Racial Discrimination in the United States

Running head: DEMOCRACY AND STATE
Democracy and State
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Response to Question 1:
The age of globalization began to take a hold gradually over the world towards the latter
half of the twentieth century. This was necessitated by the fact that nearly all the economies of
the world are interconnected to one another due to their economic interdependence (Findlay,
2017). As a result, countries could no longer stay in isolation and had to interact with one
another by following several diplomatic policies. This essay seeks to discuss the issue of
protectionism that is recently favored by the United States of America.
The United States of America is the leading hegemon of the world. It is considered to be
the most powerful economy in terms of standard of living and military resources (Felbermayr,
Steininger & Yalcin, 2017). However, with the change in administration in the recent times,
there is a change in the stance of the country. The government under the aegis of President
Donald Trump is leaning towards the policy of protectionism which implies that the country will
now focus on the achievement of its national interest and the welfare of its people rather than the
welfare of the entire world.
This policy of protectionism has several important repercussions. For instance,
withdrawal from the international forums would mean negligible economic trade with other
countries. This would result in the lowering of the standard of living of the US citizens ( Petersen
et al., 2017). Moreover, the country would not receive any military aid from the other countries
in times of crisis, further weakening its chances at victory.
In conclusion it is observed that although protectionism is a favorable policy for many
state leaders for the protection of its national interests, the drawbacks associated with it are too

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significant to overcome. There is thus a need for the different nation-states to form alliances with
one another and stay interconnected. This would ensure the preponderance of peace in the world.