Breaking With Moscow
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5 1/2 pages in length. Reviews the book "Breaking With Moscow" by Arkady Shevchenko. Discusses the international relations in regard to Shevchenko's defect to the United States. At age forty-seven Arkady Shevchenko was a twenty-two year veteran of the Soviet Foreign Service. From late 1970 until 1973, as an adviser to Gromyko he was able to observe the inner workings of the Politburo, the U.S.S.R.’s ruling body. He was an important prize for the Central Intelligence Agency, having been deep within the workings of the Soviet government—a place about which there was very little firsthand information. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JGAmosco.doc

Brian VanDeMark’s “Into the Quagmire -- Lyndon Johnson and the Escalation of the Vietnam War ”
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This 6 page report discusses VanDeMark’s 1991 book that tells about the decisions and actions that increased American involvement in the Vietnam war between 1964 and 1968. VanDeMark shows how Johnson’s advisors were undeniably “hawks” who were determined to increase U.S. involvement in the tiny Southeast Asian nation to “prevent” the communists from gaining any measure of power there. Bibliography lists only the primary source.
Filename: BWquag.rtf

Buddhism and Conflict Transformation
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A 3 page discussion of how Buddhism can be used as an address for the violence that characterizes today's world. This paper reviews Buddhism's basic premises and offers examples of Buddhist leaders that have prevented or resisted conflict. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPbuddConflictTrans.rtf

BULGARIA, THE UNITED STATES AND INSTRUMENTS OF FOREIGN POLICY
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This 5-page paper discusses the United States, Bulgaria and the foreign relations between these two thorugh questions covering instruments of foreign policy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTbulgar.rtf

Bush at War by Bob Woodward
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This 3 page paper covers: Bush at War is an objective look at how the war in Afghanistan was planned by the Bush administration in the one hundred days after the September 11 attack. By collaborating with individuals involved and attending planning sessions with White House aids, cabinet members, staffers, military personnel, and the President, Woodward sets down how the response was planned. Analysis of Woodward's style and interpretation of faccts, along with cudos for Woodward's unbiased reporting methodology. Bibliography lists 1 source. jvBushWd.rtf
Filename: jvBushWd.rtf

Bush Policy and Manufacturing in the United States
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A 3 page paper which examines President Bush’s “American Competitiveness Initiative” presented in his State of the Union speech. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAamci.rtf

Bush’s Dilemma: The Cost of the War on Terrorism
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A 3 page paper arguing that George W. Bush has no clear idea of how long the war against terrorism will last, how much it will cost or when he will need to raise taxes to pay for the effort. The bottom line is that there are too many unknowns for the Bush administration to be able to provide any firm picture of total cost of the war effort or when it will be “safe” for the economy for the administration to raise federal taxes. Without knowing how long the war effort will last, there is no way to firmly predict what the final cost will be. Without knowing that bottom-line figure, neither can tax increases be predicted. All hinges on how effective allied forces are able to be in inhibiting terrorists’ ability to act at will. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSwarCostIraq.rtf

Can an Imperialist Power Promote Democracy?
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This 5 page paper considers this question: "Is the United States of America, an imperial power promoting democracy and capitalism to the rest of the world?" This is actually four questions in one: is the U.S. an imperialist state? Can an imperialist state "promote" democracy and capitalism; that is, can it force other nations to accept an ideology? And if so, is that what it's doing, and how? The paper discusses all four questions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVImpAme.rtf

Can the U.S. Juggle Two Simultaneous Wars?
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A 4 page exploration of U.S. strengths and weaknesses as they relate to national and world security. The author contends that the U.S. can fight more than one war at a time and, in fact, that we are currently exerting the equivalent military effort that would be required of two simultaneous wars in our cumulative presence around the world today. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPusWar.rtf