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American Intervention after Vietnam.
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Schulzinger, Robert D. – Social Science Record, 1988
Examines the policies of presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan regarding intervention in foreign affairs. States that their policies were formed as a response to the Vietnam War and that they were not especially successful. Illustrates the difficulties involved in maintaining a consistent intervention policy that will satisfy domestic and foreign…
Descriptors: Foreign Policy, International Relations, Intervention, Political Issues
A Taxonomy of United States Intervention in North America.
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Rice, Marion J. – Social Science Record, 1988
Evaluates U.S. intervention in neighboring countries, classifying actions according to an eightfold taxonomy: acquisition of continental territory, acquisition of overseas territory, establishment of protectorates, acquisition of transit rights to the Pacific, establishment of custom receiverships, protection of U.S. citizens and property,…
Descriptors: Classification, Foreign Policy, Intervention, Political Issues
U.S. Intervention in Nicaragua: Illegal and Unwarranted.
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Nanda, Ved P. – Social Science Record, 1988
Appraises the legality, under international law, of the U.S. intervention in Nicaragua. Describes the concepts of intervention, international resolutions, and declarations on the subject. Points out that international law is violated by many nations. Concludes that U.S. intervention in Nicaragua is impermissible under international law and unwise…
Descriptors: Foreign Policy, International Law, International Relations, International Studies
Intervention and Human Rights.
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Goldberg, Arthur J. – Social Science Record, 1988
Defends the right of nations to criticize human rights violations within other nations. Pointing out that the human rights protections cannot be left to domestic jurisdiction, Goldberg cites numerous treaties and declarations which make human rights protection a matter of international law. (GEA)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Foreign Policy, International Law, International Relations
U.S. Intervention Almost Never Works (and Shouldn't).
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Falk, Richard A. – Social Science Record, 1988
Contrasting the invasion of Grenada with the Vietnam War, Falk illustrates a successful and a failed intervention into another country's affairs. Assesses the legality, under international law, of intervention and examines various instances of its use. Considers arguments in favor of intervention, recognizing the difficulty in formulating such a…
Descriptors: Foreign Policy, International Law, Intervention, Political Issues
The New Interventionism.
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McCarthy, Eugene J. – Social Science Record, 1988
Reviews U.S. interventionism from the Truman administration to the Reagan administration. Assesses how intervention has been initiated, justified, and prolonged in the past, stating that future policy must be based upon historical realities rather than on ideology, inherited doctrines, resolutions, or vague treaties. (GEA)
Descriptors: Diplomatic History, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Intervention
Repression of Human Needs: System Survival or Destruction?
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Burton, John W. – Social Science Record, 1988
Analyzes how the need to maintain the societal system results in the practice of power politics and the repression of human needs. Examines how democracy is an institutionalized means of resistance to demands for human needs. States that the Western political philosophy's interest-oriented system is a major source of global violence. (GEA)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Communism, Democracy, Foreign Policy