Roosevelt revolutionized the U.S. Presidency. Many credit him with establishing the modern presidency. Speaking softly and carrying a big stick meant that American power was to be respected in domestic and international contexts. As president, he was a negotiator and peace maker as demonstrated in his successful negotiation of the Russo-Japanese War (1905), for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize. He also played an important role in Progressive Era Reforms such as the Pure Food and Drug Act.
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"In order to address the question we would have to assess it carefully. Terrorismappears to be problematic to define. So far no internationally accepted legal<span>de<span>fi<span>ni<span>ti<span><span>on of te</span><span>rr<span>or<span>is<span><span>m ex</span><span>is<span>ts<span><span>, de</span><span>sp<span>it<span><span>e th</span><span><span>e va</span><span>ri<span>ou<span><span>s at</span><span>te<span>mp<span>ts<span><span>. Th</span><span><span>e po</span><span>lit<span>ical</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span>connotatio<span>ns of the term make such a task</span></span>quasiimpossible from a legal point of view. Constituting one of the pathologies of the political system, terrorism andpolitical violence are to be studied first as social phenomena and then as illegalactivities that put at risk the well-being of innocent citizens. States undoubtedlyhave both the obligation and the necessity to protect their own citizens, giventhat terrorist attacks pose a threat to both the internal and the international<span>legal and political order. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 will remain in the collective</span>memory as the day when international terrorism managed to strike the heart of <span>th<span>e so<span>le su<span>pe<span>rp<span>ow<span>er su<span>bs<span>eq<span>ue<span>nt<span>ly be<span>co<span>mi<span>ng th<span>e ou<span>tm<span>os<span>t th<span>re<span>at to the</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>contemporary world order. The response to this attack was criticized heavilyex post by various scholars as well as executive security personnel of the U.S. Thepresent essay in accordance with the critics of the military intervention argues <span>that such a strategy has not been effective." Credits: Nikolaos Nikolakakis.
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