From the earliest times of recorded history and even long before that rudimentary society and government have existed. When these separate governments encountered one another, they realized that they would need to interact if they were to be able to get along. Usually this “getting along” involved either bashing in someone’s head with a rock, impaling your neighbor with a spear, or bombarding them will devastating long range artillery. On rare occasions, however, these interactions were done through dialogue and negotiation. States and nations realized that sometimes talking with their neighbors could sometimes be more beneficial than simply raping and pillaging each others villages. The leaders of theses nation-states also came to the obvious conclusion that the average citizen or soldier that might interact with a foreigner more than likely wouldn’t be qualified to negotiate carefully or delicately. As a result of this conclusion, a class of government officials known as emissaries or ambassadors came into creation. These ambassadors were generally highly trained officials that were appointed by their leaders to navigate the treacherous and delicate waters of international relations. The centuries and millennia passed and nations rose and fell in prominence until the United States came into being. A part of the United States government known as the United States Department of State, much more commonly referred to as simply the State Department. was formed to deal with the young nation’s powerful neighbors in a hostile and ever shrinking world. What follows will be a brief discussion on the history of the State Department, its responsibilities, role in the government, and a few anecdotes from the State Departm... ... middle of paper ... ... while they were carrying out their mission in Libya. All four men were killed by Islamic extremists, and the investigation into this attack continues on to this very day. International relations is an extremely complex branch of government that is also immensely important for the United States. At the same time the American public's understanding of it is limited to say the least. A trend of isolationism has taken hold of the layman's opinion as if America can bury its head in the sand like a terrified ostrich who doesn't wish to face the dangers that surround it. The world stage is an intensely hostile place that will continue to change with time. As the winds of policy blow back and forth over the years the State Department will continue to help guide the American people across those dangerous seas. Works Cited Introduction to Political Science
Though it is almost unthinkable, the United States had been attacked this very month by al-Qaeda. The government should have been focused on capturing Osama Bin Laden and disbanding the terrorist group al-Qaeda. Instead, they were fashioning Iraqi invasion plans. Krakauer establishes additional proof of this stating, “the p...
It is somehow strange for today’s reader to find out that the situation with America’s foreign affairs hasn’t changed much. As some clever people have said, “The History book on the shelf is always repeating itself.” Even after nineteen years, Americans think of themselves as citizens of the strongest nation in the world. Even after the September the 11th. Even after Iraq. And Afghanistan.
argues that America needs to be more engaged in internationalism. On the other hand, realism
In 1789 Congress created three Executive Departments: State or Foreign Affairs, Treasury and War. It also provided for an Attorney General and a Postmaster General. Congress apportioned domestic matters among these departments.
Murray and McCoy discussed the security of having a middle power foreign policy and why it is bad to have a co-peace-building foreign policy. During the Cold War, Canada had a protection strategy on how to protect itself while at the ...
Maxwell, Hilary. “Warfare Plans of Countries.” Monta Vista High School, Cupertino. 26 Jan. 2014. Lecture.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement often referred to as I.C.E is an elite agency under the branch of Homeland Security formed in 2003 in response to the attacks on 9/11. ICE has two major components, Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations. It is also the second largest law enforcement organization in the United States, second only to the FBI. ICE was created when merger of the investigative and interior enforcement elements of the U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. ICE has over twenty thousand employees in offices all over the U.S. and in forty seven foreign countries, about seven thousands of these employees are special agents. ICE has only one field office in New Jersey, located in Newark but it has nearby offices in Philadelphia and New York City. ICE has six detention facilities in New Jersey. A few of them are: Bergen County Jail, Monmouth County Correctional Institution, and Essex County Correctional Facility. Currently ICE doesn’t have a director, but the assistant director is Daniel Ragsdale and Chie...
Over the course of the history of the United States of America, the country has had struggles with its own borders and the protection of those borders. Illegal immigration is a big problem and the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and cash over our borders into our country has evolved into a bigger problem. The United States has over seven-thousand miles of border to cover each day. That is quite a bit of land, but the only problem with this is there is a lack of manpower to cover every single mile of border. The US shares its borders with Canada and Mexico. All along these borders are small communities and cities that are occupied by US citizens. This means that these cities and communities require the protection of our Homeland Security Agency.
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The possible employment of nuclear weapons between the two superpowers during the Cold War was unprecedented. The power of this stalemate shattered the paradigm of warfare and demonstrated how significant this military revolution’s effects were even at the mere threat of nuclear weapons use. Regarding this standoff between t...
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In any case, I urge others to turn a hard of hearing ear to the political talk scattered by the media for an individual investigation of the certainties. When done, if you decide to grasp a Chicken Little response as coordinated by the media, so be it. Nevertheless, give every one of the realities equivalent weight well beyond the sound chomps.
The Soviet Union’s collapse at the end of the Cold War left the United States without its major global rival. Now alone at the top, the United States’ strategic imperatives have shifted remarkably. The shift has been significant enough to prompt fundamental questions about the international order and whether this new “unipolar moment” will last. Indeed, since 1989, political scientists have clamored to define the United States’ status relative to the rest of the world. Indispensable nation? Sole super...
...he past decade render us vulnerable. Our strength has become our weakness. The eruption of the aweful power to which we have been exposed forces us to face an unavoidable question: Can we now humbly accept our vulnerability by opening ourselves to help from others-both within and beyond borders we now know are insecure-without whom we cannot survive? If any hope remains, it is that our weakness might become a source of strength.
Fifty-one countries established the United Nations also known as the UN on October 24, 1945 with the intentions of preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security. Over the years the UN has grown in numbers to include 185 countries, thus making the organization and its family of agencies the largest in an effort to promote world stability. Since 1954 the UN and its organizations have received the Nobel Peace Prize on 5 separate occasions. The first in 1954 awarded to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, for its assistance to refugees, and finally in 1988 to the United Nations Peace-keeping Forces, for its peace-keeping operations. As you can see, the United Nations efforts have not gone without notice.