Title/Topic - Depends on which one you are confident in Description -
1. We have seen through the history of United Fruit and Aramco that US firms are important actors in the history of US foreign relations. Choose a different multinational company and critically analyse its role as an international actor, tied to the themes of understanding American power and the American role in the world.
2. The dirty wars in Latin America offer an opportunity to understand the "darker side" of US foreign policy. Pick one of the following case studies: El Salvador, Honduras, Argentina, and critically examine US foreign policy and clandestine activities during the era of the dirty wars.
3. In the U.S., Indonesia's nationalist leader Sukarno was thought of as an "anti-American" who tilted towards the Communist bloc and obstructed U.S. interests in Asia. Critically analyse US foreign policy toward Indonesia during the Sukarno era and offer your assessment of the success/failure of U.S. policy.
4. Critically analyse the intersections of gender, anti-Americanism and U.S. military policy in the context of one of the following case studies: The Philippines, Japan, South Korea.
5. Tensions between the U.S. and India during the 1971 Bangladeshi war of independence have been described as the closest two democracies have come to war. Evaluate U.S. policy toward India and Pakistan prior to 1971 and explain the reasons for the Nixon administration's policy during the crisis.
6. What were the origins and nature of U.S. policies toward Apartheid South Africa? Critically analyse the controversy over U.S. sanctions against the regime during the 1980s.
7. What role have African American groups played in the anti-imperialist movement in the United States? Compare and contrast two case studies.
8. Critically examine the role of the United States Information Agency and its propaganda/public diplomacy programs in Cold War U.S. foreign policy. How did USIA project America to foreign audiences and how did shared ideas of the American Creed/American exceptionalism guide its work?
No. of Pages / Words - 5
No. of References - 10
Referencing Style - Harvard.