America as Superpower–Confrontation in a Nuclear Age (1947-Present)
As it is common knowledge, the United States is regarded as the only superpower across the globe. This is encompassed by the plenty of alliances together with military bases that are seen across the world. However, when compared to the early years before it acquired the status of being a superpower, come would say that it is practically unrecognizable. Therefore, it should be noted that it stands to have a high level of refurbishment as compared to how the early Americans envisioned it to be. As such, its level of growth and expansion was definitely in its DNA, something that most colonies at the time lacked. Therefore, in this paper, we are going to focus on the growth and escapades that the United States has taken part in in the period (1991-present) (Crockatt, 1996). The major focus will primarily be on the strategic concerns revolving around Terrorism while confrontations will be on the invasion of Afghanistan.
The fight against terrorism is something that the USA has been at the forefront of since its rise into a superpower (Michael, 2003). As such, it has been on the receiving end from terrorists who are of the opinion that the USA is highly oppressing its people and not giving them the needed rights that they deserve. However, something worth noting is that the USA consists of a number of Amendments to the constitution which have garnered favor with a majority of the Americans (Gouvin, 2003). As such, with the fight against terrorism and the invasion of Afghanistan, the question that was lingering in the minds of most people is whether the invasion that was undertaken was legal or the USA used its sovereign power to cause mayhem and chaos (Smith & Thorp, 2010).
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Smith, B., & Thorp, A. (2010). The legal basis for the invasion of Afghanistan. House of Commons Library SN/IA/5340, 26.