The objective of the United States foreign policy, per President Barack Obama, is to do "everything we can to protect American citizens," and also states it is his highest priority.12 Since the Cold War, and particularly after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the United States has seriously set their sights on foreign affairs and spreading democracy for the betterment of the world. Most recently, the United States foreign affairs have involved political riots in Egypt and Libya, discontent with China’s human rights abuse, the War on Terror with Iraq and Afghanistan, and the threat of nuclear weapons in Iran and sanctions against. Egypt's former president, Mubarak, was pressured to step down from power. With either decision – of Mubarak’s resignation or his maintenance of power – the cosmopolitan public was divided. Throughout this political struggle, the United States referred back to the Camp David Accords, ultimately concluding that although we are allies to Mubarak, we stayed neutral throughout this conflict. On the other hand, a portion of the American public desired to spread democracy to this conflicted country in its time of vulnerability. The United States made a wise decision by getting involved after the major storm had passed. Only after this revolution are we able to see a spark of democracy arising as political parties are a result. As Matt Bradley of The Wall Street Journal reports, political parties rising in Egypt include the Freedom and Justice Party, the 25th of January Party, and the Revolutionary Youth Party, among others.9 On Thursday, February 13, The United States was reported giving $150 million to Egypt. This substantial economic assistance is targeted to help the transition towards democracy, putting... ... middle of paper ... ...ils as Libya Splinters." Wall Street Journal 24 Feb 2011, Print. 8. Levinson, Charles. "In a Libyan Town, Elders Take Charge." Wall Street Journal 24 Feb 2011: A8. Print. 9. Bradley, Matt. "Political Parties Rise From Egypt's Revolution." Wall Street Journal 24 Feb 2011: A10. Print. 10. Bradley, Matt. "Political Parties Rise From Egypt's Revolution." Wall Street Journal 24 Feb 2011: A10. Print. 11. Smierciak, Sarah. "America's recurring folly from Afghanistan to Iraq and back again." (2011): n. pag. Web. 24 Feb 2011. . 12. "President Obama Speaks on the Turmoil in Libya: "This Violence Must Stop"." (2011): n. pag. Web. 24 Feb 2011. .
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.
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The structure of Egyptian politics and state administration was also redefined during Ali’s rule. As the go...
...led the Nile. But lately they have been having issues with keeping everything together as a country. There have been having many protests all over Egypt for their president not doing his job. He has also not been paying attention to their economic issues. While he was kicked out of the office, things still aren’t so great for Egypt as they have a long road ahead of them before things are better for them.
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The Foreign policy is the way the government dealt with its own people and other nations. The U.S gets involved in many foreign affairs such as the Spanish-American War, World War 1, World War 2, the Cold War, and the War on Terror. Over the course of these wars, the Foreign Policy has changed America’s power and influence around the world. In 1898 through 1919, the Foreign Policy was to be involved in foreign affairs if the U.S needed resources and land. U.S helped Cuba gain independence and created the Platt Amendment that allowed the U.S to have naval bases on Cuban soil. In 1914 through 1917, the U.S’s Foreign Policy was to maintain its neutrality throughout World War 1; however, if
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domestic affairs in countries which the US considers to be important. The US foreign policy
Throughout the history of America past presidents and government officials in Congress have dealt with foreign affairs in which they used foreign policy to deal with the many conflicts which include war,trade,peace and many other things dealing with foreign affairs. During many centuries America used foreign policy all the way back to its conception when America became a country.The idea of American Foreign Policy was created in 1978 by Samuel P. Huntington and his friend Warren Manshel. “A central function of the U.S. government is to conduct relations with the almost 200 other nations in the world. A nation is a sovereign country, and as such, possesses the highest authority over its territories. All sovereign states are theoretically equal”
The Tunisian Revolution, for example, resulted in the successful ousting of Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his oppressive regime, which then galvanized many Egyptians to seek independence from their own authoritarian government with deplorable characteristics of its own (Zayed par. 12). Seeing that many of the Tunisian complaints were identical to their own, residents of Suez, Egypt, grew increasingly critical of their government’s faults, such as the 10.4% unemployment rate, widespread governmental corruption, and excessive use of police torture, and refused to remain compliant to state demands (Dziadosz par. 5). This developing sense of defiance towards the government spread throughout the entire country, as many young Egyptians began affiliating themselves with one prominent Tunisian protest group in the Tunisian Revolution - April 6 Youth Movement - in hopes of commencing their own revolution. And, with the help of the group on January 25, 2011, Egyptians around their country gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for what would be the revolution’s largest protest (Kirkpatrick 2). While many internal issues ignited the nation’s sense of revolution, the Tunisian Revolution influenced many of its neighbor’s citizens to seek the same goal of achieving true democracy and
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Freedom: something taken for granted by citizens all over the first world countries. The struggle for freedom all around the world is a very real one. Recently, the fight for freedom has taken the oppressed by storm. All over the globe, there have been many examples of people fed up with corruption and ready to take control of their lives and the lives of their children. This is evident through the struggles for freedom seen in Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, and most recently Ukraine. It’s 2014 and governments controlled by a central authority or dictator are still prevalent. Countries all over the world have been isolated and stripped of their individual voices. The struggle for freedom coexists with the struggle of finding a voice. A voice is what the Libyan people found in February of 2011 when they started protests against a regime that ruled for forty-two years in isolated dictatorship. Three years later, the very same voice that liberated them is one of the gigantic obstacles they’re facing in establishing a functioning government in the country. This emphatic voice that has been silenced for 42 years by an iron-fisted rule is now louder than ever. The consensus is that they want an operational democracy in place as soon as possible. But three years have passed, and the country is more restless than ever. The country is completely dysfunctional and there is no telling what the people will do next if a stable democratic constitution isn’t in place soon. They’ve just ousted their fourth prime minister in less than three years and casualties are increasing by the day. The current Libyan situation is widely attributed to the 2011 revolution. That being said, understanding how the 2011 revolution happened and why it unfolded the way it...
Egypt as a state; their politics are organized under a multi-party semi-presidential system, where the executive power is divided between the President and the Prime Minister. Egypt also holds regular multi-party parliamentary elections; which is separated by the Parliament of Egypt, The People’s Assembly, and the Consultative Council as described by...