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The United States government has been involved in numerous interventions in foreign countries throughout its history. The U.S. has engaged in nearly 400 military interventions between 1776 and 2023, with half of these operations occurring since 1950 and over 25% occurring in the post-Cold War period. [1]
Since the 19th century, the United States government has participated and interfered, both overtly and covertly, in the replacement of many foreign governments. In the latter half of the 19th century, the U.S. government initiated actions for regime change mainly in Latin America and the southwest Pacific, including the Spanish–American and Philippine–American wars.
The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States of America, including all the bureaus and offices in the United States Department of State, [1] as mentioned in the Foreign Policy Agenda of the Department of State, are "to build and sustain a more democratic, secure, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community". [2]
America’s three biggest foreign policy challenges — the Russia-Ukraine, Taiwan-China, and Israel-Iran conflicts — are significantly more volatile, as is the situation in Venezuela.
In foreign policy, Biden restored America's membership in the Paris Agreement on climate change. He completed the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that had been negotiated and begun under the previous administration, ending the war in Afghanistan, during which the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban seized control.
Similarly, while Trump’s foreign policy — especially on Ukraine — is a rejection of traditional American policy, it is difficult to argue it will be less effective than former President ...
Trump, hours after he was sworn in for his second term on Jan 20, signed an executive order putting a 90-day freeze on foreign aid — including PEPFAR, the world’s leading HIV initiative.
The specific order from Secretary of the Navy Josephus P. Daniels to the invasion commander, Admiral William Deville Bundy, was to "protect American and foreign" interests. [ citation needed ] 1914 : Dominican Republic: In June and July, during the Dominican Civil War (1914) , United States naval forces by gunfire stopped the bombardment of ...