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Paper Topic:

National Security

THE US MILITARY AND THE ROLE IN THE POST COLD WAR

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The end of cold war saw the emergence of United States supremacy with influential tendrils spread in all possible corners of the world . A challenge to this supremacy has been on the rise and the United States is facing unique challenges that span over the economy , security and resources . Many have expressed opinions on the indomitable nature of the United States considering the sheer demonstration of its vast resources and military in

past conflicts . Now the uni-polarity characterizing the International system is being challenged with the world taking a multi-polarity stance helped by coming into the scene of key nations such as China and Japan . To some people , this challenge to the United States is signaling the coming of the second cold war . One key characteristic of defining a powerful nation in addition to its resources is the sheer might and capability of its military forces . A look at the United States since the onset of the First World War has seen the emergence of a strong army fully equipped with the latest equipments and hardware . It is this military that has been used as a tool to further foreign policy and extend the United States influence to each and every corner of the world . It is quite revealing that with the end of the cold war and the fall of the communism , the United States Military 's role has radically shifted and more...

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