Ronald Reagan’s mantra was “peace through strength.” Peace was the end, strength the means. He focused on the Soviet Union and its advanced outposts, especially in the Western Hemisphere. Restraining the hegemonic threat posed by an aggressive, ideological Soviet Union led to Reagan’s tough policy.
Gabriela most likely lives in a mixed market economy with some government regulation is she owns a company that makes silk scarves where she buys the silk from an overseas supplier and the supplies are subject to a tax on imported goods.
