US Foreign Policy

Question: How interested each candidate is in particular foreign policy issues. Does the content analysis reflect the major issues each candidate lists on their websites? How much time are the candidates spending talking about foreign policy issues in comparison to domestic issues? Does anything from the content analysis surprise you? Answer: Introduction The 58th quadrennial US presidential election to be held in November 2016 has been in the news for the battle between the two candidates. The two candidates of the upcoming presidential election are Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Clinton has been in the political scenario since a long time and on the other side, Trump is a successful business. Both the candidates have been fighting the war of election proposing their respective views on different prospective. Some of the important issues of that the world is facing in the recent scenario and the approach made by the election candidates will be discussed in this paper. Summary of the foreign policy issues Taking out ISIS: The history of formation of ISIS and its link with the West is long and debatable. Before the group was branded as ISIS, the group was known by US intelligence authority as al-Qaeda. Influence of ISIS had actually expanded since the time US-led coalition intervened in Iraq and Syria for the first time. West claimed that the group armed only the moderate rebels but the mal-effect of the groups activity has been seen increasing. The US-led coalition wanted to encourage democracy in Syria and end supporting the al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group. The conflict related to ISIS has become a global issue that made leaders from around the world to focus on combating the crisis. Sticking with Allies: Sticking with the existing parties irrespective of the fact who comes to power and wins the battle of presidential election shall be one of the approaches of the presidential election candidate. In a democratic nation, keeping allies with the other parties is necessary. Both the candidates have showed positive response towards keeping allies with the other parties. While Clinton focused on the factor that the social and environmental evil can be combated only when a collaborative approach will be taken; Trump showed certain kind of overconfidence towards solving the foreign issues all by himself without any major support from allies. Preventing Iran from Nuclear arms: The nuclear crisis of Iran has been in the news since a long time. The world has witnessed failed negotiation between Iran and other developed nations such as UK, France and Germany. Recent approach made by Iran showed their encouragement towards making nuclear weapons and first nuclear bomb. However, certain factors like devastating fall down of Irans economy in the oil and banking sector has considerably led to the decision of ending the nuclear issue with other nations. Critical assessment of the foreign policy proposal This part of the paper will focus on the way by which candidates have listed the issues in their websites. Both the candidates are highly active in their respective websites and has been using it a forum to reach people and deliver their point of view. The candidates criticize each other on the approaches put forward by the other. These facts are quite evident in their websites with the articles and the videos that are opened for the public view. The official website of Hillary Clinton depicts the steps that she determines to take regarding the issues related to sticking to the alliance. According to the statement, she strongly believes in strong alliance and committing to the values that make America great (Hillary Clinton 2016). In fact, she has proposed that in order to fight with the increasing terror, it is vital to make an approach of coalition. Keeping the perspective of ISIS into consideration, Trump showed an aggressive and destroying approach towards ISIS and the combating terrorism (DONALD J. TRUMP Issues). Clinton showed a collaborative approach towards fighting the ISIS and coming to a proper conclusion. She has proposed certain steps to support the local Arabs and taking out ISIS from the homeland. A diplomatic strategy aimed to solve the civil war of Syria and Sectarian conflict of Iraq between the Sunnis and the Shias. All these approaches have been found from the end of Clinton but Trump failed to show such c oncerns in his campaigns. Clinton in her speech told that she would require help from the allies and fight together against the increasing terrorism and its impact in the world Hillary (On Combating Terrorism and Keeping the Homeland Safe). In respect to sticking to the allies, both the candidates have shared their respective views. It has been proposed by Clinton that sticking with the allies of America will benefit the countries. Criticizing the approaches made by Trump, Clinton commented that a billionaire business man would never understand the needs and requirements of a country or a world (Hillary Clinton 2016). Trump has been looking forward to make America great again criticizing the policies and the approaches made by Congress. There might be certain point of time when Trump showed positive attitudes towards making allies with other parties but the approaches did not seem to be genuine and appear to be a superficial impact to win trust of his supporters and win the election (DONALD J. TRUMP Issues). Congress has been working with the allies throughout their political regime and the same can be easily expected from their side. On the other hand, such approach from Trump is highly suspicious and controversial. Congress has been debating with the concept of nuclear agreement and has been trying to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons that would otherwise prove harmful for the nation. In the recent perspective, no such approaches have been found from the side of Trump. At certain instances, Clinton has been found to talk on nuclear acts. The bargaining of buying nuclear weapons from Iran has been going on for a long time. At major times, there have been provisions for making allies with Iran regarding nuclear deal (Hillary Clinton 2016). Clinton has spoke out to defend them against any kind of terror attack that might take place as a result of the nuclear deal with Iran but no such approaches have been found from the end of Trump. The deal is based on creating an ally with the other nations rather than gaining nuclear power. If such approach is made in future, the world will witness a better collaborative approach. The long drawn Iranian conflict can finally come to a conclusion. Conclusion: The conclusion part highlights the fact that which candidate might be a better choice for the nation. By the end of the discussion it can be concluded that the approaches made by Clinton are more reliable and acceptable. There is a sense of trust and amenity developed towards the promises made by the lady. On the other hand, there is a sense of violence and rivalry in the speech delivered by him. Recent reports claimed that Clinton has also proposed to invest in the infrastructure and would seek to reduce the income inequality. Therefore, apart from foreign policies certain domestic approaches have also been made by Clinton that would be beneficial for the nation. It can be concluded that Clinton could be a better candidate for this presidential election. Apart from the foreign policies, the candidates also focused on certain domestic policies that would bring prosperity to the nation. Proposal has been made to strengthen the military and the defense of the country and fight against increasing terrorism. Trump has also tried to portray the fact that he has better domestic plans for America and coming to power would help the nation to prosper in its own way. The promises and commitment made by Clinton seems to be more appreciating than that made by Trump. References "DONALD J. TRUMP Issues".Donaldjtrump.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 7 Aug. 2016. "Hillary Clinton 2016".Hillaryclinton.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 7 Aug. 2016. "Hillary On Combating Terrorism And Keeping The Homeland Safe".Hillaryclinton.com. N.p. 2016. Web. 7 Aug. 2016. "SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR DONALD J. TRUMP".Donaldjtrump.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 7 Aug. 2016.