Do You Agree That America Struggled to Find a Direction

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Essay

Do you agree that America struggled to find a direction for its foreign policy in the post-Cold War years? What principles, if any, do you see operating across the board in such areas as the Balkans, the Middle East, East Africa, and Latin America in the 1990s?

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Definitions:

Platt Amendment

An amendment to a U.S. Army appropriations bill in 1901, establishing the terms under which the United States would end its military occupation of Cuba and "guarantee" Cuban independence.

Military Occupation

The control and possession of a territory by a foreign military force.

Insular Cases

A series of early 20th-century Supreme Court decisions that determined the applicability of the U.S. Constitution to territories acquired by the United States, notably ruling that full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all areas under American control.

United States Supreme Court

The apex judicial authority in the U.S., responsible for interpreting the Constitution and adjudicating disputes with final authority.