Rational means exercising reason and sound judgment. In international relations theory the rational actor model is that when making a decision the rational decision maker takes into account the foreign policy goals of the nation and determines which one takes priority over others. Then the decision maker weighs up the […]

The United States use of drones began under George W. Bush era, but their use has dramatically increased under Barack Obama’s, as the new way to fight al-Qaeda and other terrorist organisations in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia. Since 2004 there have been 283 drone strikes in the border region […]

It is a controversial statement for many people to say that NATO and the United States should stay in Afghanistan despite the enormous costs and loss of life that has taken place there since the U.S invaded in 2001 in reaction to 9/11. Many people argued in 2001 and said […]