The United States and the World - Transnational problems today as seen from Washington
Course material - 12 pages - Political science
In the document issued in September 2002, "The National Security Strategy of the USA", two essential goals of US national policy were stressed: the defeat of "Global terrorism" and "to prevent our enemies from threatening us, our allies, and our friends with weapons of mass destruction". Those...
Between 1856 and 1914, how did the authority of the central power try to build and impose itself on the multiethnic Russian imperial domain despite the rise of national affirmations?
Essay - 9 pages - Political science
On the eve of World War I in 1914, Russia is one of the most backward powers and the entire political system collapses in 1917 with the Russian Revolution. However, these two elements are opposed to the will of the tsar Alexander II in 1856, who, after the defeat of the Crimean War, decided to...
The United States Foreign Policies - The Relationship between the United States and China
Case study - 6 pages - Political science
The world has become a global economy. This has facilitated the need for countries to interact from a personal level. The desire to interact is facilitated by the fact that countries have the same desire to progress economically and socially hence the emergence of the need for countries to...
The impact of National Security to a Nation
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
National security is an extremely sensitive issue for any government. There have been various acts of crime that have led to loss of lives as well as property. However, the government has various doctrines initiated with the intent of helping to solve various crime problems. Crime organization...
Strategic problems facing Human Resource Managers (HRM) operating in multi-national companies (MNC)
Essay - 7 pages - Criminal law
A multi-national company is a company that has been formed to operate across known international physical boundaries (Cooke, 2003). These companies are often located to other international countries apart from the parent country in which it was originally founded. These multinational companies...
Medias in the United States
Essay - 2 pages - Medias
The Washington Post : in the early 1970s, it provided a perfect example of investigative journalism when two of its reporters uncovered the Watergate scandal, leading to Nixon's forced resignation. Moreover, in 2014, the Washington Post and the Guardian won the Pulitzer Prize for having broke...
Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion in United States
Case study - 7 pages - Civil law
Owing to centuries of religious conflicts and oppression, the Founding Fathers wrote the first amendment of what will be the Constitution of the United States of America while highlighting freedom of religion. Indeed, in the 16th century, French Huguenots established a colony at Fort...
Geography, Demography, Social Issues, Education and Culture in the United States of America
Course material - 20 pages - Sociology
(...) One of the characteristics of US climatic conditions is the constant fear of violent climatic happening such as hurricanes (in the Southeast, particularly during the fall), violent wind storms known as "tornadoes" (the Midwest), or flooding due to heavy rainfall and storms in the eastern...
Should the United States consider increasing their use of renewable energy or not?
Essay - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
The United States (U.S) use both renewable and non-renewable energy. According to Gielen, Saygin & Wagner (2015), in 2015, United States Energy consumption were:Coal-33%, Natural Gas-33%, Nuclear-20%, Hydropower-6%, Other renewables-7%, Biomass-1.6%, Geothermal-0.4%, Solar-0.6%,...
The United States and the World: Bush's Second Term and Current Trends in the US Foreign Policy Establishment
Course material - 9 pages - Political life and election
After Bush's re-election in November 2004, there were some doubts about the kind of policy he would now follow, after the occupation of Iraq had revealed itself as a much more difficult undertaking than what the Administration had contemplated. Many felt at the time the President would vastly...
Birthright Citizenship Control in the United States
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Birthright citizenship is a federal law provision that grants all children born within the United States automatic citizenship regardless of their parental heritage (Lacey par 1). U.S and Canada are the lone developed countries that offer automatic citizenship to all children born...
Human Resources - Comparison Between Two Countries, Japan and United States of America
Case study - 6 pages - Human resources
In this paper, I will be comparing two countries, which are the United States and Japan. I will be discussing all forms of similarities and differences. I chose those two countries because the large geographical distance and strong language barrier between them also plays a role in the...
The United States and the World - The Reagan Revolution
Course material - 5 pages - Modern history
Ronald Reagan was elected president in November 1980. It was a return to more liberalism, to more individual responsibility, a move towards deregulation of the economy in a more and more globalized world. Reagan was convinced that this return to liberalism was the only way to overcome the...
History of the Constitution of the United States
Course material - 2 pages - Modern history
In May 1776, Congress passed a resolution advising the colonies to form new governments. By 1777, 11 states had drawn up their own Constitutions (which contained the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence). Those Constitutions were influenced by democratic ideas (role of Enlightenment...
The United States and the World: The US and the Cold War (1945-1980)
Course material - 5 pages - Modern history
The goal of this document is to stress the main thrust of American strategy in the Cold War in order to understand the legacy of the Cold War on American foreign policy today. The main structures of US foreign policy and foreign policy establishment and instruments, still in place today, were...
To What Extent Have the United States and Europe Grown Closer or Further Apart After September 11?
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
September 11, 2001 appears to be a major turning point in the American management of foreign affairs. Europe, as a major partner and ally, is also impacted by this attack. The objective of our analysis will be to determine the consequences of these. Moreover, the exponential rise in power of...
Literature review-Cruel and unusual punishments in the United States
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
The subject of “cruel and unusual punishments” has been an issue of contention in the American States. The case of Cornealious Anderson brought the topic in the public media after a recent court case that sought to jail him for thirteen years after a decade from the time of committing a...
Political influence of different racial politicians in the United States of America
Essay - 3 pages - Humanities/philosophy
Politics is a very intriguing part of the society. It is hard for one to satisfy all political needs while satisfying what the society wants. This has brought about the increase in racial people in the politics of the United States. The influence of these racial politicians cannot be...
Study of the managerial culture and practices of the United Kingdom - published: 23/11/2010
Case study - 5 pages - Management
The United Kingdom consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It has been a part of the European Union since 1973, at the Safety advice of the United Nations, OECD and the Commonwealth. Its characteristic feature rests on its insularity, which...
Study of the managerial culture and practices of the United Kingdom
Case study - 4 pages - Management
The United Kingdom consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It has been a part of the European Union since 1973, at the Safety advice of the United Nations, OECD and the Commonwealth. Its characteristic feature rests on its insularity, which...
Ethnic Nationalism and Conflict: Yugoslavia and Germany
Essay - 7 pages - Humanities/philosophy
“Nationalism, as Michnik points out, is a device for avoiding responsibility. By identifying “the other,” which may be an ethnic minority, neighbors, or even just political opponents, as an enemy bent on subverting the nation, nationalist can shift blame for every social ill...
Presentation: one state, several nations - Pakistan and its identity issues.
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
In this presentation, we will not deal with the context of the independence of Pakistan in 1947. However, since Pakistan is a very young country, its creation plays a large role in the difficulties it encounters in its nation-building. The partition of India, in 1947, is the result of a...
Nation-state and globalization
Essay - 11 pages - Political science
This essay deals with one of the most controversial questions in today's social science debates: the relationship between the nation-state and globalisation. Globalisation, understood quite loosely here as a series of contemporary and unprecedented developments in the economic, social and...
The Sociological Aspects of the Globalization of Soccer in the United States
Essay - 5 pages - Sports
Through an extensive review of related literature, the present study intended to investigate the sociological aspects of the globalization of soccer in the United States. The key findings are as follows: 1) poorer countries suffer from “leg drain” over the richest soccer clubs,...
The international legality of nationalization: An analysis of the bilateral investment treaty between Venezuela and Canada
Essay - 15 pages - International law
During the Cold War, the legality of a sovereign state nationalizing foreign property was often debated among the world community. The two principal contrasting theories were: (1) socialist theory and (2) western capitalist theory. States from the third world often followed a nationalization...
The evolution of the closer relationship between the United States and India
Thesis - 14 pages - International relations
Since its independence and the end of the cold war, India has evolved considerably. Nowadays, India's power is rising like its influence on the international scene and the emergence of India as a major Asian power is a matter of fact. Indeed, thanks to diverse advantageous characteristics, India...
The Daily Mail's electronic version, United Kingdom
Essay - 6 pages - Journalism
The news outlet I have chosen to analyze is the internet version of “The Daily Mail “, a newspaper based in the United Kingdom, very famous especially in England. It includes the daily version of this newspaper as well as “The Mail on Sunday”, its week-end's edition....
United Kingdom: In and out of Europe
Essay - 10 pages - Journalism
The United Kingdom has always been in and out of Europe. Such posturing is in keeping with a series of mantras [religious beliefs] upon which Britain's policy towards Europe is predicated. The latter have never been really challenged in the last century. Britain's Europe is a...
Rapprochement and Co-operation between China and the United States
Thesis - 7 pages - International relations
The establishment of relations between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China (China) was in every sense a watershed in the history of foreign policy, and permanently altered the international system. U. S. President Richard M. Nixon's trip to China in February...
Rapprochement and cooperation between China and the United States: The revolutionary breakthrough which changed the balance of power forever
Thesis - 7 pages - International relations
The establishment of relations between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China (China) was in every sense a watershed in the history of foreign policy, and permanently altered the international system. U. S. President Richard M. Nixon's trip to China in February...
