U.S. Foreign Policy - Science topic

Turkey’s slide into authoritarianism under President Erdoğan is reshaping its domestic landscape and regional ambitions—with direct consequences for U.S. foreign policy. The jailing of opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu, the insincere “peace” outreach to Kurds, and ongoing cross-border operations expose a strategic play to entrench power and project...

The advent of the Truman Doctrine in 1947 was a historical moment in US foreign policy, which brought a significant change of approach from traditional isolationism to internationalism. Those who vehemently opposed this unprecedented policy were congressional isolationists. The article analyzes how and why the isolationists’ policy was abandoned af...

The second decade of the 21st century has been a period of increased attention and changes in American foreign policy towards the AsiaPacific region and the transition towards Indo-Pacific concept. Those changes (in reference to the perception of the region and policies adjustments) may be analyzed at numerous levels, including presidents and their...

This study examines the persistent Arab-Israeli conflict in historical Palestine through the lenses of key theoretical frameworks including realism, constructivism, settler-colonialism, ethnic conflict, and post-colonialism, with a specific focus on the role of US foreign policy. The conflict, rooted in the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and subsequen...

For decades, Iran has been portrayed as a rogue state, a defiant theocracy outside the reach of Western influence. But what if that portrayal isn’t just misleading—it’s engineered? This exposé revisits Iran not as an isolated threat, but as a strategic asset within a global architecture of controlled conflict. From the 1953 CIA-led coup against Mos...

In the first two decades of the 21st century, the relationship between Singapore and the United States has undergone substantial development, marked by robust cooperation in security, economic affairs, and regional stability. Although Singapore is a small nation in both size and population, it has maintained a pivotal role in Southeast Asia, ensuri...

A recent leak from a Signal group chat involving senior US officials revealed detailed discussions about military strikes in Yemen—chatter that, in a moment of absurdity, accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. But this was more than a slip of the finger. It pulled back the curtain on the chilling indifference with w...

In this paper, Dr. Ivo Ganchev builds on a lecture delivered in Mexico City to examine the strategic repositioning of U.S. foreign policy during the first 50 days of Donald Trump’s second term within the context of a shifting global order. While the U.S. remains the world’s most powerful actor, its role is evolving in response to China’s rise, the...

Two key academic questions that underpin the Donald Trump 'America First' foreign policy have to do with whether or not he developed a distinct foreign policy worthy of recognition in the International Relations discipline as a new foreign policy school of thought, and the exact kind of impact this kind of foreign policy have or could have on the l...

Turkey’s neo-Ottoman ambitions and Iran’s regional expansionism have fostered an ideological and geopolitical alignment that seeks to reshape the Middle East through a fusion of Islamism and leftist anti-liberalism. Central to this strategy is the containment and co-optation of the Kurds, whose national and democratic aspirations pose a direct chal...

This study investigates the evolution of American news coverage of China over a period of ten years, comparing the portrayals during the Chinese president’s initial and fifth visits to the United States (US) in 2013 and 2023, respectively. Previous research on media coverage of foreign countries suggests that foreign policy and bilateral dynamics s...

In liberal democracies, it is generally believed that policies are made in accordance with public opinion. Foreign policy decisions are no exception. While pursuing a certain path, decision-makers often have future elections in mind. As a result, public opinion becomes a determining factor in foreign policy-making processes. This paper, however, ta...

Trump’s Oval Office clash with Zelensky signals a shift in US foreign policy, questioning NATO and Ukraine aid...Rather than depending solely on Washington, Islamabad should strengthen partnerships with alternative geopolitical actors, including ASEAN and the BRICS Plus.

This study examines and traces the evolution of U.S. elites’ views of China from 1979 to 2022, as revealed in the pages of Foreign Affairs , long a window into the thinking of the U.S. foreign policy establishment. Specifically, this study identifies and seeks to explain variation, over time, in (1) the perceived importance or “attention intensity”...

This paper utilizes the K-Means algorithm in data mining to mine the changing trends in U.S. politics and economy, as well as the important nodes of U.S. diplomatic strategy towards the world. It explores the characteristics of the transmission mechanism of US economic policy, and the rise of small multilateral foreign policy partnerships. The mech...

This article provides a critical discussion of Okinawa's role in serving American and Japanese strategic interests. Since the end of World War II Okinawa has been a mostly unhappy host of American military bases, and the issue has been prominent at times on the agenda of the Japanese peace movement. The interplay of overseas bases and U.S. foreign...

The election of Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 had permanent consequences for U.S. foreign policy. The U.S. major oil companies, which before the election were facing criminal charges for their cartel arrangements, instead were freed to continue their activities, until “In some of the faraway countries where it did business…. Exxon's sway over local...

This article reviews the potential for United States accession to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) under the current U.S. leadership, the administration of President Donald J. Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress. The strategic significance of U.S. ratification of UNCLOS is demonstrated by U.S. claims and rights...

How does power affect threat perception? Drawing on advances in psychological research on power, I find that the sense of state power inflates the perception of threats. The sense of power activates intuitive thinking in the decision-making process, including a reliance on gut feelings and cognitive shortcuts like heuristics and prior beliefs. In t...

For over a century, elite networks have shaped the course of military strategy, religious ideology, and political decision-making in the United States. From the Lotos Club, an exclusive 19th-century salon that connected media moguls, policymakers, and military strategists, to the modern intelligence deep state, power has remained in the hands of ti...

Cyrus I. Scofield is best known for his Scofield Reference Bible, a work that profoundly shaped American evangelical theology and laid the foundation for Christian Zionism. However, little attention has been given to the elite financial and political networks that may have facilitated his rise. Scofield’s membership in New York’s exclusive Lotos Cl...

The Western Sahara conflict stands as one of the longest unresolved territorial disputes, shaped by colonial legacies, geopolitical ambitions, and shifting international alliances. This thesis examines the United States’ evolving role in the conflict, from its early stance of measured neutrality to its pivotal recognition of Moroccan sovereignty in...

Donald Trump's rhetoric has consistently shaped political discourse in the United States, often invoking religious imagery and inflammatory language that exacerbates geopolitical tensions. This paper examines Trump's statements, particularly his self-comparisons to Jesus Christ and their impact on his Christian conservative base. Additionally, it a...

As the Indo-Pacific gradually becomes the world’s geopolitical and geoeconomic epicentre, states and regional organisations are progressively pivoting to it. Due to a combination of drivers – chiefly US pressure, economic opportunities, strategic interests and politico-normative priorities – European and Indo-Pacific actors have increased cooperati...

Download full-text via: https://jcep.ut.ac.ir/article_100452.html Introduction: Containing regional threats in US foreign policy and upstream documents has always been considered one of the most important elements of this Great power foreign policy behavior. In all regional networked systems, identifying and confronting state entities that pose a t...

Potential outcomes and historical reflections for the proper implementation of EO13926 The impact of the effective implementation of Executive Order 13926 to the benefit of tens or hundreds of millions of people worldwide is incalculably significant. The potential for saving millions of lives, protecting the freedoms of millions of more people, an...

Trump 2.0, which is the unusual comeback of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States in 2025 after his initial stint as the 45th President has introduced major economic shifts through protectionist policies, increased tariffs, and foreign aid reductions, with significant implications for Nigeria’s economy. The shift in US foreign pol...

With a more aggressive and fierce approach anticipated by the Trump administration in 2025, the U.S. foreign policy approach appears more assertive, concentrated, and resolute which may disturb the geopolitics of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Nonetheless, recent indications from Washington, including the declaration of a possible U.S. occupatio...

In this study, despite the US's anti-Russian stance during the Biden era, the US's quest to establish a closer relationship with Russia during the Trump era and to solve the war in Ukraine with Russia without taking Ukraine and the EU into account is interpreted as the US's departure from the Western axis it has formed against Russia, in other word...

A política externa dos EUA oscila entre isolacionismo e multilateralismo, impactando diretamente alianças globais e equilíbrios de poder. Este estudo analisa a alternância entre as administrações de Trump e Biden, avaliando como suas decisões redefinem relações com aliados e adversários. Através de uma abordagem qualitativa e comparativa, investi...

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has been a key player in mobilizing support for Israel’s foreign policy within the US Congress, especially during regional conflicts. While studies have examined the influence of the pro-Israeli lobbies’ donations on US policymakers, the strategic allocation of these funds remains less explored....

Donald Trump’s successful bid for the White House in 2024, combined with the Republican Party’s unified control of Congress and a solid conservative majority on the Supreme Court, underscores a stark reality: the second coming of “Trumpism” may be more relentless than the first. While Trump’s initial presidency from 2017 to 2021 introduced a disrup...

Objectives: This study examines the complex interactions among several factors that shape the strategic role of the Middle East in US foreign policy. It explores how the geopolitical dynamics of the region, oil and energy resources, security issues such as terrorism and regional conflicts, and cultural and ideological influences affect US foreign p...

History has shown that wars are often not the result of spontaneous aggression but of carefully crafted narratives that justify intervention. The Gulf of Tonkin incident (1964) and the Maidan uprising in Ukraine (2013-2014) stand as two of the most striking examples of how ambiguous crises have been used to manipulate public sentiment and escalate...

During the XX century, the Monroe Doctrine continued to inspire US foreign policy. On the one hand, it was explicitly mentioned as a paradigm of foreign policy; on the other hand, particularly in the Cold War years, it was implicitly expanded in scope, as the US gradually extended its security perimeter. Referring to the Monroe Doctrine through thi...

Introduction: The study's relevance lies in its focus on analysing the international legal aspects of foreign policy, emphasising the research of balancing social welfare and strategic interests in diverse state models. To analyse the transformation of foreign policy in modern conditions, to evaluate the impact of international law on foreign polic...

This article offers a structural analysis of the Biden doctrine, focusing on its foreign policy approach. I believe the doctrine to be a product of realist beliefs under the guise of liberal rhetoric, both reflections of the present geopolitical realities and of a policy that seeks to adapt the United States to the post-unipolar world where nuclear...

Since the Cold War, the United States-led alliance system in the Asia-Pacific region has been navigating through the changing international landscape, including in the context of the unipolar moment and decline of the liberal international order. The ambiguity surrounding the commitments to the alliance system, stemming from the return of Donald Tr...

Since his victory in the United States presidential election in November 2024, Donald Trump has multiplied provocative territorial claims, drawing international attention with annexationist proposals, including the integration of Canada into the United States, the acquisition of Greenland, and the reclaiming of control over the Panama Canal. These...

President Donald Trump’s recent ultimatum to Hamas—demanding the immediate release of all hostages or facing severe consequences—has set the stage for a dramatic escalation in the Israel-Hamas conflict. His warning that “all Hell will break loose” coincides with the U.S. authorization of advanced munitions transfers to Israel, including precision-g...

For decades, whistleblowers, investigative journalists, and former intelligence insiders have exposed the hidden role of USAID as more than just a humanitarian agency. Figures such as John Perkins, Noam Chomsky, Philip Agee, Julian Assange, Eva Golinger, and Edward Snowden have presented compelling evidence that USAID has long served as a covert in...

The purpose of this chapter is to study how nuclear deterrence impacts the U.S. Foreign Policy in contested regions where Washington faces nuclear-armed strategic adversaries. In this chapter, I argue that nuclear weapons have four strategic effects that are essential to the foreign policy decision-making of Nuclear Weapons States. Although the con...

Human rights have always been an important factor in the implementation of U.S. foreign policy with other countries, including Vietnam and Korea. Vietnam and Korea, as two countries having different political regimes and levels of development, are not the same, so America's foreign policy toward the two countries is also different. Thus, studying t...

Though ideological differences have long been a ubiquitous feature of American politics, the rise of online news and social media has exacerbated divisions between groups. While existing research has documented how political preferences manifest online, relatively few studies have considered whether ideological divisions extend to discussions of fo...

The article analyzes the origins and current state of the Arab-Israeli conflict, as well as outlines and evaluates future scenarios for its resolution, considering the foreign policy interests of the United States in the Middle East. The author identified the causes, as well as the main trends in the development of the conflict for a deeper underst...

This article examines the impact of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, using insights from Steven A. Cook’s The End of Ambition: America’s Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East (2024). Cook argues that the U.S. has historically overestimated its ability to reshape the region, leading to repeate...

Christian Zionism, a movement rooted in evangelical Christianity, emphasizes the theological significance of Israel's restoration and its role in biblical prophecy. In the United States, the number of Christian Zionists—estimated to be between 20 to 50 million—far exceeds the global Jewish population of approximately 15 million. This demographic re...

إن التغير في أولويات واستراتيجيات الولايات المتحدة، بسبب انتشار التحديات وكثرتها، وبسبب علاقتها الحيوية مع الدول الفاعلة في السياسة الدولية مثل الدول أوروبا وروسيا والصين واليابان . هذه المراجعات أدت إلى تغير حدث في الدور الأمريكي في الشرق الأوسط بشكل عام، وفي منطقة الخليج العربي بشكل خاص، فلم يعد لواشنطن إرادة صارمة في التدخل بالمشاكل الإقليمية، م...

The complex fabric of United States foreign policy towards Iran and the Middle East region in general is shaped by an intermingling of historical occurrences, cultural factors, and geopolitical interests that are not easily comprehensible. With incessant conflicts and the shifting dynamics of power towards a given center of gravity for stability, u...

The Kosovo Self-Defense Act introduced in 1999 by Representative Eliot Engel and Senators Mitch McConnell and Joseph Lieberman, sought to provide critical military support to the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the civilian population of Kosovo amid the ongoing conflict with Serbia. This legislative initiative proposed a $25 million security assis...

This research explores the historical and contemporary role of U.S. intervention in the Middle East, with a particular focus on oil interests, political strategies, and regional stability. The study examines key agreements like the "fifty-fifty" profit-sharing deal in Saudi Arabia and the broader implications of U.S. involvement in Gulf politics. T...

The purpose of the research paper is to emphasize the pivotal role of the U.S. Congress in raising awareness about the Kosovo issue and violations of human rights during the late 1980s, with a specific emphasis on congressional resolutions and lobbying efforts that shaped U.S. foreign policy toward the region. Scientific novelty. The paper is explo...

The article attempts to make a general overview of the current attitudes towards the United States of America among the Black Sea states, particularly in Türkiye, Bulgaria, and Romania. They focused on finding out what kind of sentiments towards America are present among the representatives of the political circles and within the societies in the B...

"Uncle Sam Wants Hegemony: A Critical Analysis of U.S. Foreign Policy Through the Lens of Power, Control, and Influence" explores the intricate web of strategies, ideologies, and mechanisms that have defined the United States' global dominance for over a century. From the aftermath of World War II to the contemporary multipolar landscape, U.S. fore...

The aim of this chapter is to analyse the consequences of the United States' decision to go to war with Iraq in 2003 in the context of its position in the international system. In order to achieve this, the author draws upon role theory in international relations, while demonstrating why the United States is often referred to as a superpower. Reach...

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula soared again in April 1975 when North Korean leader Kim Il Sung visited China and made remarks suggestive of an armed unification of the Korean Peninsula, evoking memories of the 1950 Korean War and the military assistance his trips to China and the Soviet Union had garnered, and sparking fears of a possible second...

The Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS) has been a key US foreign policy goal during the 2010s. The strategy has evolved from a traditional 'Island Chain Strategy' to a more comprehensive approach that is grounded in security and values. Given Trump's explicitly hostile economic and security approach against China, the IPS has become more important than ev...

إن السيطرة على منطقة الشرق الأوسط وكسب تأييد حكام وشعوب المنطقة تعتبر من أولويات السياسة الخارجية الأمريكية، وبما أن الدبلوماسية تعتبر أهم أداة لتنفيذ السياسة الخارجية، جدير بنا أن نهتم بدراسة الدبلوماسية الأمريكية ونشاطها في هذه المنطقة، والطرق التي توظف بها الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية الدبلوماسية من أجل الحفاظ على مصالحها وزيادة نفوذها في المنطقة،...

U.S. Relations With Cyprus: From NATO Protection to Status Quoist Perspective Yıl 2024, Sayı: 2, 25 - 36 Ramazan Safa Journal: EURO Politika Deeply rooted in historical, ethnic and geopolitical complexities, the Cyprus issue has long challenged regional stability in the Eastern Mediterranean. This article examines the evolution of the Cyprus iss...

The present paper offers a comprehensive analysis of anti-Americanism as a multidimensional phenomenon with a focus on its manifestations in contemporary Russia, especially in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The authors note that anti-Americanism remains a subject of active academic debate, as its interpretations range from hostile action...

This book examines the main stages and authoritarian obstacles of NATO enlargement in Central and Eastern Europe after the Cold War, which gradually transformed into a hybrid conflict. In the various chapters of this book, the authors compare the main advantages and disadvantages of NATO enlargement in terms of the results of defending democratizat...

The return of Donald Trump as U.S. president and Prabowo Subianto's election in Indonesia present new dynamics in bilateral relations. While ties were stable during Trump’s first term, his protectionist policies now pose economic risks, including tariffs, GSP changes, and reduced renewable energy support. In response, Indonesia is deepening engagem...

The article examines theoretical concepts of the definitions of “international system”, “great powers”, and “great power competition”. It is noted that the Russian aggression in Ukraine has become an impetus for reconfiguring the international system with new actors in world politics. One of the key features of a “great power” is its ability to inf...

The article aims to investigate the future of electric mobility in the EU as a dependency on the USA. Therefore, the political changes in the USA were investigated, as well as how they might influence European electric mobility. The future of European electric mobility is investigated based on competition in the European and U.S. energy markets. In...

This paper explains the effects of Artificial Intelligence on U.S. Foreign Policy and Critical Intelligence. It includes analysis on historical facts behind Artificial Intelligence, including its development, and its uses in Foreign Policy. This paper focuses on future possibilities regarding Artificial Intelligence, with considerations towards the...

A Agenda 2030 da Organização das Nações Unidas – ONU é um plano de ação global destinado a promover o desenvolvimento sustentável, focando nas pessoas, no planeta e na prosperidade. Com a adesão de todos os Estados-Membros da ONU, foram estabelecidos 17 Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS). A discussão sobre o conceito de desenvolvimento...

This study examines the January 2024 attacks by Shi’a Iraqi militias on US military bases in Jordan through the lens of the 'Unrestricted Warfare' theory, highlighting the volatile dynamics of US-Iranian relations and Iran’s influence over its affiliated militias. It explores the militias’ operational behaviors, contextualized within Middle Eastern...

This study employs role theory to examine the complexities of foreign policy decision-making, focusing on the Carter Doctrine as a case study in United States (US) hegemony and great power dynamics. By analyzing the historical precedents, geopolitical shifts, and domestic political pressures, the concept of role strain, the conditions that led to i...

This study examined the rationale behind the United States (US) abstention from UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2728, March 25, 2024, which called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine conflict. This research used the Politics of Absence theory to explain the motives behind the abstention. The framework drew on Suzanne Dovi's Typology of Ab...

This paper explores the leadership phenomenon in making foreign policy and in the decision-making process that how does it affect other states. By using leadership theories and idiosyncratic factors which include perceptions of leaders, historical experiences, and ideological orientations all affect the US foreign policy along with it the dynamic g...

Background. The article is devoted to an overview of the general strategy of cultural diplomacy during the presidency of John F. Kennedy (1961–1963), considered one of the important instruments of US foreign policy. In the Cold War conditions, culture became a means of mutual understanding between peoples and a strategic element of political influe...

The modern Middle East has been profoundly shaped by a series of external interventions, driven by colonial ambitions and geopolitical strategies. The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 and the Wolfowitz Doctrine of the post-Cold War era stand as two critical inflection points in this history. Sykes-Picot, a secret pact between Britain and France, carve...

This research provides a comprehensive analysis of U.S. foreign policy towards the Middle East from 2018 to 2023, a period marked by significant geopolitical transformations and evolving challenges in the region. The U.S. has long held a complex and multifaceted relationship with the Middle East, influenced by historical legacies, economic interest...

The article is devoted to the general and specific features of the practical policy of the United States in relation to revolu-tionary processes abroad in the early twentieth century. The examples used are the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1917, the Russian Revolution and Civil War of 1917-1922, the Xinhai Revolution of 1911 in China. The starting poi...

Candidates for office frequently warn that the United States is falling behind its rivals. How does this rhetoric affect voters’ perceptions of their commitment to action and, in turn, potential foreign policy outcomes? The study of status in international politics has blossomed over the past decade, including a recent turn to the origins and conse...

This article examines the shifting dynamics of U.S.-Europe relations under the potential second term of President Donald Trump, analyzing how European nations view his foreign policy and the implications for transatlantic cooperation. Trump's first term marked a departure from traditional U.S. foreign policy, characterized by his "America First" do...

This research essay outlines three major events in the US-Iran relationship deterioration including the 1979 Islamic revolution, the Iranian hostage crisis and the Iran-Contra scandal. I focus on how these three events shaped US foreign policy decisions towards Iran and why they were key to the narrative at the time. To do this, one must have an un...

In this paper, we explore the intricate dynamics of current conflicts in the Middle East and how they are reshaping U.S. foreign policy. We analyze the effectiveness of America's strategy of "peace through chaos" and its implications for regional stability and future policy development.

Christian nationalism, a growing socio-political movement in the United States, blends religious zeal with political ambition, advocating for the integration of conservative Christian values into public life. Central to its ideology is a fervent support for Israel, grounded in theological beliefs that position the modern Jewish state as a key playe...

In this article, we analyse the implications of the end of the Cold War for US non-proliferation policy and the non-proliferation regime. Contrary to widely held expectations, we show that the end of bipolarity did not undercut the pursuit of non-proliferation but supercharge it. While bipolarity had afforded non-proliferation hold-outs opportuniti...

Recent advances in language modeling have focused on (potentially multiple-choice) question answering, open-ended generation, or math and coding problems. We look at a more nuanced task: the interpretation of statements of political actors. To this end, we present a dataset of policy announcements and corresponding annotated interpretations, on the...

The United States, a nation often described as deeply religious, has collectively spent an estimated one trillion hours in church since its founding. These hours represent a profound investment in faith, prayer, and moral teachings—particularly the values outlined in the Beatitudes, such as mercy, humility, and peacemaking. Yet, despite this legacy...

Marco Rubio, a prominent Republican senator and advocate of American exceptionalism, is poised to serve as Secretary of State in Donald Trump’s administration. Known for his hawkish stance on foreign policy, Rubio aligns closely with neoconservative ideals, emphasizing the use of U.S. military and economic power to confront authoritarian regimes, p...

The potential appointment of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense has sparked considerable debate, signaling a significant shift in how such critical roles are filled. Known for his military service, veteran advocacy, and media presence, Hegseth lacks the extensive experience traditionally associated with the position. However, his staunch loyalty...

Overall, US foreign policy under Trump is likely to remain as complex as ever. It is paramount for the US Congress to seek an end to the war in Gaza, bring relief for the Palestinians and work towards establishing peace in collaboration with major powers such as China.

US President’s Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS has been credited with saving 25 million lives in sub-Sahara Africa and, as such, constitutes a preeminent US foreign policy achievement of the twenty-first century. However, the implementation of effective HIV/AIDS pharmacological interventions remains a challenge in rural Kenyan communities. Of particula...

The U.S. Constitution establishes a clear framework for war-making powers, granting Congress the sole authority to declare war while limiting the President’s role to executing military operations as Commander-in-Chief. However, as Judge Andrew Napolitano argues, this balance has been systematically eroded, allowing successive administrations to byp...

The international landscape has significantly affected U.S. policy, particularly in the East Asia region. Since 2017, this environment has rapidly evolved, marked by the intensifying Ukrainian crisis, ongoing tensions surrounding Taiwan, and the far-reaching consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. These developments, along with the impactful rise of...

This research employs the advocacy coalition framework (ACF) to examine two coalitions of U.S. foreign policy during the early part of Barack Obama's presidency when U.S. policy shifted from leading multilateral security operations with European allies to catalyzing others to lead. It identifies the primary members of two coalitions, the Democratic...

This article explores the implications of a potential recalibration in U.S. foreign policy under a conservative administration, focusing on anticipated positive outcomes for global trade, resource stability (including oil, natural gas, and raw materials), and economic growth. The analysis examines prospective diplomatic strides, including a peace c...

The possibility of a second Donald Trump administration has sparked intense debate about the future of U.S. foreign policy. Critics and analysts have raised concerns that a Trump-led United States could adopt an expansionist and interventionist approach, seeking to forcefully assert dominance over sovereign nations and remove leaders perceived as a...

We are writing on behalf of California Scholars for Academic Freedom, a group of over two hundred scholars from campuses across California to express our deep concerns over your unseemly persecution of Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, an esteemed Black feminist scholar at UC Irvine. Dr. Willoughby-Herard is now facing three misdemeanor charges ("fail...

For much of the modern history of U.S.-Thai relations, the United States has tried to balance democracy and security, with the latter mostly taking precedence. During the Cold War, the United States sought to keep Thailand anti-communist by supporting various military governments. Democracy was an afterthought, though the United States purported to...

Intelligence agencies, particularly the CIA, have long operated as hidden architects of U.S. foreign policy, often influencing global events through means that traditional diplomacy cannot match. While the State Department serves as the official face of American diplomacy, covert intelligence operations frequently shape outcomes in ways that bypass...

This study examines U.S. policy toward Russia during the Clinton administration through the lens of geoeconomic strategies. It explores how economic tools were employed to advance geopolitical interests, demonstrating that U.S. policy aimed to foster a democratic system in Russia predicated on free market principles. This policy was implemented thr...

This article explores the significant role of the United States in shaping youth mental health advocacy and suicide prevention through its foreign policy and media initiatives in conflict zones such as Iraq, Syria, and the Israeli-Gaza War. The U.S. has actively contributed to improving mental health outcomes by supporting humanitarian programs, fa...