American Hegemony and Global Stability
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War America emerged as the only remaining superpower in the world. Without the Soviet Union America found itself without bipolarity that had dominated international politics since the end of World War II. This does not necessarily ma....

An American Crisis: Gulf War Syndrome
Imagine a soldier that is willing to die for his country in the Persian Gulf region, so that Americans could pay less for petroleum products in the Gulf, the soldier serves his country, with honor, loyalty, and dignity. In an attempt to win the war, Saddam Hussein launches a chemical attack on Ameri....

Analysis of Kurdish Geopolitics Past and Present
Who are the Kurds? Most of us have heard about them butdon’t know who they are. Are they a race, a religion, acountry? As we see from the following example, evenEuropeans who are much closer to the Kurds still do not havea complete understanding of the Kurds or the middle east ingeneral:In t....

Anatomy of a Hate Crime
Marcos on his way to meet his friends at a hockey game. Not knowing the downtown area too well, due to the fact that he doesnt go to many hockey games . . . he gets off at the wrong stop. He starts walking around, looking for any signs . . . but all he sees are rainbow flags and same-sex couples....

Are Failed States a Threat to America?: An Analysis
Near the end of his tenure, President George Washington warned the United States of America to be wary of foreign entanglements and imperialistic folly in foreign policy as he was acutely aware of the dangers they posed. For the first hundred or so years, America successfully avoided being drawn i....

Between Iraq and a Hard Place US Policy Toward Iraq
The US is in the midst of an extraordinary national debate concerning the appropriate policy mix with which to address the challenges posed by Iraq. The iterative presentation of the US Administrations approach to settling the Iraq question lends itself to measurement against a decision model....

Bill Clinton
During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history. He was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term. He could point to the lowest unemployment rate in modern times, the low....

Bosnia and Serbia
Historically and politically, the Bosnians and the Russians are a perfect match.This history started in the middle of the first thousand years A.D. when the tribes called the Southern Slavs migrated into the southeast area of Europe known as the Balkans. The Slav people as they are known, were separ....

Breast cancer
CANCER: A cellular malignancy whose unique trait loss of normal controls results in unregulated growth, lack of differentiation, and ability to invade local tissues and metastasis. (Merck Manual 1992, pg. 1263) Cancer can develop in any tissue of any organ at any age. Most cancers if detected ....

CANADIAN INVOLVEMENT IN SUDAN AND RWANDA
Canada is an important player in the international peacekeeping system. Canada has been involved in important crises like East Timor, Rwanda, Tsunami and many more. Canada has fifty years of experience in peacekeeping and has participated in most of the missions mandated by the UN security council. ....

Challenges of creating an African Standby Force
CHALLENGES OF CREATING AN AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE INTRODUCTION 1. The OAU (now AU) was formed in 1963 with the hope that the organisation would pursue the independence of colonized territories, promote their unity, encourage peaceful settlement of disputes and development. The OAU therefore, co....

Cold War
Abstract The Cold War happened due to the differences between the United States and the USSR. Through the use of espionage an battle was waged over the spread of communism and anti-missile shields. The Cold War itself ended up being one of the longest running wars in the History of the United Sta....

Communism vs Democracy
Communism vs. Democracy The United States of America is a country that believes in democracy and has unfavorable ties with communist countries. The United States has tried for decades to improve relations with the countries that dont practice democracy. History shows disagreeme....

Criticisms and Commendations of Bill Clintons Foreign Policy
Jeffrey Rogerson Dr. Kilroy POLS 3144 5 April 2007 Criticisms and Commendations William Jefferson Clinton entered office as the third youngest president to ever serve as the nations Commander in Chief (Wikipedia). Bill Clinton exited the presidency with the highest percentage of public appr....

Democracy
Complete and true democracy is almost impossible to achieve, and has been the primary goal of many nations, beginning from ancient civilizations of Greece and Roman Empire, all the way to the government of the United States today. There are a few essential characteristics which must be present in a ....

Don't be Honest, Don't be You - Polictics of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
The last thing anyone could relate the military policy of Don't Ask Don't Tell to is a Disney Classic, but the toils and tribulations of Mulan in the movie Mulan are much like those of a homosexual solider in the United States Military. Mulan is a woman who joins the Chinese military because she wan....

Effects of the Cold War
The Cold War was a bitter verbal rivalry between the two superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union. It lasted from 1945 to 1989. During this time people were always on the edge of there seats waiting for open war to break out. Citizens of the world had to sit back and watch i....

Ethnic Cleansing
Ethnic Cleansing The strategy of ethnic war basically surrounds the theory of ethnic cleansing. Ethnic cleansing is the practice where in a given territory the membors of a given ethnic group are systematically eliminated in order to achieve the goal of making the area ethnically....

European Union
Europe made up more than 30 countries and even more distinct cultures; it is now trying to adjust to new economic systems throughout the world. Today with the trend toward big trading blocks like: N.A.F.T.A. or G.N.A.T.T. Europe is trying to advance it's old Trading block called the European ....

EUROPEAN UNION AND TURKEY RELATIONS
The European Union is a group of European countries, committed to work together for peace and prosperity. The historical roots of the European Union (EU) lie in the Second World War. It was proposed by the French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman in 1950 to prevent killing and destruction from ever ....

Foreign Direct Investment Of Bulgaria
Entering Bulgaria through Foreign Direct Investment Bulgaria Formal Name: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Area: 110,994 sq km (42,855 sq miles). Population: 7,845,499. Population Density: 70.7 per sq km. Capital City: Sofia City Population Of Sofia: 1,122,302. Located on the Western Side of the....

Frost Poem Analysis
Nathan Waid Mr. Keeney A.P. English Case Study of Frost Frost wrote many poems in his day. They were about many different topics. They had different rhyme schemes, different syllable patterns, and different meanings. They came in many different sizes also. This is a case study of 16 different....

Genocide in Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda shows the huge failure on an international level of protecting human rights of blacks in Rwanda. The movie does an excellent job giving the viewer an insight to just how barbaric the rebels were killing innocent people and how the international communities just let them happen and no....

German History
A Consise History Of Germany IMPORTANT DATES AD 9 Germanic warriors decisively defeated Roman forces at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. 486 The Frankish king Clovis overran the Roman province of Gaul. Clovis introduced features of Roman life into western Germany. 843 The Treaty of Verdun di....

Global Communication
Problem Solution: Global Communications Corporation Global Communications Corporation has many tough choices to be made all the while surviving in a pressure-cooker environment. This paper will inform the reader of Global Communications current situation, issues, opportunities, and ethical and bu....

How were east and west relations affected by: NATO, The korean WAR and Stalin's death
How were east and west relations affected by: The formation of Nato Korean war Stalins death NATO: The Berlin blockade had just finished. It sealed the fate of a divide Germany. So the tension between the USA and the USSR were high and it had hardened western attitudes. Th....

In what ways and with what results, was Germany the key focus of the early stages of the Cold War?
During WWII, Germany was a common enemy to Allied Forces which started with Great Britain and France and ended up with the Soviet Union forming part of it together with the United States of America. After defeating Nazi Germany ruled by Adolph Hitler, the Soviet Union got to Berlin and afterward the....

Influence of Violence in Media
Influence of Violence in Media Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine say, Brain scans of kids who played a violent video game showed an increase in emotional arousal and a corresponding decrease of activity in brain areas involved in self-control, inhibition and attentio....

Islamic Taxes
Islamic Taxes associated with America has caused many deficits paid and unpaid. From war to oil, the Islamic Taxes system has its issues. Islamic Taxes cover issues such as America Puts Iraq up for Sale, American-Arabs and Their Growing Political Influences, Paying Taxes to Non- Muslim Stat....

Liberalsim
Liberalsim The theory of Liberalism believes in the limited state where individuals are free from controlling state power. This theory develops the belief that a democratic liberal state is the only way to guarantee and preserve individual liberty as the powers of the state are subservient to the w....

NATO
One of the most fiercely debated topics in United States foreign policy is whether or not to expand the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Europe. There are many arguments on both sides of the argument, ranging from abolishing the alliance due to the exorbitant costs of maintenance, to exp....

NATO Intervention in Kosovo: Right or Wrong?
November 25/1999 NATO Intervention in Kosovo: Was It Right Or Wrong? When one attempts to discern whether a particular decision is right or wrong, one is essentially assigning that issue a moral value. International politics upholding the realist tradition of normative thought would claim ....

Necessity of Total War
After the end of World War II, the trend of total war came to a halt. Mechanization enabled the mobilization of an army in hours instead of months; the years needed by previous wars achieve a death toll of millions was accomplished in seconds by newly developed nuclear weapons. It was under the....

Norway & EU relations
PAPER OUTLINE I. Introduction II. Norway and the EU III. European Economic Area IV. The NO vote a. Preserving Democracy b. Economic Policy i. The Euro c. Oil and gas d. Fishing Industry e. Ship building f. Farming V. Social Policy VI. May 1st and the EU enlargement VII. EU members....

On the Beach
1.What does the novel deals with? Why did the author write the book? He wrote this book as a warning to nuclear weapon development. More than 50 years ago he envisages all dangers that were looming up because of the nuclear power. He saw what repercussions of a nuclear war would have on the humanit....

Orange revolution
Viktor Yushchenko was sworn in as president of Ukraine on Sunday, calling his inauguration "a victory of freedom over tyranny," two months after massive protests over his loss in a fraud-plagued election plunged the ex-Soviet republic into political crisis. "The heart of Ukraine was on Independe....

Organizational Behavior & Leadership
Contents of the paper: 1. Introduction of the organization X and its LeaderV -------------3 2. Analyze of the leader effectiveness ----------------------------------------4 3. Reason for change-----------------------------------------------------------------5 4. Recommendatio....

Pakistan and Afghanistan
PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN The nature of relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan is a very delicate one. Leaving aside the recent realities (past 20 years) of the close brotherly relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan during the Jehad against the Soviets/Comm....

Peacekeeping: the fall of the Canadian Military
Canada, in being regarded as a peacekeeping nation by others, has weakened its ability to assert itself as a world power. Canada has been involved in the United Nations Peace Force since 1956, when Lester B. Pearson won the Nobel Prize for establishing the United Nations Emergency Force. United Nat....

Pliny, Letter to Fuscus Salinator
Pliny, Letter to Fuscus Salinator The Daily Life of an Upper-Class Roman was very good piece of writing, reflecting a lot about the Roman society at the time. During this time the early empire was flourishing. The empire was expanding, Cities were huge, the military was a huge force; romanizing pro....

profile of Italy
Parties of the Centre-Right: House of Liberties (Casa delle Libertà) * Forward Italy (Forza Italia): Silvio Berlusconi * National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale): Gianfranco Fini * Democratic Party of the Centre (Unione Democratica di Centro): Lorenzo Cesa * Northern League (Leg....

Putin and the Russian Media
Putin and the Russian Media Before his election, Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying that without a truly free media, Russian democracy will not survive. However, since he became President, media conditions have impaired. A solid majority elected Vladimir Putin as President....

Quality Management and Procurement in Construction Industry
Management Principles and Procurement Referal Coursework Quality Management Quality management (QM)is an company wide approach understanding precisely what the customer requires and delivering accurate solutions within the customers budget, on time and also considering the quality of the proc....

reagan, clinton and bush
Since 1976 there have been 5 presidents. All five have done good and bad things for the United States; however three have had a profound effect on the country. Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush have made a major impact on the nation and the position of presidency itself. ....

Red Army Faction (RAF)
4/12/07 The terrorism seen in the 1970s in Germany is a direct result of a compilation of events that preceded World War Two; and gave birth to a new form of radical ideology. This compilation of events gave rise to the notorious group know as the Red Army Faction or the RAF. The Red Army....

Ronald Reagan and Clinton foreign policy
Ronald Reagan was appointed into office in 1981 and brought a much refreshed vision into the office. There was some debate whether the success of his term was based on luck, or an inventive and ingenious foreign policy. Regardless, there were many great tactical decisions made by Reagan that led to ....

Russia-Ukraine Relations And How Realpolitik Affected Them
Russia has been one of the states that has had an important role in the international arena since the 17th century. However, after the fall of the Soviet Union, until the year 2000, it was not powerful enough to protect its own interests. During this time, it lost much of its geopolitical advantages....

Security
Security. That word alone provides nothing. Its the definition behind the word that makes this such an important asset to both personal and government property. Websters dictionary describes security as something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense. In the civilian world, compani....

Serbia's Radios
Fair and impartial reporting of the Balkan wars in the 1990s was a difficult and lone venture. Almost all of the international media had their own biases due to their countries part in the war (through NATO or their proximity to the conflict), their acceptance of parts of Serbian government propag....

Southern Cyprus
Southern Cyprus as Terrorist StateThe most insidious and nefarious partner of terrorism against Turkey is Southern Cyprus.I will not deal in this work with the EOKA murders directed at the British and the Turkish Cypriots perpetrated by the "Southern Cypriots" striving for the union of the island wi....

Split of Yugoslavia
It is very intriguing to know about the constant battles between different entities such as Croatians, Serbians, Bosnians, and many more. The road leading towards the collapse of Yugoslavia consisted of many leaders and presidents. The wars between these different groups of people were not presen....

Thanatopsis
The lyric poem, Thanatopsis, written by William Cullen Bryant, a Romantic poet greatly influenced by deist beliefs and theories, implements a view of death much different from the norm and usual. The argument is presented that Nature provides solace from the fear of death and that in the end, e....

thanatopsis refleccion
Thanatopsis When time comes to die go pleasantly, for kings also died, even if they died many years before they will remain with you and all other people when their turn comes. That is the theme of the poem Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant. When somebody dies, the earth claims their body but t....

The Balkans
The conflict in the Balkans is interesting because for years, reporters and politicians have touted it as being the result of ancient ethnic hatred but that isn’t the case. This class has taught me, if nothing else, that the people of this region lived together peacefully for centuries and an....

The Cold War
The Cold War was the open rivalry that developed after World War II between groups of nations practicing different political systems. On one side there was the Soviet Union and its allies, often referred to as the Eastern bloc. On the other side were the United States and its allies, usually ....

The Cold War
Nuclear Weapons after the Cold War Vertaal Deur R Strauss Nuclear weapons played a major, if fortunately only latent, role in the Cold War. The end of that conflict consequently ought to be the occasion for a review of their role in international affairs. In practice, however, perhaps because ....

The Consequences of World War 2
World War II was important because it shaped our world into what it is today. In discussing the consequences of WWII, I shall examine the massive destruction and loss of life, the War Crimes Tribunal, the creation of Israel, the spread of Communism, the Berlin Crisis, the Cold War, the Korean War, ....

The Phenomenon of Greece
Greece is a strange phenomenon the similar of which could hardly be equaled elsewhere in the world. The greatest misfortune of Turkey is that it is condemned to live with that country side by side. When the issue is Turkey, Greece always sees red. When we analyze the feelings of Athens toward Turkey....

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GEOGRAPHY The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland covers an area of about 244 thousand square kilometres. It lies between 50oNorth and 60o North latitude, and the prime meridian of 0o passes through the old observatory at Greenwich. Besides the largest islands Great Britain ....

The Use of Force in International Relations
Does the use or the threat of the use of force ultimately determine `who gets what' in international politics? Answer in light of the theories examined in class. A prince who is of average capabilities will always keep his state unless an extraordinary and excessive force deprives him of it, and s....

Turkic Union Not a Dream Anymore
With the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, Turkeys vital NATO role to block communist expansion in the Middle East also came to an end. Yet, the death of this old alliance has given birth to new opportunities for fresh unions and relationships. Furthermore, since the end of the Cold War, the g....

War ravaged Europe and the world between 1914-1918 and again between 1939 to 1945
What were the principle causes of these wars? Be sure to consider not only the political, economic, and social causes outlined in the Mazower text but also the ideological and psychological passions that ignited these total wars. For these latter issues be sure to draw upon the Boyer, Kirshner, and ....

What causes prosperity? Eidence from Romania
Being born in 1984, we are too young to remember concrete facts about the communist regime. We mostly know what weve been told and read about in our history books. Nonetheless, Orwells novel seems far from utopian even for those of us who had the good fortune of spending only a few years livi....

Why Shouldn't the U.S. intervene in Kosova?
My response to Patrick Buchanan's article from the NY Post. After reading an article in the October 3rd edition of the New York Post by Patrick J. Buchanan entitled "Why is Kosovo Our War?", I was very frustrated when he asked "Why does Serbia not have a right to send its army to prevent the crad....

Woodrow Wilsons Fourteen Points
In 1919, Woodrow Wilson issued the Fourteen Points at the Versailles Conference in hopes of resolving the First World War and future wars, and also creating a lasting peace. The Fourteen Points included an end to secret treaties, freedom of the seas, free trade, a large scale reduction of arms, and ....

Word formation in English
LEXIS. CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGLISH WORD FORMATION. PREFIXATION, SUFFIXATION AND COMPOUNDING. In order to understand the processes of word-formation, it is necessary first to have a good command of some basic notions related to this topic. It is important to know, for example, what lexis is and t....

World Order
World Order essay World Order is the balance of power among the nations of the world; this is a balance of power that changes over time. The concept for achieving world order is best enshrined within article 1 of the UN charter which states the UNs main objective as being the maintenance of....

World War 2 The Blitz
The Port of Liverpool played an important role in the Second World War, staying open to provide a vital supply route for Britain's survival. It was an obvious target for German bombers. As a result more than 4000 people died, 10,000 homes were destroyed and 70,000 people made homeless during air rai....

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