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In addition, the modern arms can be considered similar to the firearms of the past in that they cause the same effect in the wars they are used in.

Majority of the Greek Cypriots hoped for a union of Cyprus with Greece while the majority of Turkish Cypriots supported the division of the island between the two motherlands of Turkey and Greece.

The levels of analysis include: the system level- in which a particular state is almost defined by the international system, for instance, when the US and USSR were the most powerful states, other state behaviours [...]

The emergence of the close relations between China and Russian cannot be evaluated without a close analysis of the influence of the United States' foreign policy and the triangular relationships between the three countries.

Despite, the collective security and the provisions of the UN Charter, the reaction of the U.N.to transnational threats has been lukewarm at best.

By the end of this essay the reader will be in a position to know the origin, the applied science and technology as well as the implementation of atomic bombs.

Research Objective: To determine why and in what ways Iran is influencing the balance of power in the Middle East Context: The physical setting of the research and the study environments will be in the [...]

This paper focuses on the aspect of international relations and how the United States is set to cope with the complex scenario witnessed in the international relations today. The world has witnessed a major shift [...]

This paper presents the history of the greater Macedonia, a brief history of the Greece territory near Macedonia which is the source of conflict and the conflict between the two countries.

Early feminists challenged the field of the international relationships to examine the level of the reorientation and the level of the understanding of the international politics in case gender were a major category for analysis [...]

Schmitt was continually unconvinced by the invocation of the 'sovereign equality' of states as a way of resolving against the emergence of war.

Foreign policy of former colonial masters in the colonies began to be influenced by the cultural and societal frameworks of the countries.

Through the collaboration of the civil society, Denmark has been in a position to offer aid through the support of the civil society.

The apparent weakness in the international law provides a loophole for the attacker to exploit it and justifies of why the intervention is necessary.

Terrorist activities are perpetrated to compel the affected parties to comply with the demands of the terrorists. Some of the conflicts in the developing countries caused by the instability and poverty in the third world [...]

Both the EU and the U.S.have a deep sense of widely shared values and a strong belief in democracy as a way of governance, adherence to principles of the rule of law, respect for human [...]

NATO established itself in Iraq in 2004when the alliance was charged with the responsibility of assisting the people of Iraq to form an effective military that would counter the influence and the power of the [...]

Particularly, the US has been critical of the nuclear aspirations of the nation. The nuclear aspirations of Iran began in the 1950s.

Smith suggests analyzing the current tension of the US-EU relations from the position of world order: the role of leadership, the distribution of power, the development of institutions and the articulation of ideas and values [...]

In this regard, the Union has also revised funding for candidates in form of pre-accession assistance to 14110 million euros, which is to be utilized between 2014 and 2020.

The demographic patterns in these areas necessitate the action adopted by the western countries to rebuild governance that are inclusive of the universal laws and cultures of the natives.

The main aim of coming up with the Millennium Development Goals was to ensure that the level of social and economic development in the developing countries and by extension to oversee a sense of unity [...]

The question that remains in the minds of scholars and practitioners of international relations is whether China will regard itself as an ordinary member of the world community or will see itself as a special [...]

This treatise aims at discussing at length on state and its effects on foreign and security policy, paradox of US being the most economically and military powerful nation, effects of globalization and economic interdependence to [...]

Thus, India is now becoming one of the most influential countries in the world. India is the country which prevents China from becoming the single super power in the region and one of the most [...]

The aim of this proposal is to give support to the theory that Russia still has an overwhelming political influence on the former republics of the USSR, known as the Commonwealth of Independent States.

US supremacy will not cease to exist but it will be similar to the supremacy of the USA of the middle of the twentieth century when two super powers resided.

To do so what will be examined are the reasons why communism collapsed, the impact of communism on the international security infrastructure, the way in which national interests and ideologies affected the structure of international [...]

Not only that, tensions between the two states have become considerably strained as Syrian rebels often utilize the border between Syria and Turkey as a staging ground for their attacks on the regime of Bashir [...]

Through the understanding that the Syrian conflict may have far-reaching implications on peace-efforts in the Middle East, existing diplomatic relations between the west and the east and the ongoing war on terror, the findings of [...]

As a result, it was only the rich, the powerful and the elite who enjoyed the powers and privileges of the community at the expense of the less fortunate individuals in the society.

As far as genocide was proclaimed an international crime, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was established. In our days, the execution of women is recognized to be one [...]

In a sharp contrast to the new global economic order contemplated in 1944 by the initiators of the Bretton Woods system, and in a sharp contrast to the principles enshrined in the new post-war economic [...]

The focus of this research is the attitude of the Turkish society towards the possible Turkey-EU union. The purpose of study is to detect the tendencies in the Turkish public opinion about the countries membership [...]

It further sought to maintain and expand its territorial control over Poland in disregard to the Yalta Accord which granted it control over Eastern Poland and left the North and West to the Polish government [...]

According to Hamas one of the major Palestinian militant groups operating in the area Israel is a threat to their way of life and making them economically weak so that their survival depended on the [...]

Nevertheless, the validity of such tendency, on the part of Western Medias, is becoming increasingly deprived of any rationale, whatsoever especially in light of the International Committee of the Red Cross's recent decision to recognize [...]

The United States government certainly wants to recognize China as a great military power that is capable of dealing with most of the region's challenges.

This type of traditional reasoning exists to threaten world security, leaders should be made to reason logically that is; scientific reasoning allows application of methods of scientific management in administration and leadership Geography of the [...]

Nuclear weapons are usually not defined in the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty, however, the Treaty of Tlatelolco prohibited nuclear arms in the Caribbean and Latin America in 1967, defining nuclear weapons as those devices which can [...]

The League of Nations was the first international body to be formed in the attempt to control, limit and reduce arms.

To begin with, the main aim of the international program is to convince the countries to join the problem of weapons reduction and confirm their consent to destroy the existing chemical weapons.

According to many citizens of the countries that have formed the European Union, views and positions taken by leading advocates of Europhiles and Eurosceptics have influenced the positions taken by the citizens of the different [...]

The international relations theory and foreign policy is significant as a result of the interconnection that exists between foreign policy on one hand and the classical, realism theory on the other hand.

He puts forth the likely colossal economic shifts as a resultant of rise of the rest, as the other global economic forces rise to substitute the U.

In addition, the articles analyzed below deal not only with the roots of the problem, but also with the means which have been used to tackle it, as well as the advantages and the disadvantages [...]

Third, analyzing the outcomes of the first regime change in North Korea and the results of the regime change in other countries, we should also analyze how the change can influence on the industrial, agricultural [...]

While humanitarian intervention can be carried out with the consent of a government, it can also occur without the consent of the relevant government especially when the government is accused of causing or threatening to [...]

Similar restrictions are expected to be imposed to the country upon entry into the EU to avoid destabilization of the EU and to help the EU and Turkey in adapting to the conditions.

The operations were instituted in December of 1992 to help in the enactment of the harmony accord involving the administration of Mozambique and the opposition faction RENAMO.

Admittedly, the major reason for the development of violent non-state agents is weakening of state power. The development of technology and globalization contributed greatly to the spread of VNSAs.

The essay examines as to whether or not the founding of the United Nations represent a radical departure from the system of international law and/or international society prior to 1945.

Vandana2 Shiva in the article The Polarized World of Globalization, laments the effects globalization; she is of the opinion that globalization has negative social, political and economic effects.

The major aim of the Arab spring has been to reverse the social situation that exists between the ruling class in these Arab countries and the subjects.

Another accusation of the World Trade Organization in regard to its legitimacy position is that it has been involved in the widening of the gap that prevails between the poor and the rich.

This is in comparison with 2004, when only 40 percent of the respondent had a negative view of the Americans and America.

However, in spite of the remarkable global progress that has been made with regards to the balance of power and betterment of international security; Kochler says that "no balance of power has emerged yet since [...]

Despite the fact that peace accords are signed after the war has been ended and the assistance that the states receive from the rest of the countries that supported them, the post-war reconstruction period takes [...]

US global power is unsustainable into the 21st century Bacevich argues that the US needs to evaluate its national policies to maintain its economical position in the world. The US needs to change its national [...]

The aid is given to African countries to supplement the domestic sources of funds and help in alleviating deaths from disease and poverty.

In fact, responding by attacking the U.S.allies in the Persian Gulf would also prompt the united states to attack the Iranian fleet located in the Persian Gulf with consequences of hefty damages to Iran. Iran [...]

In my opinion, granting educational aid to Africa is one of the best strategies required by African economies and eradicates poverty.

In a more instinctive manner, there is need to redefine Afghanistan's security, economy and identity in order to minimize the increasing rate of poverty, tension and insecurity in the country.

Small fraction of all aid the United States and other donors often conditionally grants to Africa is intended for general budget support on performance in the area of civil liberties, conduct of elections, and respect [...]

However, to my mind, failed states may bring much more harm to the United States than any other countries due to several reasons: failed states may serve as good weapon for other countries against the [...]

The key member of the alliance in terms of finance and military capability enabled the United States to accomplish its mission as envisaged in the formation of the alliance.

During the events of the Cold War in 1962, Cuba experienced rough relationship with the United States over the relationship between Castro and Khrushchev, which to the United States was a threat to international security.

This essay aims to discuss the perception of the major schools of American foreign policy with regard to the intervention of America in Iraq.

The shifting global power of world politics from the US to China raises anxiety that America may resort to war with China to maintain its position as the center of global power.

The overall objective of the control is to enhance and promote the culture of the neocolonialist state among the citizens of the targeted countries so as to get access to markets, labor and raw materials [...]

This support has strengthened the terrorist who have integrated their operation, an action that has served to alienate further the relations between the two countries resulting in the US calling for sanctions against Iran and [...]

The stagnation in the pace of development in the region even after gaining independence raises the question about the models of development that were utilized by the colonial masters and the models of development that [...]

The advantages of the formation of the EU include the use of single currency in markets and the prevention of wars.

Thus, Obama wanted to establish a foreign policy to change how the U.S.was perceived by the Muslim world and improve the relations.

It is a fact that the fall of the Soviet Union led to various ethnic conflicts. The principle of neutrality in the ethnic conflicts is immoral if the conflict leads to genocide.

The study will focus on the development of Europe from 1945 and the strategies associated, the effect of before and after the establishment of the EU, as well as the enlargement of EU and the [...]

The calls for change have been initiated by the need to transform the organisation into a more responsive entity, with up-to-date solutions for the problems faced by its member countries in the 21st century.

The U.S.failed to recognize that the success of freedom depends on the readiness of the free people to sacrifice; therefore, the people of the region, not the American people, must make these sacrifices.

However, it is perceived that in the 1950s and the 1970s, in Guatemala and Iran, and Chile in that order, the US violated the Doctrine of Nonintervention.

Therefore, the current debate over the exchange rate between the Yuan and the dollar is framed in terms of global imbalances where it is seen that USA is consuming beyond its savings on one hand, [...]

They are also affecting the decisions of the elected leaders in the many economies and make them subject to the interest of the people.

Economic sanctions are believed to have serious effects on the receiving countries, and this has increased the faith of many people on the various forms of disciplinary actions that are applied in the contemporary world [...]

The main problems that confront all states in the global system are the preservation of sovereignty and promotion of national interests.

This paper will set out to discuss the major reasons for the difficult relationship between the UK and the rest of the EU.

During this period, the policymakers in the United States of America got more concerned about the security of the country as a result of several technological changes in the international railroads and telegraphs as well [...]

In summary, the trade relations between Japan and Australia have deteriorated following the rise of China as a major trading partner.

In the year 1992, the situation in Somalia deteriorated owing to the civil war and the catastrophic drought that affected most parts of central Somalia.

This big concern about the islands was more of a regional matter than anything else, and in that case, there were unsuccessful interventions by the British forces in the late 1960s, to ensure that both [...]

However, it is correct to suggest that more effort needs to be put to bring the different side together and most importantly to bring the region of the Middle East to the core of international [...]

The negative effects on the oil market and the economic catastrophe of the 1990s as well as regional conflicts reduced the rate of growth to a large extent within the GCC countries creating strain within [...]

The west views the nuclear program of Iraq as a means of developing the capacity to mass-destroy people in a bid to seek the power to control the world.

The emergence of Palestinian filmmakers in re-telling the conflict is a departure from the western perception of the conflict. This paper therefore explores the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the perspectives of Arab filmmakers and the mainstream [...]

In Libya, conflicts started as tension that had risen from the leadership of the late Mummar Gadhafi; he had a system of leadership that divided the citizens to make it easier to rule them.

What is required is a commitment of the members to voice the concerns of the population to the US government to take actions that are aimed at ensuring that policies are put in place to [...]

The revolution was mainly a clash between forces loyal to Gadaffi and forces that were against his rule and that sought to oust him from power. The revolution was effective in ending the oppressive and [...]

The U.S.and Panama Relationships since the End of the Cold War The USA and Panama relationships after the Cold War started with the invasion of the USA into the country.

As a matter of fact, the aspect of location of Africa and Europe has been the major determining factor that has shaped how France configures its international relations with other nations.

The group of scientists who created the weapon of mass destruction tried to prevent the usage of atomic bombs with the help of providing the petition to the President.

To begin with, a discussion will be carried out on the impact of the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 and how it played a significant role of reshaping the state of sovereignty especially after the [...]

Even though, Britain lost most of its colonies during the American Revolution and the Napoleonic wars, its economic policies rose above the United States as well as other European powers in the international affairs. This [...]

The adoption of this United States' policy helps to diffuse the political insecurity and the threat posed by China to the East Asian countries.

For this reasons, most of the countries in the European continent have been aspiring to join the EU and gain the benefits attached to EU membership.

The purpose of the article is to petition the United States President to take decisive step in the use of atomic bomb against Japan in the prevailing war.

The UN General Assembly was emphasizing the links between possible protection of world cultural diversity and the importance of dialogue between societies in the modern world. To a great extent, it shows a unification of [...]

The article known as The new era in world's policies in the book entitled The Clash of Civilization and the Remaking of World Order by Huntington portrays a central theme of the events that occurred [...]

The cultural and commercial history of the region shows that the countries intermingled with the East Asian countries in the early years.

The military and economic growth of China is a cause for concern among many policy-makers and military planners in the United States.

Since the long-term reliability of constant supply of fuel globally is dependent on the maintenance of the long-term security in the Gulf region, it is justifiable to relate the twists of global international oil supply [...]

In addition, the United States is the largest importer of oil and petrol from Saudi Arabia. The inflation rate in Saudi Arabia rose to a one year two months high of 5.

Whatever the reasons are for these differences, it is clear that a clash of civilizations does exist between Islamic groups and Jewish-dominated Israel.

In the article, religion and sense of pride towards an affiliation is a serious issue at stake in the views of the Muslims in Afghanistan.

One of the first points that should be made is that ethnic conflicts were present in the history of many nations, but many countries were able to overcome them at least to some degree, for [...]

Thus, people living in western countries as well as those living in the countries of the Middle East admit that the relations between the two regions are tense, Thus, 62% in France, 61% in Germany [...]

Moreover, it explores the changing world systems after the Second World War and the interest on the concept of democratic peace as captured in the abstract.

Many people in the US were happy with the way Eisenhower handled things but scholars accused him for handling the matters of the state with many consultations.

This in turn has led to a significant comparative advantage of Chinese industries in production of the specific products at the expense of American firms that have to pay high prices for importation of the [...]

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger According to the UN Report, the first target of this goal is to cut by half the number of people whose daily income is below $ 1 between [...]

The Canadian United States boundary formally referred to as the global border, is the greatest boundary in the world. Developing some barriers would be detrimental to the economies and the position of the two states [...]

Security as one of the basic issues and the relevance of morality are also recognized to be important elements of realism in international politics.

In other words, Iran has been able to establish itself as one of the powerful states in the region due to the presence of Hezbollah in various parts of the region. Iran has been influencing [...]