Facts About Civil War

After the civil war and midway through the twentieth century, the United States had grown to be a dominant influence in international relations. Some say that the US military serves as the world’s “”police“” as a result of the numerous policies it has enacted. This paper will analyze various worldwide events that have occurred in the last five years that are relevant to a post-civil war foreign policy and the repercussions the US faces as the “”policemen of the world.“”

Outline

International events involving the US military

The 2012 Libya- Benghazi attack (Harding & Stephen, 2012).

Currently, Syria dealing with refugees and invasion (Jenkins, 2014).

Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands disputes in Japan and China

Aspects of United States history since 1865 making it become a world superpower policeman

Military and defense intelligence has for years been the best all over the world with usage modern surveillance equipment and massive spending on the military.

US economic stability helping it spend on numerous activities beyond its boundaries and have complete control on internal resources

US ambassador to the United Nations.

International incidents where the US has taken the role of policing since World War II

The civil war in Somalia – the United States together with the United Nations peacekeeping forces undertook the task of maintaining peace in 1991 in Somalia during the civil war.

The Vietnam War – the United States was the main ally of the South Vietnam when they were fighting with North Vietnam in 1954 to 1975 (Herring, 2013).

The Iraq War that was between the Iraq and the US with the man goal of destroying the Iraq’s ambitious production of mass destructions weapons (Fearon, 2007).

The United States troops deployed in Jordan in the year 2012 to assist in solving the Syrian city that had broken.

The Panama Canal Treaty in 1978

Several driving forces that fueled international policy decisions in the various international incidents

Securing the US from overseas treats

Giving aid to the UN peacekeeping forces

Concerns about possible communism take over

To gain control of Libya that possessed many natural resources (Fisher & biggar, 2011).

Eliminating the threat of ISIS

References

Fearon, J. D. (2007). Iraq’s civil war. Foreign Aff., 86, 2.

Fisher, d., & biggar, n. (2011). Was Iraq an unjust war? A debate on the Iraq war and reflections on Libya. International Affairs , 87 (3), 687-707.

Harding, L., & Stephen, C. (2012). Chris stevens, us ambassador to libya, killed in benghazi attack. The Guardian.

Herring, G. (2013). America’s longest war: the United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975. McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

Jenkins, B. M. (2014). The Dynamics of Syria’s Civil War.