Foreign Policy Issue

i have a hard time looking for a contemporary foreign policy issue facing the united states in foreign poicy. Not a reasearch paper, this is a paper that have to due with my views: have to address : what the issue/problem is what critics say about it why i reject critic's views what i would do about it and why i chose that route

Discuss contending theories of causes of Cold War.

1. Discuss contending theories of causes of Cold War. What are they? Which theory do you find most persuasive, and why?. 2. Describe the long-cycle theory and discuss the possible implications the peaceful end of the Cold War might have on this theory.