...established as an American territory. Roosevelt welcomed international politics and believed that it was the duty of fortunate, civilized nations to manage and mold less fortunate nations and through proclamation of those territories, a strong defense is imperative. Roosevelt is responsible for transforming the United States into a world power. The status shift is primarily due to his successful acquisition of the Panama Canal Zone and completion of the canal itself through his foreign policy of Big Stick Diplomacy. The desire for a waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic dates back to the 1500s. In the 1870s, President Ulysses S. Grant sent seven Central American expeditions to study the area that could possibly encompass the canal. Traveling from Panama around Cape Horn at the tip of South America and back to Panama added approximately 4,000 miles and two months to a...
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...Manmade Wonder of the World. The building of the Panama Canal was one of the most grandiose and dramatic American ventures of all times. A shipping gateway between Central and South America had been a desire from the 1600’s, first attempted by the French in the 1880s and later completed by United States in 1914, under the direction of Theodore Roosevelt. U.S. intervention with the Panama Canal brought an end of a revolution and the birth of a new nation, the Republic of Panama, and creation of one of biggest strategic advantages that truly brought the U.S. Navy into the next century as a growing superpower. The canal was the largest and most expensive project ever attempted up to that date in U.S. history and easily changed the face of the western hemisphere, if not the world. A quick, easy and safe passage for merchant ships and navies to pass between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans had been a desire of many since early 17th century. Study after study was conducted and focused on Panama, which was a part of Colombia; Nicaragua and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico. Regardless of the desire or need, early plans were often abandoned because the undertaking was near impossible and government politics often made negotiations more difficult. The French were the first nation to attempt the project and were confident of success after building the Suez Canal in Egypt. In 1876, the Interoceanic Canal Commission was created to head up the project and placed in...
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...“America’s 26th President (1901-09) was a curious blend of cowboy, author, intellectual, environmentalist, outdoorsman, big game hunter, naturalist, peacemaker and war monger” (p. 13). These many roles would lead him on a very thought-provoking adventure through life. Out of all the things that Roosevelt was throughout his life, he was the embodiment of someone that fought for the things he wanted in life. One can see that this quote by Roosevelt sums up who he was perfectly: “It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things” (Theodore Roosevelt Quotes, n.d.). Theodore Roosevelt was a strong believer in the “strenuous life”. Whether it be from his health, those around him, politics, or nature, Theodore Roosevelt dealt with many obstacles and challenges that would pose to be very arduous for him as he trotted his way through life. On the other hand, one must also look at Roosevelt’s successes and achievements. After a menial amount of time studying Roosevelt, anyone can appreciate the many things Roosevelt achieved throughout his life. Although Theodore Roosevelt’s life may have been filled with strife and difficulty, he welcomed the challenge. Theodore Roosevelt was the embodiment of a true patriot and would continue to prove that fact throughout his...
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...Political, Economic, and Social development of Panama Panama’s political development: Panama has made notable political and economic progress since the December 1989 U.S. military intervention that ousted the military regime of General Manuel Antonio Noriega from power. Since that time, the country has had five successive civilian governments, with the current government of President Ricardo Martinelli of the center-right Democratic Change (CD) party elected in May 2009 to a five-year term (Sullivan, 2012). Until the May 2009 Presidential election, the fight for political power in Panama had been essentially limited to the Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD) and the Partido Panameñista (PP) (Economics, 2012). Both of these parties are on the right of the political spectrum and made up of elites that move smoothly between business and politics depending on the opportunities at hand (Panama, 2012) Moscoso Government (1999-2004) In her second bid for the presidency, Arnulfista Party (PA) candidate Mireya Moscoso was victorious in the May 1999 elections. President Moscoso, a coffee plantation owner and Panama’s first female president, ran as a populist during the campaign, promising to end government corruption, slow the privatization of state enterprises, and reduce poverty. She also promised to ensure that politics and corruption did not interfere with the administration of the Canal. (Sullivan, 2012) Torrijos Government (2004-2009) In the May 2004 presidential...
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...Theodore Roosevelt had many accomplishments under his belt, such as his successful domestic policy. However, his most impressive was becoming the first statesman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906. This feat was the center of uproar from many communities who felt like Roosevelt won the Prize as an act of politics. Be that as is may, Roosevelt strongly deserved the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Panama Canal, The Portsmouth Agreement and his outstanding foreign policy. Roosevelt is deserving of the Nobel Prize because, up until the 1900’s, Americans have wanted to shorten the distance between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean in order to efficiently trade between America’s east and west coast. Roosevelt was keen on building a canal through Panama. During this time, Panama was a province of Columbia. Who refused to give the United States the rights to dig a canal through Panama. Roosevelt, not taking no for an answer, decided to support a revolution in Panama, but the day before the revolution was set to begin, Roosevelt sent the U.S.S Nashville to stop Columbia from defeating the revolution. This action prompted the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty,...
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...Panama Introduction If a countries culture can be define as the state of intellectual development among a people, the business culture might be had to be the state of commercial development in a country. But business culture is not made by the commercial development alone; attitudes, values and norms define and make part of a business culture in a country. (Hart) Taking into consideration all of the characteristics and costumes of a countries culture will help you understand and do business with enterprises and make your negotiations much easier. Most people believe there is a single homogenous Latin American business culture which is an erroneous idea. Each country has their own culture and rules of doing business. On this report there will be tips and rules on how to do business in Panama as a foreign partner in order to achieve success when working with Panamanians. General information The Republic of Panama is the southernmost country of Central America. Panama connects the both continents South and North America. Panama borders Costa Rica and Colombia, it also has access to the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Since it is connecting both North and South America some schools teach that it forms part of South America and others that it is part of Central America. The capital of Panama is Panama City. The population of Panama is approximately three million five hundred thousand. The total area is 29,157 sq miles almost the size of the state of South Carolina...
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...countries in political, economic, and cultural ways. The effects of United States imperialism have been positive in countries like Panama because of the ideal of democracy has been spread; however, Puerto Rico might view it differently. Some foreign policies also developed as a result of America’s imperialism. The United States involvement in Panama has been both helpful and beneficial to both countries. United States initially went to Panama to build the Panama Canal because they saw it as vessel to traffic goods to build economic growth using the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. It was not that easy for the United States to do so due to Columbia’s involvement with Panama at that time. Panama was owned by Columbia and would not permit America to build much less use a canal in Panama. Panama was not pleased with Columbia ruling their country, so they allowed the United States to help them get from under Columbia’s rule in return for the passageway known today as the Panama Canal. The United States helped Panama escape the Columbian control and stayed over in Panama to build and use the canal. The United States stayed over in Panama until Panama asked for its independence because they feared that they were under too much of America’s control around 1977. Not shortly after America’s leave of absence, the dictators rose to power and Panama asked for America’s help. In 1989, the United States involvement helped overthrow Noriega (a dictator)...
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...help poor people to get jobs and to have a better life, but in reality only wealthy people get the benefits. Country can’t cope with the loan and therefore becomes obligated to United States. Perkins describes his life as an economic hit man, his work in MAIN. He was MAIN’s economic hit man, provided economic forecasts in favor for the loan. Perkins also describes how he stopped taking part in making less developed countries obligated to United States. Perkins begun writing the book in 1980, but threats and bribes always convinced him to stop. Even though, the book was finally published in 2004. I believe it takes a lot of courage to write a book like that despite everything. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man reveals many aspects of US’s politics and how they are everywhere in the world trying to gain wealthier. As the book name states it is a confession of an economic hit man. Perkins used to be one of them. Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars.(Perkins Preface XI) They funnel money from the World Bank, The U.S....
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...The Nicaraguan Canal: Globalism in (In)Action The proposed Nicaraguan Grand Interoceanic Canal is three times as long and twice as deep as the Panama Canal (Watts, 2015). The increased size would allow the Nicaraguan Grand Canal to accommodate shipping vessels significantly larger than what the Panama Canal can currently fit, and was a central theme of President Daniel Ortega’s victorious 2013 reelection campaign. The massive project is funded by Chinese billionaire Wang Jing, and controversy surrounding the proposal has prompted a number of stakeholders on either side to speak out. Proponents of the project view the canal as a mechanism to bolster the country’s economy through increased foreign investment, free-market trade, and the creation...
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...What is the current state of Latin American international relations, particularly relations with the United States? What is unique or “new” about the present situation? How much have we seen before? Make sure to discuss both economic and geo-political/security dimensions, and make reference to at least two historical periods, whether identified by particular doctrines, presidencies, or regimes of international relations. Current state of Latin Ameican international relations with the US— * Emerging independence from US—US is no longer the immediate partner of choice. Regional resentment of US perceived self-serving exercises of power * Economics: * Increased intra-regional economic integration—ALBA, UNOSUR * Expanding economic partners outside the hemisphere—China * Security: * States worry about subordination to the “gringos.” Address problems themselves or with immediate neighbors, rely less on US— * LatinAmerican presidents joined together to defuse tension between Colombia and Ecuador/Venezuela after Colombia’s March 2008 raid inside Ecuador * South American Defense Council (2008)—aimed at institutionalizing and coordinating “defense and security policies in the region while preventing and mediating conflicts within South America * United States: * Economic dependence on the region on the rise— * 50% of US energy imports (largest share accounted for by any region) * 32% of all US FDI ...
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...///Theodore Roosevelt In 1904, Theodore Roosevelt won the Presidency. He strongly led Congress and the American public towards new reforms and a strong foreign policy. By the end of his first term, Roosevelt had solved many international problems. He had a firm hand on domestic affairs and became known for his walk softly and carries a big stick attitude of running the country. /While in office Roosevelt became a trust buster by forcing railroads combination in the Northwest to break apart. Roosevelt saw himself a representative of all people, including farmers, laborers, white collar workers and businessmen Roosevelt therefore was focused on bringing big business under stronger regulation so that he could effectively serve all the people he represented. During his time as President, Roosevelt steered the United States more actively into world politics. He was aware of the need for a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as a means of connecting the world. As a result, in 1903, construction of the Panama Canal began. // ////////// / /Theodore Roosevelt IN 1904, THEODORE ROOSEVELT WON THE PRESIDENCY. HE STRONGLY LED CONGRESS AND THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TOWARDS NEW REFORMS AND A STRONG FOREIGN POLICY. By the end of his first term, Roosevelt had solved many international problems. He had a firm hand on domestic affairs and became known for his walk softly and carries a big stick attitude of running the country...
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...Panama - The city's semi-official history - A History of Panama City, put out by the Panama City Public Library [5] - gives an account of how it gained its name: The original name of the town was Harrison. Its developer, George Mortimer West, gave the town its present name because it was on a direct line between Chicago and Panama City, Panama, in Central America. The name change took place during the building of the Panama Canal, as a way to link the area to an ongoing media interest, in hopes of promoting real estate development in Bay County. Major Cities: Panama City, Panama San Miguelito, Panama Alcalde Diaz, Panama Tocumen, Panama David, Panama | Arraijan, Panama Colon, Panama Las Cumbres, Panama La Chorrera, Panama Pacora, Panama | Santiago, Panama Chitre, Panama Vista Alegre, Panama Chilibre, Panama Kusapin, Panama | Paraguay- is a landlocked country in South America, bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the country from north to south. Due to its central location in South America, it is sometimes referred to as Corazón de América ("Heart of America"). Major Cities: Asuncion, Paraguay Ciudad del Este, Paraguay San Lorenzo, Paraguay Luque, Paraguay Capiata, Paraguay | Lambare, Paraguay Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay Limpio, Paraguay Nemby, Paraguay Encarnacion, Paraguay | Mariano Roque...
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...strength, moral values, and monetary influence to accomplish our goals. In William Taft’s 1912 State of the Union address, he specifically talks about the effects of Dollar Diplomacy. Taft is a perfect example of how the United States was able to bury its competition and rebels through means that aren’t traditionally looked at when talking about the ideas of our founders. Before diving in to the speech, this idea of expansion has to be fleshed out. It’s called “Manifest Destiny,” and it is our most important foreign policy. Scholars argue about when the term was officially coined, but no one argues that the ideas were there before there was a word. Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to his successor, James Madison, about his vision for the American empire. He says, “we should have such an empire for liberty as she has never surveyed since the creation.”1 On it’s own, it only reveals a plan by Jefferson to create a larger country. However, he adds, “I am persuaded no constitution was ever before so well calculated as ours for extensive empire & self government.”2 Jefferson, like many presidents after him, argues that because our ideals are so perfect, we have a right...
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...Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt is my favorite president. He may not be the greatest American president, but it is definitely the greatest American president in twentieth-century. Without Theodore Roosevelt, the United States would not be like this today. President Theodore Roosevelt was only president of the 20th century in the Mount Rushmore National Memorial with George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. Scholars generally believe that he is a modern American shapers. In my opinion, he is the president of the president. In October 27, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City. His father is big bankers, exporters and importers in New York. Roosevelt family was living here since the 17th century. They got wealth from the import and export trade. However, Roosevelt’s childhood was not happily. He was suffer from Asthma in his early age. In order not to be bully by other children, his father forced him to training and learning boxing. In 1875, Roosevelt and several cousins played together with the fifteen sports to test physical fitness, including running, jumping, wrestling, and boxing. Roosevelt won fourteen victories and this made him very proud. This time, Roosevelt won a first victory on the road of life. He defeated the disease, beat himself. Nobody knows how much he pay effort. After a long hard workout, Roosevelt became physically and manually strong. A person can control their own bodies, what a dream cannot be achieved? In 1875, Roosevelt...
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...President Carter’s doctrine of liberalist foreign policy parallels President Obama’s 2015 NSS. The Carter administration’s foreign policy directed United States involvement away from power politics to a strategy of human rights and morality.24 (Hastedt, p.17) President Carter’s strategy instilled a cooperative security approach including diplomatic, information, military and economic considerations. Diplomatically, the Carter and Obama administrations focused on expanding democracy, sovereignty of nations, and instilling human rights. In contrast, each administration successfully negotiated unilateral treaties in SALT II and 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal, however neither received prior approval from Congress. Informationally, Obama’s concerns of human...
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