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U.S. and Mexican Presidents Meet
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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Monday, May 20, 2013
U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto met in early May 2013 in Mexico City. Among many of the topics to discussed were economic competitiveness and immigration reform. -
The U.S. and Mexico, 1821-1850
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
In the first half of the 19th Century, foreign relations between the U.S. and Mexico were less than friendly as Mexico faced an expansionist United States. -
The United States and Mexico, 1850-1920
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
Between 1850 and 1920, European powers tried to use Mexican enmity with the United States to gain foreign policy leverage in North America. -
U.S. And Mexico, 1920-1945
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
The Good Neighbor policies of Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt did much to counter a century of bad relations between the U.S. and Mexico. -
U.S. Vets Who Later Made Foreign Policy
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Many U.S. soldiers have gone on to make U.S. foreign policy. Here are my top ten. -
Romney Calls For Stronger Space Program
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Sunday, September 30, 2012
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Mitt Romney has issued white paper on space exploration in an attempt to reinvigorate his campaignand differentiate himself from Obama. -
North Korean Threats Go On
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Thursday, April 04, 2013
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The United States responded in early April 2013 to North Korean threats by renewing defense ties with South Korea and repositioning missile defense systems in Guam. -
A Code Of Conduct For Space
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
United States proposes a Code of Conduct for Space to limit congestion in Earth orbit. -
A History Of U.S. Sanctions Against Iran
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
While the United States has had some sort of sanction levied against Iran for most of 30 years, few of them have levered Iran into compliance with international rules regarding terrorism or nuclear... -
U.S. Increases Syrian Humanitarian Aid
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
The United States announced another increase in humanitarian aid to Syrians caught in their country's civil war. -
The Reagan Doctrine, Pt. 2
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
National Security Decision Directive 75 was the lynchpin of Ronald Reagan's policy to rollback the Soviet Union. -
The Reagan Doctrine, Pt. 1
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
The Reagan Doctrine was a policy of rolling back, not just containing, Communism. -
What Is Globalization?
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Sunday, September 04, 2011
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Globalization, for good or ill, is here to stay. But what is globalization? At its base, globalization is an attempt to abolish barriers -- whether in trade, communication, or cultural exchange. In... -
The Relationship of the United States with China
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Friday, December 21, 2007
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
A profile of the relationship between the United States and China, from About Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy Keith Porter. -
The US-Burmese Relationship
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Monday, May 14, 2007
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Background on the US-Burma Relationship from Keith Porter - your About Guide to US Foreign Policy -
US Rejects Abkhazia Election Results
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
The United States has rejected the results of an August 26, 2011, election in the Abkhazia region of Georgia. -
Treasury Slaps Sanctions On Syria
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
The United States levied more Sanctions on Syria on August 10, 2011, as it hoped for an international "chorus of condemnation" against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. -
Proposed Syria Sanctions Act of 2011
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Thursday, August 04, 2011
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
A look at a U.S. Senate proposal to levy stronger sanctions against Syria. -
Somalia Remains A Foreign Policy Obstacle After 20 Years
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
While the US has never formally severed relations with Somalia, that country's lack of any official government prevents real diplomacy. The US, however, continues to support foreign aid projects to... -
U.S. Recognizes Libyan TNC As Official Government
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Saturday, July 16, 2011
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
On July 15, 2011, the United States recognized the Transitional National Council as the legitimate government of Libya. The move undercut dictator Muammar Qaddafi's claim to power and made it possi... -
Leal v. Texas, 2011
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Saturday, July 09, 2011
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
In the case of Leal v. Texas, the United States Supreme Court refused to authorize a stay of execution for convicted murderer Humberto Leal. The State of Texas executed Leal by lethal injection jus... -
Foreign Policy Under Thomas Jefferson
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Monday, July 04, 2011
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Thomas Jefferson conducted US foreign policy that began well but ended disastrously. -
Foreign Policy Under John Adams
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Monday, July 04, 2011
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
John Adams followed a cautious and paranoid foreign policy. -
Foreign Policy Under George Washington
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Monday, July 04, 2011
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
George Washington practiced a cautious, yet successful foreign policy. -
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
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Saturday, July 02, 2011
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and its subsequent reauthorizations seeks to eliminate modern slavery. -
US Isolationism Is An Antiquated Foreign Policy
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Isolationism was a pre-World War II US foreign policy that ended in 1945. This article is a brief history of the antiquated idea. -
Obama Defends War in Libya
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
The Obama White House defended US action in the war in Libya against a rebuke from Congress. -
Timeline of U.S.-Chinese Relations
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
A look at the US-China relationship from 1844 to present, from Keith Porter--your About Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy -
Evidence Of Chemical Weapons In Syria
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
President Obama says evidence of chemical weapons usage in Syrian civil war is a "game changer," but what does that mean? -
The Obama Doctrine
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
President Barack Obama does indeed have a foreign policy doctrine. It's based on multilateralism, diplomacy, and American exceptionalism. -
Clausewitz On Foreign Policy
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Friday, April 19, 2013
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Friday, April 19, 2013
One of history's premier military theorists long ago stressed that war is an extension of foreign policy. -
Kerry Visits East Asia
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Monday, April 15, 2013
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Monday, April 15, 2013
In April 2013, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited China, Japan, and South Korea in a trip that reaffirmed the nations' commitment a denuclearized Korean Peninsula.