Does the origins of the Cold War lie in the politics of the Second World War?
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
Although the first half of the twentieth century had been more hectic because of the frequent battles of the opposing powers in the two world wars, the second half of the century, the decades of the Cold War can be characterised as more tense because of the lack of direct clashes between the two...
Wars have their ultimate roots in the nature of human beings. Do you agree?
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
The continuing importance of wars in international relations poses the question, where wars actually originate. Are they the inventions of the states , mere accidents of history or as indicated, they are ultimately rooted in human nature. In this essay I will try to find an answer to this...
Critical assessment of the relationships between sovereignty, the nation and the offshore world.
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
Although in the contemporary world of globalization, international organizations and institutions blur boundaries between nations and the existence of state sovereignty is frequently questioned, these concepts can still be regarded as points of departure in international politics. Moreover, in...
Examining issues of credible commitment from third parties in the Middle East and Aceh, Indonesia
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
There are universal aims for international intervention in conflict resolution that should be used as a guide by all third parties. Kimberly Maynard mentions some of these aims in her book, Healing Communities in Conflict: International Assistance in Complex Emergencies, addressing issues of...
Kosovo in the International Arena
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
Kosovo is located in the southern province of the Republic of Serbia in Western Balkans (see Appendix One). The administrative capital is Pristina and the province is separated into thirty municipalities. Kosovo's last official census in 1991 registered its approximately two million population to...
Nationalist movements that took place in the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam in an effort to overthrow colonial rule
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
A little known history professor once argued that the colonization that took place in Southeast Asia during the nineteenth century occurred in fundamentally the same manner. Colonial powers entered the country, subjugated the local people and exploited valuable resources for economic and...
What has served as the basis for cohesion between the US and Europe and what has served as the basis for separation and/or conflict?
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
Throughout the course of the twentieth century, the United States has worked diligently to develop cohesive and functional relationship with Europe. Although this process has enabled the US and Europe to develop a strong relationship, the reality is that both the United States and Europe have...
Critically Examination of US policy toward the Middle East in the twentieth century
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
Throughout the course of its history, the United States has utilized its foreign policy objectives for the purposes of pursuing its own needs. Although the United States has, in rare instances, pursued foreign policy objectives for the purposes of altruistically improving outcomes for citizens in...
Is US primacy actually a stimulus to war, or a means of achieving international order?
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
Over the course of the last two centuries, the United States has established itself as an economic, political and military leader in the international community. Although it is quite evident that the US has been the dominant world power throughout the course of the twentieth century, like many...
Examining how reducing America's presence in the international community could benefit the process of globalization and the domestic development of the United States
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
The process of globalization is one that has carried with it a high price for the United States. While the US has been able to extend its overall reach into the international community, not all countries in the international community have been receptive of America's presence. The United States...
The role of social identity in shaping clearly defined identities for Palestinians and Israelis
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
Introduction The Second Intifada (also known as the Al Aqsa Intifada) which took place between Palestine and Israel between 2000 and 2004 marks the end of the Intifada movement in this region. While the events leading up to the Intifada provide a clear understanding of why this event occurred,...
Evaluation of the decision to go to war in Iraq
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
When President Bush instigated a preemptive strike against the country of Iraq, voices of protests erupted from all sides of the globe. A preemptive strike against a sovereign nation had never been undertaken since the inception of the United Nations after World War II. Despite this, however,...
Analysis of the U.S and foreign media of the abu ghraib scandal
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
In April of 2004, shocking pictures from the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq began to surface in the American media. The pictures depicted members of the 372nd Military Police Company engaged in acts of torture against Iraqi prisoners. Although allegations of abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison began in...
The Political and Economic Policies of Russia and China
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
Introduction At the end of World War II, the international community became notably divided upon political and economic lines. While many countries in the West chose a capitalist democracy many in the East had chosen communism/Marxism as the central means for social development. Although both of...
US Ratification of UNCRC
Essay - 7 pages - International relations
You and all the Americans who voted for you were once children. Keep this simple fact in mind as you read this memo, because as adults, we sometimes forget the uniquely vulnerable role of children in society. This was certainly the spirit of Madeleine Albright, then Secretary of State, when she...
SAARC and the Environment
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
The Indian Subcontinent, though mired in poverty and overpopulation, contains one of the world's richest natural resource bases. As political and economic forces push the region to development, the future of the South Asian environment remains unclear. The countries of the region still face the...
The Urban Organic: Ecocities in Global Perspective
Essay - 11 pages - International relations
At every turn, the global city is faced with a set of challenges. How to compete cooperatively, how to expand stably, how to modernize peacefully—these and other contradictions check the unbridled enthusiasm of neoliberal planners, who have transformed Saskia Sassen's global city model from...
On our own: American Identity and the New Crisis of Independence
Essay - 11 pages - International relations
In this analysis, I use government documents, presidential statements, and opinion polls to chart how American goals of independence moved in and out of different contexts, and the ways this movement reflected structural as well as domestic conditions. Part one takes a broad look at...
Human Trafficking
Essay - 7 pages - International relations
Approximately 800,000 men, women, and children are smuggled across international borders daily. These numbers do not even include labor and sexual exploitation, and internally displaced persons within each state. Those smuggled have different experiences and motivations such as political...
The Black And White Revolution
Essay - 11 pages - International relations
“My heart is with our village people, and as I think of their future I believe I see a magnificent vista lying ahead.” Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Mission For My Country (1960) In the twenty years leading up to Islamic Revolution, the landscape of Iran underwent significant change. This...
Of what do international relations consist? In what ways does it affect the behaviour of states?
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
International law has always been a significant subject of debate, but in the past hundred years this debate has intensified. Not only has the debate posed questions like ‘Of what does international law consist?' but also it has further questioned the authenticity, legitimacy, and sheer...
How has globalization affected power relations among states?
Essay - 2 pages - International relations
Globalization has affected the political world system. Power relations amongst states have been altered due to a number of social, economic and political developments. “Contemporary globalization is associated with a transformation of state power as the roles and functions of states are...
Afghanistan as a Just War
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
Following the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 which left American devastated, United States of America President declared that these actions needed to be viewed as an act of war. This concept of an attack on American soil was, prior to September 11th, something completely foreign to the...
When a Nation Misbehaves A Look as U.S./Iranian Relations
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
Political philosophers have been offering different ideologies regarding human nature and the development of governments for thousands of years. Some have claimed that humans are naturally good and compassionate whereas others have argued their selfish and brutish nature. Civilizations have...
The History of Abolition: A Global Interplay of Events
Essay - 7 pages - International relations
Historical phenomena such as the abolition of slavery cannot be explained by isolating them from the larger global context that created the conditions for their existence. In his chapter titled Whose Abolition? Popular Pressure and the Ending of the British Slave Trade, Seymor Drescher states:...
Conflict in West Africa: The cases of Sierra Leone and Liberia
Essay - 8 pages - International relations
Overview After the Cold War the majority of wars in Africa were "societal" while conflict between states was considerably rare. The inter-state wars were further prolonged and worsened by foreign support. Military assistance on part of Western and Socialist countries is one of the common outside...
Globalization and its effect on Western Civilization
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
Western Civilization has been shaped by the many people and events that have witnessed its transformation from the dawn of the early modern period in 1500 up to the present day. The present word view has been formed by many events including the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, and the...
How does the "English School" of international relations differ from American approaches?
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
According to Stephen Hawking in A Brief History of Time, "a theory is a good theory if it satisfies two requirements: It must accurately describe a large class of observations on the basis of a model which contains only a few arbitrary elements, and it must make definite predictions about the...
A Just Cause
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
As Michael Walzer frequently states, “war is hell”; however, that has not stopped people from engaging in it for thousands of years. There are a variety of reasons nations have entered war, among them are: territorial expansion, the spread of democracy, self-defense, and humanitarian...
Is the United Nations an effective organisation?
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
The United Nations is not the first international organisation to be established to help settle conflict peacefully and to prevent future conflicts from arising. In 1899, the Hague Convention for the Settlement of International Disputes was established. “The conference was convened at the...
