The government is meant to protect its citizens, so naturally if that government were to scare citizens and offer a solution to that fear, they would be more likely to supports its efforts. This fear is used to sway votes, so that the government can act without question and to control nations. Candidates that manipulate voters with fear, especially when those fears have a basis in reality, are more likely to win even over candidates with experience, competence and vision (“Begley”). We have seen this time and time again with examples even in Canada. The Conservative party of Canada tried to use fear tactic by promising to make Canada a place where “law abiding folks don’t have to worry when they go to bed at night; where they don’t have to look over their shoulders as they walk down the street,” (“Paris”).
It is a well known fact that US is completely against the communist approach which lead to a great lot of clashes among the two regions. Cuba succeeded over the Bay of Pigs invasion attempt by US. Castro is looked upon a great communist leader who kindled the communist feeling in the Latin America as well. Fidel Castro handled things strategically and established a self sufficient communist region which is first of its kind in the Western region. Fidel Castro achieved a great deal of success in his protests against US and this inspired Latin America region to do the same as well.
They get involved with their own desires for career success, as well as their desires for positive outcomes for their own countries. Doing poorly and conceding often requires that negotiators not be embarrassed; that is, that they "save face" for themselves personally and for their governments at home. Let's start this discussion with the famous leaders mentioned so far in the course: In the Week 6 readings you see their own need to "save face" for themselves and their countries. What are some of the great examples shown so far of "saving face" on the part of diplomats? What does "saving face" mean in diplomatic
Wilson was steadfast and stayed neutral during a 3 year period by not choosing positions on either sides, but he did help the British “secretly or out of public view” with economic and military support. With his morals of support, Wilson drove America into a war that would, and has changed everything that Americans knew. “The present German submarine warfare against commerce is a warfare against all mankind...Armed neutrality, it now appears, is impracticable.” President Wilson states in his War Message that due to the events and attacks on America from the Germans, we
After the debatable “success” of the atomic bomb there was talk of using it again Every country now wanted to know who had one, where it was kept, and when/if they would be using it Causes Differences between the US and the Soviet Union were intensified by suspicions after the war. Power was largely shared between the Soviet Union and the United States. As one wanted to dominate the other conflicts were inevitable. Cold and warm Open warfare is referred
I feel that although the need to torture to obtain information is a hard pill to swallow, it is crucial to success and preserve life. On a national level, it seems that most share the same approach. “The forum followed a poll released last month that states 63 percent of Americans believe that torture of terrorist suspects is justified in certain situations” (Meehan, 2005, para. 3). I’m sure that most of us can agree that we want an end to the war on terrorism and that we want to preserve as much life as possible.
Therefore, the US created unconditional terms of surrender, knowingly going against the Japanese ethic of honour and against the institute of the emperor, whom most Americans probably wanted dead. Consequently, the use of the atomic bomb became a way to avenge America's fallen soldiers while also keeping the USSR in check in Europe. The Japanese civilian casualties did not matter in this strategy. Also, it did not prevent the Cold War, as the USSR was just a few years behind on a-bomb research. At the time, revenge, geopolitics and an expensive project that could not be allowed to simply rust away, meant the atomic bomb had to be hastily deployed “in the field” in order to see its power and aftermath – though little was known about radiation and its effects on humans.
The Decision When Harry Truman learned of the success of the creation of nuclear weapons, he was faced with the most difficult decision in history. The capacity to end the war with Japan was in his hands, but it would involve unleashing the most terrible weapon ever known. Truman ultimately had to decide if the gains from ending the war would outweigh the destruction from ordering the bombs and leading the world into the nuclear age. After very careful deliberation Truman made the right decision on ordering the use of the atomic bomb. The decision prevented millions of American casualties, millions of Japanese casualties, and served as a deterrent to the USSR expansion.
This was further elaborated by Maoz and Russett (1993) that political disputes among democratic countries are settled through compromises instead of the destruction of the opposite side. Proponents of liberalism do agree that clashes in interests among liberal democracies are common but their solutions taken will not far off from the set of boundaries that are set by each country in dealing with foreign matters. Dixon (1994) termed such behavior as “bounded competition” in which countries vowed to regulate rivalry in clashes of interest in a peaceful and nonviolent step. It is worth noticing that there are non-liberal countries like Saudi Arabia may share a diplomatic relationship with liberal democracies like America.
Che’s involvement within the Cuba revolution is interesting due to the fact he himself was from Argentina. However what made him so respectable is the way he viewed himself as a Latin American rather having an identity limited to just one nation. His personal reasoning for being involved within the movement is evident within the quote: 1. “I’m simply here because I think that the only way to liberate America of the dictators is to defeat them. I’ll give all the help I can to make them go down, the sooner the better.” Che Guevara was hoping to achieve that of a communist lifestyle in Cuba as he had admitted openly to communist views and ideologies.