The value(s) of realism

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United States is continuously facing the foreign policy challenges having enemies targeting its security and some reluctant populations opposing U.S. economic and military. The realist tradition, which encompasses a more diverse collection of views than is often characterized by critics and accepts that values must be taken into account in formulating foreign policy, especially that the internal character of a state is relevant in determining what sort of relationship it will have with the United States.

Evaluation, Realism, Realism (Cultural movement)

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Building communities of character: Foreign aid policy and faith-based organizations

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A study examining the need for the U.S. foreign aid policy to take cultural and religious pluralism seriously in the struggle for promoting authenticity and development in the developing countries is presented. It seeks to show how such a policy can involve faith-based organizations to help Churches, mosques, and temples in developing countries generate the social capital to contribute to all round development.

Developing Countries, Economic aspects, United States foreign relations, Foreign assistance

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Mexican intelligence at a crossroad

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After the victory of Vincente Fox in July 2000, issues related to the change in the Mexico's intelligence community gained prominence, and the opposition parties introduced two specific security intelligence reform bills. The slow pace of the reforms has left many national security issues unanswered and has left the Mexican state to face intelligence challenges along with an unprecedented political transition.

Mexico, Military aspects, Military policy, Intelligence service, National security, Fox, Vicente

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