1: Modern, U.S. Foreign Policy Doctrines

Directions: Select one U.S. presidential, foreign policy doctrine.

• Provide a brief summary of the foreign policy doctrine.
• Explain the historical circumstances that produced the military doctrine.
• Provide a specific example when the military doctrine was utilized.
• Analyze the short term and long term result of this specific example.
• Evaluate the foreign policy doctrine in terms of U.S. self-interest and America's international reputation.

*Although you may pick any modern, presidential foreign policy doctrine relevant to this discussion - here are some notable, presidential foreign policy doctrines:

Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
Kennedy Doctrine
Johnson Doctrine
Nixon Doctrine
Reagan Doctrine
Clinton Doctrine
Bush Doctrine
Obama Doctrine

Although slightly edited for format: these 'responses' were crafted by undergraduate, Kaplan students