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Introduction This paper discusses the contemporary relationship between the adoption of neo-liberal policies by governments, with a special interest devoted to Chile where leftist policies have been in force for over two decades and the related social impact of economic development in geographically adjacent Latin American countries. It seeks to...
This briefing paper is presented to the American people so that all doubts and plans of retaining the death penalty despite all the Supreme Court rulings and the bad effects of it shall henceforth be erased from our minds. Presented this 14th day of April 2009 by the Concerned Citizens...
The law of the sea treaty is also known as Third United Nations Convention on the law of the Sea, UNCLOS III. The law was adopted in 1982 after it commenced in 1973. The law gives the definition of rights and responsibilities of nations regarding the use of the world’s...
In the changeable world of politics the words are almost always do not relate to the particular actions. In this respect on the controversies of what politics do and how they act the satirical genre appears. Political satire is the field where the concrete remarks and actions of politics are...
Introduction Death Penalty or Capital Punishment is the lawful infliction of death as a punishment of a crime called capital offence or capital crime. The death penalty has lately become an increasingly controversial issue not only in the world, but in the U.K too, with many in this country calling...
Introduction Advertising is an essential part of every political campaign. Nowadays, advertising has a broader meaning than selling products. “The word (advertising) refers us not only to a type of message but to a type of speech and, beyond that, to a whole communicative function which is associated with a...
Introduction The United States of America has been in the past put several sanctions and embargoes against several countries, particularly those nations that it believes are sponsoring terrorism. Such embargoes are mainly liked to effecting restrictions on finances and economic assistances. Countries that have suffered this fate include Sudan, North...
Introduction Local governments, smaller administrative units that encompass the workings of the central governments, federal governments, public, and private organizations are the ones that put together the complex responsibilities of managing the local authorities. It has been noted that local governments have better understanding of the local need. Local governments...
Introduction Police culture is influenced by a number of social and political factors which determine its main functions and internal structure. Police accounts take the efficacy of law for granted: it is assumed that any important variation in the impact of rules (so long as they are competently drafted) is...
To begin with, it is a question of great inquisitiveness: whether military background helps people in hiring job or not? First, employers are seeking workers who have an idea of how their knowledge, experience, habits or skills meet the requirements of definite job. Two things take place when one is...
Introduction Most governments regulate telecommunications and broadcasting, whereas newspapers, book and magazine publishing, video and filmmaking, and sound recording are not regulated. Instead, governments have support policies for the latter cultural industries. The essay looks into the nature of government policies that regulate telecommunication and broadcasting and those that support...
Introduction To begin with, the point of characteristic features of Russia in its democratization process differs a bit from other post-communist countries. Western countries promote the complex of ways for such measures and do this with a “mixed success”. The reforms which were started by Gorbachev in 1985 gradually displayed...
Introduction The United States of America has been always known as a country ardently fighting for human rights. However, in the light of the latest events, the experts on right-wing politics and culture continue claiming that the country is confidently moving towards becoming a fascist state. Fascism can be defined...
Outline The research paper discusses an argumentative topic about Libertarian views on Welfare State. The essay begins with an introduction that describes the term Welfare State and it ends with a thesis statement. The body of the essay includes role of Welfare State, Welfare State and the immigrants, libertarian views...
Introduction The coexistence of the countries in the world and in the European community has always been a complicated matter involving political, economic, social, and cultural aspects. The post-World War II global community felt the eternal need of security and mutual protection against any military or economic threat. Thus, the...
Introduction It is compulsory for the Government to count all U.S. inhabitants after every 10 years; a function conducted by the census bureau. This is a government run agency mandated with the overall role of gathering, analyzing and disseminating national population and economic information. This information is important for the...
Introduction Sociology involves the study of how groups of people behave towards each other (Bratton, Denham &Deutschmann 2009, P.14) A theory is a set of frameworks or concepts that, if taken together, attempt to show how a given occurrence happens the way it does. Sociological theory determines actions of human...
Introduction “Honor, Courage and Commitment”, words, which are simple in perception, while having such a weight for anyone, who decided dedicating his/her life serving in the United States Navy. Although these words can be related to the military service in general, the principles of core values are associated with the...
West Virginia is a unique state of America. Its history and its creation are closely related to the most significant events of the American nation. Established during the Civil War, it became one of the first states with particular attention toward American values. Furthermore, the state is versatile in the...
The student dictionary by Thorndike-Barnhart defines a conflict as a fight or struggle over something. The situation between the Palestines and the Israelis falls nothing short of this definition. The two states have been at it from the early 20th century up to date. Though many methods have been employed...
The Republic of Cuba is an island in the Caribbean, located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean (CIA, 2009). Among many facts about Cuba, such as the militaristic regime, communism, Fidel Castro, cigars, etc, with which Cuba can be associated, there are a prominent historical issue that...
The country is located on the northern part of South America. Its continental territory limits are the Caribbean Sea to the North; the Atlantic Ocean and the Republic of Guyana to the East; the Republic of Brazil to the South and the Republic of Colombia to the West. Venezuela has...
The state of Virginia is found in the southern part of the United States. It is also called mother of presidents because eight of the US presidents were born in Virginia. Richmond is the capital and Virginia Beach has the highest population among its cities while Fairfax County is a...
Abstract English-only debate has started a political debate in the US over the issue of multiculturalism and national identity. 28 states have passed the English-only law however; the law has not been accepted by the House and the Senate even after numerous proposals to amend the constitution. This article discusses...
The two-party systems have been adopted in the United States for many years, and it has been realized that the political system in the United States cannot survive without the two-party systems. Some of the main advantages that have been realized in this case are the reduction in corruption, increase...
Outline This paper attempts to assess the validity of death penalty as a form of punishment for controlling the increasing crime rates. In doing so, it will first examine the arguments for death penalty, analyze whether the gist of these arguments are met by awarding capital punishment. Then the paper...
Outline Child welfare has generated a lot of interest in the recent years; a phenomenon that might have began with backing from some research findings that scrutinized the existing child welfare practices. The principle goal of the child welfare is to provide each and every child with a safe and...
Introduction Endorsement of democratic values and supporting policies of good governance have become trademark characteristics of the UN in the approaches adopted to deal with issues in post-conflict regions. At the same time the construct of sustainable development should be viewed as a critical aspect. In this context, the article...
The geopolitical situation in the twentieth century was under the force of change by virtue of some historical shifts in many countries. The major ones, like The USSR, the United States of America and the UK, provided several designs of turning situations and current events in their favour separately or...
Introduction There is the participation of different groups such as formal and informal groups based on religion, ethnicity, and language in a politically pluralistic society. State autonomy always comes to the decision independently of the dominant class. This paper presents what is pluralism and state autonomy. It gives some of...
Introduction Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is considered to be the ruler of Dubai and the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE (United Arab Emirates); this personality takes a significant position in the flow of history of state political and social development. The paper is concentrated on the...
Introduction The number of strikes in UK has decreased in the last 25 years. This information was released by the office of national statistics in 1999. (Turnbull 2004) noted that the number of dispute that has been recoded has declined. The number of workers who participated in this strikes has...
Community policing is a successful and innovative law enforcement concept. A community can be described as a group of people with a common interest that is understood geographically. This shared value or interest brings together elements of solidarity, commitment, mutuality and trust (Harris, & Welch, 2009). Policing on the other...
Overview This paper examines the role of civil servants in the formulation and implementation of public administration through policymaking. It is often seen that public funds may not be properly channelized into productive areas aimed at ameliorating the plight of people for whom such disbursements are meant. As the supreme...
Abstract This paper focuses on the modern day application of socialism in western economies. It describes specific actions taken by western governments with the man focus being the US in minimizing the effect of the current economic recession but which have some underlying characteristics of socialism. It demonstrates the recent...
Introduction Many political ideologies exist in the U.S. ranging from far right-wing conservatism to far-leftist philosophy. However, only two major parties, Republican and Democratic, are available to represent this vast range of viewpoints. Ideologies are formed by a person’s innermost beliefs, cultivated by years of thought and shaped by life’s...
Introduction The Growing Communities WA project is supposed to end in mid-2010. We are going to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of either making it a separate legal entity or let it remain as it is. Advantages of letting the project remain as it is Growing Communities in Western Australia...
Generally, it is obvious that wherever an organization is formed, it will experience a certain degree of opposition regarding its intended purpose, and the United Nations (UN) formation was of no exception. Politics are mostly the questioners of the UN activities from the time it was formed and mandated with...
Executive summary This research paper explores the decision by the Ministry of Water and Electricity (MoWE) in Saudi Arabia to form the National Water Company (NWC) as a vehicle to facilitate privatisation process and oversee the regional operations under Private Pubic Partnership contracts (PPP). Consequently, 5,000 employees moved from MoWE...
Introduction Sarkozy is the present president of the French conservative party namely UMPS. In the presidential election held in 2007, he won nearly about 85% of the vote. The number of members of UMP has significantly increased during his presidency. Sarkozy extended his support to the Yes in the French...
Democratic capitalism is the economic and political system that is based on individual’s potentials in an environment of cooperation and trust. In democratic capitalism the leadership is only charged to harmonize the cooperative nature of the individuals. America, which in all sense is seen as the world symbol of capitalism,...
Introduction Proper communication of a public policy is very important if the policy is to be successful. Many politicians tend to forget that delivering the message of their policies properly to the public is as important as the policy itself (Woll, 1974, p. 4). In our case, the governor should...
Introduction Guantanamo Bay is located in the Cuba and is one of the oldest overseas naval base of the United States. The bay was leased in the year 1903 with 45 square miles of space for a coaling station. However, today Guantanamo bay is known for a much publicized conversion...
As a subfield within the larger discipline that is political science, comparative politics may be defined as “a combination of a substantive focus on the study of countries’ political systems and a method of identifying and explaining similarities and differences between these countries using common concepts” (Mair, 1996). There are...
Introduction The Kurds are a Persian ethno-linguistic group of people occupying most of the hilly parts on the junction boundaries of Turkey, Iran, Iraq as well as Syria. Carole O’Leary writes that, after WWII and the split of the Ottoman Empire, these people were assured of their independent state through...
The vulnerability of critical infrastructure in the United States post experiences of 9/11 and natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina have generated intense debate amongst the academia, government circles, and the media. This essay examines the vulnerabilities in US critical infrastructure. The government has a National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) that...
Introduction The world of political affairs is full of different processes which are concerned with peoples’ urges for money and power. Such evaluation of the contemporary situation over this field of activities is not surprising. Many ordinary people constantly run across the situations considered with bureaucracy and corruption in the...
The United States is the place where democracy has come to the issue overgrowing protection. By this one should understand that the American nation is the most armed place in the world. In New Jersey this reading is growing every now and then. The Obama’s new gun policy is not...
Slavery in American began as early as the 17th century in 1607 when the first slaves arrived in the state of Virginia. It existed as a legal institution until the Thirteenth Amendment was enacted in 1865. Blacks formed the largest number of slaves although some Native Americans and some free...
Introduction First of all, the definition of “international political economy” should be stated. Frieden and Lake (1999, p. 1) state that political economy has a number of meanings. It may primarily refer to “the study of the political basis of economic actions”, that is the way how the policy of...
The twentieth century was a century where the military force of a country played a significant role in its social, economic and political life. The advent of two world wars and a half-century-long ‘cold war’ made the military to be the focus of many societies. The so-called ‘conventional warfare’ required...
Introduction Is there a need for the draft today? Or has the need diminished since Mr. Obama took over the reins from Mr. Bush Jr.? Recall that early in April 2004, head of Central Command Gen. John Abizaid raised the prospect of a draft on the grounds that the U.S....
In the past decade, the voting and electoral systems of various countries have been scrutinized by analysts. This resulted in several reforms which were aimed at strengthening the democratic institutions. Scholars from all over the world have engaged in identifying how different electoral systems work and their impact on the...
Life in the army is much more than drilling on the parade grown and firing the musket. It is a unique transformational experience that teaches an individual how to fit into a robotic system of rules and regulations with higher values instilled in him during training. A new recruit has...
During the 19th century, not many people of the developing industrial era were in favor of restrictions and policies, which banned smoking. However, at the turn of the next century a number of moral and social reformers irritated and annoyed with the local people who used to consume tobacco and...
Introduction The Republic of China is a predominantly Buddhist nation thus denoting that the experiences of Muslims in Xinjiang province are an analysis of individuals living as minorities. To some extent, this religious status has brought upon the people of Xinjiang province some developments but on the other hand, it...
Introduction Death punishment is a form of capital punishment in which a person who is convicted of having committed a crime or an offence is sentenced to death. Many a time death penalty or what is famously referred to as capital punishment is referenced to as a death sentence (Curtis...
Since the beginning of the 20th century, “the war on drugs” has been one of the main programs developed and introduced by the US government in order to prevent and reduce illegal drug trade and trafficking. The single most important service that intelligence can provide in the wars on drugs...
This essay examines the problems, discomforts, benefits, and drawbacks created by capitalist modernity in the 19th and 20th centuries and its impact on human society. After defining what capitalist modernity means in the introduction, the essay then examines the problems/discomforts created by capitalist modernity. The essay first discusses the environmental...
Introduction Marijuana is perhaps one of the most misunderstood drugs in today’s society. Unlike other hard drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamines, marijuana is grown naturally. It is a greenish gray mixture of dried and broken leaves, stems, seeds and flowers from the Cannabis Sativa plant. It has been illegal...
Unlike the neo-classical economic theory, which recognized labor as a homogenous commodity, capitalists acknowledged that labor is not an entirely homogenous commodity. Employees have a tendency to disagree on how they spend in preparation and edification, work experience and job skills also; they vary in their preferences and tastes. They...
21st June 2009 is the second anniversary of the intervention of the Federal Government in the Northern Territory. Even though the intervention received widespread accreditation and media coverage, very little is known regarding the outcome of the Intervention itself. What actually is the nature of the intervention and why was...
Introduction Politics is the specific matter for analysis, especially when the subject to be analyzed is American politics. It is obvious that during the recent decades the American political life on the whole, and presidential election campaigns in particular, has become more like a popular show aimed at catching the...
As a general outlook on the liberal ideology in America, this ideology delineates a system of government where the emphasis is put on the intervention in the economy to respond appropriately to the market forces. Hence, in that sense, liberal ideology views taxation as a means of wealth redistribution and...
When the New Labour Party won the elections in May 1997, incoming Prime Minister Tony Blair promised to govern “as New Labour”, hinting to the public not to expect socialism. The years of Tony Blair’s premiership will probably be recorded as primarily the institutionalization of Thatcherism. During the years of...
Abstract To have or not to have a military draft is a debate that has sparked many views nationwide. America has not had a military draft since 1973 when it was done away with after the Vietnam War ended. The country then converted to the all-voluntary military. The Afghanistan war...
The ongoing dispute between the Palestinians and the state of Israel is part of the wider Arab-Israeli conflict. The root cause of the conflicts is the claims of the same land by the two parties. Many talks have been held with the sole aim of ending the conflicts by solving...
Social policy refers to procedures taken to ensure that the masses access certain public goods. Historically social policy in the UK has been established and managed by the central government. It is only in the early 20th century that local governments started participating in social policy programs in their jurisdictions....
Vietnam and Iraq: Contrasts and the Lessons The United States of America waged a War of Choice, not of Necessity (Foradori et al., 2007). The claims of weapons of mass destruction have been discounted, the Orwellian claims of military democratization and liberation are still on test but one thing remains...
The death penalty is also referred to as capital punishment and is commonly reserved for capital offenses. Capital punishment involves the execution o an individual who has committed a capital offense by the state. The term capital has its origins in the Latin word capita which literally translates to “of...
Introduction Global peace and security are among the UN’s core missions. When it was founded in 1945, it was hoped that the United Nations could serve as a global high command to keep the peace in a post-colonial, post-fascist world (Alagappa and Inoguchi 3). This hope was further raised by...
Booker Taliafero Washington and William Edward Burghardt Du Bois made great sacrifices to move toward African American progress but grew up in different places where they conformed to different beliefs. Washington believed that survival and safety needs must be accomplished before more complex needs of self expression and equality. But...
Introduction International law is defined as the amalgamation of rules of conduct which are deduced from reasoning as components to justice, from the societal constructs existing among independent states. Main body The sources of international laws are: Thus international law may be defined as “the law of the international system...
Liberal democracy is often considered one of the best political systems which permit democratic and economic freedom. Liberal values are not the only desirable issues. There are ideals which others share, of unity, efficiency, order, and security. In addition, all societies today, whether democratic or non-democratic, pursue the secular grail...
Abstract Public Administration and unethical behavior are two sides of a coin, this paper will consider the example of the US and the unethical behavior of the government will be brought to the light. There are various types of governments in countries world over, for instance many countries follow Democracy...
Abstract This paper gives a critical look at China in terms of regional integration in the East Asia region. The main topic of this paper touches on China and regional integration in the East Asia and the challenges that must be overcome. This paper takes an analytical approach into the...
Introduction The countries of Canada and the United States are the two main countries located in Northern America. The two countries boast mutual benefiting economies, friendly alliance-based relationships as well as collateral trade unions, and friendly immigrant regulation to sustain their international relations. The truth behind the story however is...
Lethal injection is far more humane than the electric chair or the gas chamber, but is this method of execution humane in itself? The discussion of this question has always been rather controversial, as far as people have either kept to the point of view that violent criminals should be...
Introduction and Background The Kashmir conflict is directed to the global dispute of Pakistan and India as to Kashmir which is considered to be the region of Indian Territory. The problem is that Kashmir is related to the part of India which never found support on the part of Pakistan...
Introduction NAM at present with a two-third United Nation’s members and 55% of the world’s population comprising of both small and large players represents cohesion to that extent where one thinks of it as a ‘multicultural’ movement. Founded in the 1915, with 118 member nations, the NAM is based on...
The presidency of W. Bush was followed by a number of international agreements threatening the laws and obligations; taking into account all consequences and internal destruction the greatest part of the US population calls for George W. Bush’s arrest for all war crimes he participated in and violations made to...
Thesis statement Immunities from criminal to civil actions are granted between nations that have diplomatic ties because they have officials who are personal representatives of the head of state. The abuses are increasing because immunity is offered to diplomats who use it to protect themselves from being prosecuted even if...
Police organization is based on strict rules and delegation of authority, a span of control, and stipulated duties. The organization is important for the police department because it allows it to delegate and separate functions and maintain strict control of overall activities. For the police department, the establishment, evaluation, and...
Introduction The online campaign in form of social networking incorporates My space, Facebook, YouTube and other online sites have been used in McCain campaign and has helped many Americans and another possible voter in easy access of the information related to McCain qualities of leadership, background, his plans as a...
Much of what America looks like today, its political structure, the behavior of its citizens, the social institutions, the laws, as well as how the U.S. soldiers react on the battlefield can all be linked to the ideological foundations that this country was built on. It was the Founding Fathers...
Late 1980s were more eventful in the economic and political setting of Europe. With the weakening of the Cold war, European Community was undergoing transformation and new power and trade relations were emerging. An integration drive was initiated by European Community, including those neutral countries that had a prosperous existence...
Introduction It has been a debatable question for a while whether the United Kingdom has a constitution or it does not. It is still been widely discussed by politicians and political theorists who are putting forward miscellaneous assumptions but they can not find any suitable consensus about the matter. The...
Introduction Proponents of decentralization argue that it is a tool for increasing accountability among decision-makers. This is by correcting the problems that come with poor information and incentives which lead to poor public spending decisions (UNDP, 2005). Devolution of power to local governments leads to changes in the way public...
Introduction The essence of this a paper is to underscore and outline the interplay or rather the relationship surmised and existent, between the state and society. The tacit position underlying the focus objectives of this paper emanates from the perception that the influence of society on the state and vice...
Introduction Clement Attlee, an esteemed war veteran, established first majority Labour’s government in Great Britain. He pursued a sturdy socialist programme and he was the father of the public organisations, which have added more strength to U.K’s economy. His overture to politics was to offer the people the talent and...
Introduction The Modern times and age the political scene has witnessed a tremendous shift from the traditional national political systems. Governments over the past years have been actively involved in sustaining the security, national welfare of their citizens, and the protection of human rights within their boundaries. Political activities have...
Introduction The death penalty also known as Capital punishment is the execution of a person by the state as punishment for a crime. Ronald (2000) notes that “the execution of criminals and political opponents was used by nearly all societies as a way of punishing crimes and suppressing political dissent,...
Introduction The Freedom of Information Act 2000 which came into effect in 2005 was outcome of the major electoral manifestations of the labour party in 1997. This Act confers public the privilege to ask questions from more than 100,000 government bodies. The Act is often flaunted by crusaders and other...
Introduction In the US, the Electoral College is made up of elected representatives of each state who indirectly appoint the president and vice president. The college has had 538 electors since 1964. The term Electoral College came into usage in the early 19th century to refer to a group of...
Introduction Introductory strategy According to source watch, the term double speak was coined in the 1950’s and is linked to George Orwell in his novel, nineteen eighty-four. Thesis statement Double speak may be considered as using words/language calculatingly for political purposes. It is referred to a kind of language that...
Introduction One of the greatest arguments is taking place today in the United States. The argument centers around who will be the running mates of Barack Obama and John McCain. This is a major element in deciding who will win the top post in the United States; that of president....
An international monetary regime is structured to achieve international liquidity and is necessarily founded on the principle of collective action and, as such, a stable monetary regime is a collective or public good driven by collective interests-a result (fruit) to be enjoyed by a large group (of countries or economies)....
Introduction Tony Blair has served the United Kingdom as prime minister from 1997 to 2007 which made him be the longest-serving prime minister in the United Kingdom under the ticket of a labor party. He had joined the government through a ticker of the Labour Party and he has been...
Introduction This article is a report which was made by a High level Panel on the threats, challenges and change that the world is faced with. The High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change is a group of experts from different countries across the world established by the Secretary General...
Introduction United Nations Organization was founded in 1945. This organization aimed to establish world peace and world order after WWII. The alliance of the United Nations, which sheer necessity has brought about, with four World Powers as its corner-stones, therefore might prove a nucleus of world reorganization. Stark reality has...
Steps in the department’s recruitment process The department of the Ohio state police has immense and significant aspects that are usually put into consideration during the recruitment process of potential police officers. Great consideration is taken into serious account where everyone in the recruitment process is considered the same as...
The topic that I am researching is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). In what follows is a literature review on the topic. I specifically analyze articles that investigate the question of whether the Bush administration has committed abuses with regards to the FISA or not. The hypothesis that I...
Human rights, democracy, and terrorism act as a triangle that bounds modern world politics to a certain limitation. On one hand, we talk about the advancement of human rights and how human rights organizations can address the fear and threats to civil liberty, human rights are promoted in the form...
Introductory Abstract Management Information Systems (MIS) have evolved basically as tools or processes that aid in the effective management of an organization. This helps make prudent business decisions in the organization. Essentially, through an MIS, data is converted to information, which is then analyzed, and the results studied and made...
A Literature Review on Intelligence-led Policing in Europe Intelligence-led policing is a relatively new system of undertaking investigation duties that are subsequently used to make law enforcement decisions. Being a new system that is undergoing development has resulted in a lack of clear definition. According to Edmund et al. (2007,...
Analyzing and debating on the issue of the role of international law in international relations, one should consider the changing attitude of the state and nonstate actors toward the international law, and thus one can question the significance and the supremacy of the international law to international politics and international...
People oppose the Iraq war on the following grounds Before the war, UN inspectors did not find any evidence to suggest the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Even after the attack on Iraq, there were no weapons of mass destruction found, hence there was no reason to...
Options for U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies and the Criminal Justice System The question of whether human nature is good or evil has been the object of intense philosophical and psychological debate for centuries. Proponents of the natural law state that ‘good’ exists as a natural state. Some philosophers have held...
Introduction Listen closely to the debate about capital punishment in the United States. You will discover a disagreement about where the practice is located in a map of American values and practices. In the last century, the validity of capital punishment has become a debatable issue. Supporters of capital punishment...
Whether the death penalty, also known as capital punishment should be abolished or not from the United States penal system been the subject of debate for a long time now, ever since the early days of civilization. This debate remains controversial because of the diverse groups of stakeholders who hold...
William Julius Wilson is a Professor of Social Policy at Harvard University, known for his public stance that favors turning America into a “welfare state”. In his books and public speeches, Wilson strives to explain the low socio-economic status of majority of Black Americans by the fact that they still...
There was an increased debate on whether to withdraw the American military forces from Iraq since they were the ones who were behind the war that was in Iraq that lasted for five years. The war emanated from an announcement of a Shiite-Kurd coalition that was against the powerful Sunni...
Introduction We are undergoing a stress in our economy due to various factors. The present economic crisis perhaps could have a severe impact as the Great Depression had in the past. However, for the purposes of this essay, we shall assume that many adverse factors had been overcome or at...
Introduction The desire for national unity should be seen to account largely for the violence of the last 19th and 20th centuries. This can be seen from the many patriotic uprising revolutions against the rulers of the many small kingdoms and states that existed then. This is the period of...
The India- US nuclear treaty has attracted global attention and it has evoked mixed responses among the citizens of both nations. Questions have been raised so as to decide who benefits most out of the treaty. The treaty is significant as it has both political and strategic implications for the...
Introduction Class has always been an issue in the history of old and modern Britain for the goggles, it has given the society to view the class system not only in the context of historians, but also regarding the current social and political scenarios. Classes are distinguished based on social...
Introduction The article, “Humoring Condi” focused on the legacy of the Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, and her single focus on arriving at a peace deal between Israel and Palestine by the end of President Bush’s term. This, according to Washington Post Staff writers, Kessler & Abramowitz (2007) her goals...
Introduction The executive-legislative relations form crucial subsystems of the larger political system for making decisions in their special areas. The legislative and executive branches have become the key of the positive governmental process with the inclination of the judicial branch in the last decades. The aim of the paper is...
Introduction In the first half of the 20th century, a number of countries in Eastern Europe were struggling to improve their workflow and cover for the losses experienced in the Great War. One of the driving forces of such improvement processes was Taylorism – the system of scientific management developed...
The rights of the two conflicting parties, people in Israel and Palestine, are listed in the United Nations Resolution of 1947. According to the United Nations General Assembly (1947), Palestine is to be partitioned to form two independent states, Jewish and Arab, with a special international control regime for Jerusalem....
The state of Israel is a parliamentary republic, created on May 14, 1948, according to the plan approved by United Nations, which divided Palestine. Let me focus on the structure of Israel’s legislative organs. The head of the state is the President that is chosen for a period of five...
Introduction Transnational crimes can be seen to affect the democracy of a nation and the economic growth of that country in that it affects the trade of that country by draining the available assets of that country and hence as a result, transnational crimes should be discouraged. Also, transitional crimes...
Introduction The conflict between the Jews and Arabs in the Palestine is dated back to the seventh Century A.D. The Arab population was higher than Jews in Palestine. After colonization, the Zionist wanted to form a nation for the Jews in Palestine. The Zionist assumed that the right to land...
Abstract In fact, the government is lacking in many areas as social injustice in recent years has increased. The social crime rate has increased, and that causes moral decline, and surely that was not the dream of the founding fathers of America. Introduction We know as the 20th century finished,...
Have you ever thought of the society where all the citizens are politically indifferent? Have you felt comfortable there? Or, have you made any attempts to change the society deeply through? In his work Creating Citizens: Political Education and Liberal Democracy Eamonn Callan, a Professor of Educational Policy Studies, University...
The arena of world politics, in which cooperation, rivalry, law, and anarchy coexist and overlap, is still above all a world of states. Many consequences flow from this fact, but the point for the present is that the operative meaning of national security therefore also varies correspondingly for each state....
One of the most important issues in the criminal justice system is in relation to capital punishment. There are certain concerns when it comes to the aim to understand the said issue. These can include the question of the effectiveness of capital punishment and even the issues related to morality...
The Secretary-General, The United States Human Rights Commission 760 United Nation Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA, Dear Sir, I am writing this letter from Uganda jail, to inform you of the plight of children soldiers in the Northern Region of Uganda, East Africa. I have been staying in Uganda...
The early life of Robert Maxwell Ian Robert Maxwell was born Jan Ludvik Hoch in June 1923 in the small town of slantwise Doly, Carpathian Ruthenia, Eastern of what is now the Czech Republic. He grew up in a tight-knit Jewish Community. He fled the Czech invasion in 1939 and...
The Iraq War is an ongoing conflict, which began five years ago, on 30th March 2003. The war was dubbed Operation Iraq Freedom. The United States and allied forces invaded Iraq on the ground that the country, under the leadership of saddam Hussein was producing weapons of mass destruction, WMD....
Introduction Bushfires, like droughts, have been part of the Australian environment for thousands of years. These days, bushfires constitute a major natural and socio-economic risk, costing Australia, in excess of seventy million US dollars per year, and affecting around 2.5 million hectares of land in southern Australia alone. In some...
Introduction Background and Scope The Channel Islands government is committed to ensuring that lawbreakers, such as money launderers and terrorists, cannot legalise the profits of crime via the Channel Islands or use its fund and business industries. The Handbook is a report on the criteria of mitigating terrorist funding and...
Many people consider US democracy to be incomplete due to the racial issues that still exist in contemporary American society, which is associated with a quite pessimistic perspective regarding progressive politics and the future of the nation. For instance, Coates (2014) believes that the damage caused by the unjust trends...
Introduction A dictator has just been overthrown in the United Hyperborean Republic (UHR), and a new government has been appointed to restore the economic, political, and social structures of the state. The UHR is located in Eastern Europe in an extremely unfriendly environment, as a neighboring state with a dictatorial...
History Christopher Columbus created the first colony of Santo Domingo on Hispaniola island, which became the capital of the Spanish colonies in America. Until 1924, the Dominican Republic was repeatedly ruled by different countries, such as Spain, France, Haiti, and for short periods it was an independent and autonomous state....
Introduction Donald Trump’s presidency is marked with a number of contradictory policies, some of which concern trade. The most distinctive feature of his trade policy is protectionism, ensured by imposing tariffs on imports. While some Americans believe that this measure will benefit the USA, others assume that it will do...
Introduction New communication technologies have brought about many benefits for this society, but they are also being weaponized. While political interference is a relatively old practice, the 2016 actions of Russian hackers, which consisted of interfering with the elections in the United States (US), demonstrate that this approach to the...
Introduction The topic of social adaptation of the former military is a unique and significant area in social disciplines. According to Leal and Teigen (2018), service in the U.S. Army allows hiring volunteers, which helps strengthen the armed forces, but the conditions of entering the service do not imply free...
A speech made by Patrick Henry during the Second Virginia Convention held at St. John’s Church, Richmond, Virginia, on March 23, 1775, can be regarded as one of the most influential in the Revolutionary War discourse. Henry was a respected lawyer, known as one of the most outspoken opponents of...
Justin Trudeau is the Prime Minister of Canada and recently a controversial figure in media. He has a habit of wearing the national clothing of the host nation when visiting. This is often seen as insensitive or offensive by commenters. However, multiple photographs of him are available from such visits,...
The Lives of Others is an outstanding German drama that describes the control of East Berlin citizens by the secret police of the German Democratic Republic. Along with highly essential moral issues raised in the film, viewers may observe the culture-specific elements and living conditions of the GDR’s residents in...
Introduction Throughout history countries build their international relations on cooperation and confrontation in which they try to satisfy their national interests. At the present stage, the politics of geoeconomics has gradually replaced the politics of forces, and the interdependence of countries has become stronger, which affects the nature of their...
Abstract The present analytical paper explores power as one of the central concepts in social and political sciences. The first part of the analysis defines the notion of elites – the individuals at the top of the social hierarchy. Those belonging to the elites can escape the ordinary environments and...
Executive Summary The current situation with the extent of workforce aging in the UK has become a troubling tendency. While the range of staff members that have approached the category of aging employees has risen, the number of younger employees has been shrinking. The phenomenon of aging workforce can be...
What Law Would You Add? The current levels of gun violence in the United States have reached their pinnacle with the recent onslaught of mass shootings. Therefore, changing the current regulation addressing the possession of guns is overdue. The introduction of the gun control law will enhance the security of...
The Arab Spring is the term that represents many protests and rebellions on the territories of the Middle East and North Africa. The series of those events became an active catalyst for different ideological and political movements and contributed to the clash of various views within Arabic countries. The purpose...
Introduction The left’s separation from the proletariat in the USA has a long history. It took the form of pessimism in the sixties, based on the flourishing of the life of working middle-class representatives since they were perceived as a threat by the government. In the modern world, such a...
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is the U.S. agency that oversees economic sanctions against nations and specific groups. It was formally founded in 1950 when the entry of China into the Korean War forced the U.S. to block all of its assets in the country. However, it had...
Literature Review The telecommunication sector has gone through a massive transformation over the last two decades. According to Chadli et al. (2016), emerging technologies have redefined the manner in which people communicate. The new media that is primarily based on digital technology has become central not only in the socio-economic...
Argument About the Reading The issues of the distinction and unity of public and private selves of a human have long been in the focus of philosophical discourse. Habermas’ (2004) lecture is an extensive discussion of the interrelations between private and public spheres as the two dimensions, through which the...
