Analysis Of Niccol� Machiavelli - 858 Words

Every leader has the desire to make their nation stronger, but how can that be done? A political writer from Italy, named Niccolà ² Machiavelli, shared the qualities that he believed a strong leader should have in order to run a successful government in a piece of writing called The Prince. In this book, Machiavelli lists the main ideas or rules that a leader should follow in order to maintain his principality or government. For centuries, governments have been influenced by the political views that he shares in his manuscript. Even in the United States of America, his teachings impact the way that the government is run. Machiavelli’s ideas and writings have largely affected the way that America’s government and leaders work towards†¦show more content†¦Weakening a strong country is difficult, but is an extremely important task that should be done if that country poses a threat to the rest of the world. Currently, America is trying to weaken North Korea b ecause of the chaos it is creating. North Korea has begun to build and test multiple nuclear weapons. With the successes of their nuclear testing, the country has begun to threaten the USA and their allies. To protect the United States, President Trump has also threatened to attack North Korea with America’s nuclear weapons (BBC). Along with this, President Trump and other American leaders are making efforts to convince China to help weaken North Korea. With the US and China being trading partners, China might be willing to help weaken North Korea in an effort not to lose this bond. These plans are excellent demonstrations of how following Machiavelli’s ideas can be used to stabilize the United States and weaken strong nations. While many of the ideas that Machiavelli introduced helped stabilize the USA, his ideas on maintaining power are unnecessary. In The Prince, Machiavelli discusses how a prince should overcome the difficulties of controlling a new principality. Machiavelli believed the people living in a prince’s new land could be the