Current Events and U.S. Diplomacy Defining the U.S. President Doctrine presidential doctrines refer to the stances, goals, policies, and attitudes that are acted by the country's foreign affairs. Moreover, the President of the U.S. outlines them. They are often referred to as "doctrines" since they elicit the country's sovereignty and stance in various policies, internal and external. Most American doctrines have touched on cold war and other foreign matters. The presidents who

Current Events U.S. Diplomacy Summarize events between the U.S. And at least one of the Countries you wrote about in first paper since the end of the Cold War Since the end of the Cold War, the relationship between U.S. And the former Soviet Union (Russia) has changed dramatically. What happened was that there was a shift in the philosophy and strategy within the government of Russia. This is because it became

Current Events Medical-Marijuana On July 12, 2011 the Seattle city council took the first steps toward the regulation of medical-marijuana dispensaries within city limits. The city would require that "medical-marijuana operations get a city business license and comply with city land-use, fire safety, and other rules." (Martin) The state of Washington has had legalized medical-marijuana for 13 years, but the voter-approved law is scheduled to change on July 22, due to the

All neighboring countries, except Iran closed their borders to the Afghan refugees, hoping that they will return and come to terms with the Taliban regime. The U.S., British and NATO troops that fight the Taliban in Afghanistan are up against an enemy that has proven to have the resources to regenerate itself almost incessantly. Although the former uses technological means that change the relationship between combatants as it has never

Current Events Black gold Friday The Economist magazine recently released a piece that outlined the recent fall in gas prices. The article compares the fall in the oil price to what a similar fall would be on the stock market. "IF IT had happened in a stockmarket, we would be talking about a crash (the equivalent decline for the Dow would be more than . Oil's 6.7% fall yesterday was all the more

People's confidence was put in question for such an important matter. It showed common people, who are not connected to everyday financial news the way in which money can be made through illicit means under the rules and regulations of the state and of the accountancy system. Moreover it broke the trust of investors, of employees, and of stock owners. This can have a long-term effect as investing companies