RESEARCH PAPER: PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
This week you will choose three U.S. presidents who have had a substantial impact on U.S. Foreign Policy toward the Middle East and provide a concise but thorough analysis explaining the impact of each presidents policy in the region or at home. Most presidents at some point had dealings with the Middle East region, but in truth, the US did not engage serious foreign policy issues in the Middle East until after WWII when they took over the hegemonic role of the British. You will find more Middle East related material on presidents of this period than on those which came before, and the geopolitical environment of USFP after America became a hegemon in the Middle East region presented post-WWII presidents with significantly higher cost-benefit calculations than earlier presidents faced when Britain was the regional hegemon doing the heavy lifting. Be sure to include both positive and negative consequences of each presidents policies if not simple tradeoffs, whether moral or strategic in nature. Also pay attention to the full range of presidential actions in the region, since many presidents do not have policies as much as actions they take, and some if not many of these have had positive or negative consequences either for Americans, Middle Easterners, or both, however short term some of these may seem. Be careful when dealing with more recent presidents whose policy legacy we may not have had time enough to consider.
INSTRUCTIONS
Length: 5-7 double spaced pages not including additional pages for title and references. You may write more pages if necessary.
Format: Turabian
Citations: At least 7 sources must be used and may include the course text, Bible, and scholarly articles.
Answer the following prompts below in a single document in any order you chose. (Do not spend time telling me which president this was (1st, 16th, 22nd, etc.)
What policies, presidential initiatives, or actions did your president create or support in the Middle East region? Why and how were these important to USFP and Americans generally.
What were some of the longer-term consequences of his policy recommendations or actions for America or states of the region?
Are his policy decisions still relevant to USFP today, and if so, please explain?
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