshall Turner ECO/ 372 January 23, 2014 Virgil Mesah-Dartey Fiscal Policy Paper The U.S.’s deficit, surplus and debt have an effect on tax payers because the government has the power to raise and lower taxes. When taxes are raised you will find that the people will become more affect by that decision. The people are affected when taxes on groceries, cigarette, alcohol beverages, and on loans, when these things are being raised people tend to spend less money on purchasing those items. When the people are careful about what they are spending the businesses will become affected by that as well. The way that it affects the future Social Security and Medicare user is that they are making it harder for our children and their children to be able to receive these benefits, there will be nothing left for them to get. It is already affecting the people now who are between the ages of sixty to sixty five; it is not easy for them now. Right now the deficit surplus is making it hard for the people who are not working and who are receiving unemployment check cannot get an extension on their benefits causing the long term unemployed to struggle even more. Federal benefits kick in after state benefits run out, and range between 14 to 47 weeks, depending on the state where a person lives. According to government figures, the average weekly benefit check is $300. The deficit surplus has an effect on the students of University...
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...June 2010 - Study Figure 3. 3(a) With reference to Figure 3 and your own knowledge, explain how the USA maintains its superpower status. (10) Figure 3 shows that the USA maintain their superpower status due to the aid they provide, the number of worldwide TNCs they own, and the global military presence they have which keep them strong. However, there are also other reasons such as their political unions and cultural hegemony. The first map of Figure 3 shows the top 20 countries receiving aid from the USA, this also shows that there are many more that are not on the map which also receive aid. This increases the respect for the USA and builds up their friendship, but at the same time, it may also keep these developing countries in debt to the USA keeping the USA in power as they cannot be economically challenged. The USA is also part of many IGOs such as NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation), and UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation). This also increases the influence around the world keeping them in power as NATO offers military protection to any country part of it and the USA are known for their large military. The second map of Figure 3 shows the countries of the world such as Russia, China, India, Australia and Canada which have a McDonalds, a massive global TNC along with Starbucks, Coca-Cola, KFC and Nike. The USA are making money all around the world as well as improving the economies of all of these countries as it provides many jobs. Not only do...
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...Policemen of the World Aymen Hashmi History 105, Section 102 Professor Daniel Finn September 5, 2014 The United States has been serving as a police role for the entire world for many years now. This has been especially beneficial to the U.S. in terms of making allies and also aiding those countries in need. U.S. has been a backup country for many third world countries that look forward to receiving assistance from the United States in emergency situations. There is significance in both the international incidents that occurred which I have selected to discuss. In both cases the United States worked as the policeman or world superpower. They aided Jordan and Turkey from Syria in the situation when Syria was a threat to them. They not only aided with help of troops but also an operation plan to assist them incase of an unplanned event (Gordon, 2012). America is also helping with ensuring the military is ready for both countries for any military needs. Determine two to three (2-3) international events from the past five years that can be traced back to a foreign policy created after the Civil War. One international event that occurred in late 2012 was in Jordan. There were 150 U.S. troops deployed to Jordan to help it contain the Syrian Civil War within Syria's borders. There was fear of Syria losing control of its chemical weapons. The task force, which has been led by a senior American officer, is based at a Jordanian military training center north of Amman (Gordon...
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... The World War most definitely had a significant impact on the ever-changing America, however the way she carried herself post-war, threatened her status in the upcoming years leading to more inevitable conflict. America was thought of as the greatest power coming out of World War I due to its financial stability, lack of need for any large-scale repairing, and it's eventual recognition as the world's leading nation. Although, the elements that made the nation seem powerful, were it's eventual source of weakness. Above the surface, the United States was a hub of industrialism with a sound economy. All of which was true, however, among all of the positive change were small localized issues that separated the country. The author of the 'No” view point, Neiberg, claimed that despite the growing issues of large-scale immigration and controversial urbanization, the country remained unified as the issues “melted away” when the economic boom came due to high demand in American products during and after the war. It is true that women's suffrage soared due to the need of factory workers during the war and their victory over gaining the right to vote, and due to demand for supplies from the economically neutral America caused businesses to flourish. Yet the underlying social issues of mass immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans led to public outrage. Of course being seen as a victor and a leader of the free world following the war helped ease resentment of the government by citizens...
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