The Challenges of Reagan's Foreign Policy A Legacy of Interventionism

Reagan imposes economic sanctions on Poland following that government's imposition of martial law. Reagan calls for “New Federalism” in his State of the Union ... ... problems of Soviet society. Because he was aware that he was on the wrong ... To Ronald Reagan, such two-faced behavior was anathema. Why support a ... The Reagan administration dealt with many other foreign policy issues as well. Affairs in and around Southwest Asia continued to present multiple challenges ... And that is the issue of this campaign that makes all the other problems I've discussed academic, unless we realize we're in a war that must be won. Those who ... In short, America faces remarkably similar challenges to those that confronted President Reagan. The combination of reckless government spending6and money ... Following his inaugural address in which he stated that “government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem,” Reagan's first term policy ... When Ronald Reagan entered office, the country was suffering from a deep recession and a hostage crisis in Iran. The crisis ended almost immediately after ... At a 1 December 2008 lecture at the Kennan Institute, Massie described her 22 meetings with Ronald Reagan during his presidency. ... faced many problems and had ... When Ronald Reagan took office in January 1981, the domestic challenges of inflation, unemployment, interest rates and energy shortages dominated the ... While much of their political partnership was based on smart gamesmanship, Reagan, the Republican, and O'Neill, the Democrat, could put aside ...