Essays on International Relations

News Write-Up: Immigration Order Complicates U.S. Businesses’ Plans in the Middle East

Description of Event

One of the first actions by President Trump, after assuming office, is the signing of an executive order that places a 90-day ban on immigration by citizens from seven nations i.e. Iran, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Sudan (Krauss, 2017). The ban has been met with a lot of criticism by private citizens and leaders drawn from different sectors. American business leaders and executives have openly expressed their opposition terming the ban to be retrogressive and will water down the efforts made by American businesses in regards ...

The Issues

The Asian Americans are groups of the Asians that inhabit the United States of America. Critical issues are affecting the group. The issues may be considered adverse about how the minority groups live in America. One of the significant problems that the group faces includes lack of political access and limitation of minority rights. The issue is related to the political representation of the Asian Americans as well as the minimal rights they face as minorities within the United States of America (Lin and Scherz 13). For instance, there are no policies that exist to protect the interest of ...

Korea was bisected at the end of the Second World War, as a response to the differing political climates which each half of the peninsula espoused – North Korea preferred the communism of the Soviet Union, while South Korea was more in line with the policies and politics espoused by the west, the U.S. in particular. During the early fifties, hostilities between the two halves of the country reached breaking point, and the Korean War broke out, with the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea attempting to reunify the country by conquering South Korea, and the American army attempting to ...

Knowing International Politics as Moving Images

According to Carver, the three life worlds that determine international relations include the knower, the state-actors and the ordinary people. In international relations, objects and materials of political nature which are already known to the knower (those with knowledge on the issues at hand) and the state actors (those involved actively in matters concerning state politics) are spread to the ordinary people who are the common people without much knowledge of such matters and who go by what the knowers and the state actors say. The kinds of sources are valued traditionally owing to their higher level of validity. ...

The Long-range goals set for foreign policy have been consistency since 1990, a period which has been associated with different presidents, wars and worst terrorists in the nation. Among the goals, the top priority is protecting the Americans from the terrorist’s attacks. The nation is known to be associated with worst attacks which lead to deaths of lots of people and destruction of the property thus affecting the entire operations of the country. The second goal is protecting the jobs of the American citizens. There is a record rate of 81 % on the success of protecting the American ...

Kwame Nkrumah’s “Unite Now or Perish” Speech As a ‘Classic’ Text in International Relations

Introduction In his May 24, 1963, speech at the inauguration of the OAU Conference in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, doctor Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President, gave a stirring speech with a clarion call “we must unite now or perish.” In his speech, he advocated for a strong Union of Independent African States to form one block of states. Nkrumah was convinced that it was only through unity that African states which were getting themselves slowly off the colonial hook would achieve development or progress. According to him, with such a unity, the continent would be able to stand up ...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 had a significant practical and emotional impact on the world. Being the longest-reigning queen in British history, Elizabeth II maintained a unique position of influence and admiration not only in the United Kingdom but also globally. In this essay, we will look at how Queen Elizabeth II’s death affected the world in several spheres, namely, the future of the monarchy, international relations, economy, and sentiment.

Queen Elizabeth Death: 2022 Marked the End of an Era

When did Queen Elizabeth die? The monarch died on September 8, 2022, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96. This marked the end ...

Social protection is significant for minimizing poverty for families and children, also recognizing children's rights. In the present world, many children live in poverty and starving. They are also in the demand of elementary needs and rights. In many parts of the world, families with children are relied at the risk of poverty than other groups of the population with respect to the monetary terms. If a child falls into poverty, he/she will be poor for the lifetime. Only in rare cases, they get education or healthy life. Food poverty can be an obstacle to children's long-term development. Generally, ...

After a short abstract, authors put a short introduction on the topic to be described in the paper. Next, authors described in larger details the workshop that was organized by Cameron Thies – one of the authors of the article – and mentioned about the importance and scientific novelty of application role theory in studying international relations. Following this, authors dwelled on history of the notion of role theory analysis in studying foreign affairs. This is divided into two sections – 1) First wave of role theory analysis and 2) Second wave of role theory analysis. Lastly, the article ends with the ...

Political Order

In the history of man and his pursuit of power, there are various lines which enemies drew upon each other as they seek to make their points stand out. The twentieth century remains one of the most historic times for the end of major wars between men, paving the way for the future movements, rules, and guidelines. Political power among major nations led to the beginning of World War I and II, which led to the death of millions of people, leaving some of the nation’s poorer than before. One might argue out that these wars were unnecessary ...

CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE ROLE OF CRISIS IN INDUCING POLICY CHANGE

Introduction Most nations make policies after they enter serious crisis. There is a general notion that a critical problem requires a critical solution. Thus, nations that came under Nazi or Japanese attack in the eve of the Second World War declared a state of emergency and made sweeping changes to their national policies. These changes had far-reaching impacts on the functioning of the arms of governments and the entire nation had to suspend various activities to implement the policies in response to the crises. However, after World War II, significant events have been considered as turning points in national ...

Introduction

In their attempt to identify appropriate research approaches in politics, feminists have often criticized traditional social science methodologies. In her article on women and democracy and the patriarchal welfare state, Carole Pateman raises the issue of the highly patriarchal political scene. She indicates that the positive and social democratic perspective is that a welfare state provides social meaning and equal worth to the political and juridical rights of all citizens. A second, more pessimistic, view on the welfare state, according to Pateman (1987) is that it provides the government with new approaches to exercising power over and governing the ...

Constructivism and structural realism are two theories of IR that seem to differ in their argumentations. The proponents of the structural realism seem to base the establishment of international relations on political powers while the social constructivists argue that international relations are socially constructed. Structural realism supports the decentralization of the international structure and the equality in sovereignty among all states or international actors. However, in the constructivism theory, the international relations seem to be grounded on social interactions, where the role of all international actors in negotiating international relations has central importance. The two theories view the interests ...

Introduction

Sociology is one of the subjects or courses offered by diverse universities all over the world, proving only of its importance. It is also evident that different experts propose using sociology in solving some of the most pressing concerns of today’s world; such as, war, criminality, poverty, and other social problems. Hence, it is necessary to understand why this subject is very important. In order to come-up with such an understanding, the varying definitions and significance of sociology must be known first.

The Many Definitions of Sociology

Sociology has found diverse applications in the world and the diversity of its applications has somehow ...

Summary Synthesis

In this paper, the author aims “to offer a more compelling understanding of the foundations of new international relations theory” (Vitalis 911). He seeks to do this not merely from the perspectives of historical sociology and international law but also regarding the racial anthropology and racial biology in the American historical context. He argues that there is a problem in the way social and political scientists understand the place of race and how the early scientists of these centuries construed or thought about it. He considers it an error for modern scientists to examine the works of early scientists ...

Ever since the infamous attacks in the World Trade Center last September 11, 2001, the view of the world regarding terrorism has changed forever. To counter terrorism attacks in their countries, governments of various nations have set up diverse procedures and operations that specifically aim to curb the terrorist organizations and their attacks, and to eliminate their threats once and for all. For example, airport terminals thoroughly scan passengers, malls and various establishments check the baggage of entrants, surveillance companies spy on telephone calls by civilians in order to search for suspicious activities, etc. have been utilized in order ...

Terrorism: One of the Biggest Threats to American Politics

Safeguarding the American citizens and the nation as a whole from Terrorists is possibly both one of the biggest threat and also the top priority for the American government today. According to a recent survey conducted by Pew Research Center, two important concerns of the ongoing Presidential campaign are safety and security of the nation and its economy from terrorism. According to the survey report published by Pew, approximately 75% of Americans strongly opine that both strengthening the American economy and safeguarding the nation from the threat of terrorism are two important concerns and also the prime focus of ...

Realism defines the international system in terms of anarchy, which is the absence of a central authority. An overview of the belief of realists is that all states are sovereign and autonomous, making them bound only by their own consent. They believe that the power of the State is key and central to this system and is the only variable of interest. Thus, States must use their power to defend themselves an survive. They think of power in terms of military, economy, and diplomacy, but emphasize the determinant of international politics to be the distribution of coercive material capacity. ...

The world has experienced many wars in the past with the most memorable being world war I and World War II. Superpowers are currently fighting to protect the world from plunging into world war III with concepts such as nuclear weapons becoming more common across the globe. A country's military power and its ability to exploit this power is used to rank a country among the superpowers. Dominant superpowers and rising superpowers are currently forming allies meant to protect their individual interests which also result in a state of conflict while declining powers are faced with a greater threat ...

For Augustine of Hippo, politics were to be done in accordance to virtue so as to fulfill God’s plan. As such, he believes in a theory of just war, as nations may be intervened and subdued for their own good and that of their citizens. It is only through virtue and love that politicians should act, and their international relations should be guided by these positive sentiments. This would include the conversion of heretics and anti-Christians, even if through the use of force and confiscation of goods. As one can see, the morality in this theory is largely ...

Introduction

The international community widely upholds the position that maintenance of the proper implementation of human rights standards violates the principle of state sovereignty within the international law system. In reality, the concept of human rights is involved in the internal sphere of the regulation of the states to certain extent, while the scope of the interference is quite limited. With the development of the concept of human rights in the contemporary society during the 20th century, the position of the state in the international arena and its influence is linked to the proper realization of the obligations regarding the ...

Question 1. What is the World System theory and how does it explain the structure of the international system and actions of states? World-systems theory is a macrohistorical paradigm of research of international relations that examines the social evolution of the economies, historical systems and civilizations as a structural relationship within the broad historical and geographic community, the so-called "world-system". World-systems analysis is considered as an alternative to traditional interdisciplinary social sciences, since it criticizes stadial concepts of history, is focused on supranational perspective and rejects the dichotomous opposition between East and West (Halsall, 1997). The key concept of ...

Q. 1 An important way of looking at international relations theories is by admitting that the theoretical discontentment and disagreements are part of the envisioned explanations. Every world system has a way of meeting the intended goals of the related entities, but only a few people can manage to utilize these attributes for the sake of retaining what is ideal across the system (Bose 17). The normative theory is one that allows for a wider perception of what is right and that implies getting an easier means of handling the transformational changes. The explanation of any events taking place ...

Modern international relations have significantly increased the influence of American presidents. Three in particular served with similar events playing out: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama. The terms of these presidents were denoted by tumult in Iran and a resurgent Russia, and as far as foreign policy is concerned, their legacies may not be pristine. Jimmy Carter faced significant challenges in regards to Iran, whose revolution in 1979 instilled a theocratic regime devoted to Islamic law. The Ayatollah blamed the West for many of the region’s issues and when Carter allowed the deposed Shah to receive medical ...

The analysis of the relationship between a state and a country is an essential component to understanding the nature of human security with respect to international relations. The evaluation also assists in contrasting views between state-centric and traditional mechanisms of national security. The traditional approach is a referent of the ability of a nation to protect itself from external threats. Therefore, interests involving sub-national groups and individuals are subordinate to those of the state. National interests help in affirming the “other” as a significant element of understanding the self and foreign aspects. David Campbell in his article Writing Security: ...

Abstract

While power is a secular affair these days, ethics and moral with their connection to religion seem related to what refers to activities associated with the governance of people and territories. Of course, neither of the two provides a comprehensive view of the complex notion of politics, yet both complement the concept with precious meaning. Thus, moral adds an important dimension revealing domestic politics as a set of activities prioritizing social welfare. Furthermore, the perception of governance through the prism of virtuous leaders, as done by ethics scholars, such as al-Farabi, allows people to perceive politics as a unique ...

Introduction

Since the republics in the Soviet Union proclaimed independence in 1991, there have been significant changes concerning the ethno cultural, and demographic situation. The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the major reason behind the creation of the Russian Diaspora. More than twenty-five million Russian citizens found themselves in the midst of newly and freshly created states, which were often redesigned as their new political dwellings (Beissinger, 2008). After some time, the displaced Russians were compelled to either assume a fresh political identity, or to return to the Russian Federation, which was newly created. Assuming fresh political identity would ...

Prevalence of Poverty in Haiti

The issue of poverty is a topic countries are unable to tackle fully given the complexity of the problem based on its cause and the factors that ensure its continuous persistence. Many countries have areas where development is not fully realized and only certain parts of the country benefit from development or modernization. Some countries do not have resources or training necessary to instigate development and a few cannot escape poverty easily, because they have yet to repair their infrastructure and society after being subservient to another country. In the case of the Republic of Haiti, the prevalence of ...

The article dated 25th January 2016 on The Cairo Review of Global Affairs by Nabeel Khoury talks about the Syrian peace negotiation efforts fronted by the United Nations. Khoury gives reasons why the peace talks are destined to fail based on the current situations in Syria. Among the reasons is the continued offensive by the Assad’s regime with support from Russia airstrikes and Iranian forces. Lack of unity and coordination of strategies within rebel forces also complicate the negotiations. Besides, the US and Russia are almost always at loggerheads. Observing the current situation in Syria, it is right ...

Introduction

The state and its interaction with the international environment are defined by a certain set of actions and decisions which shape the international relations of the state with rest of the stakeholders in the international landscape. In terms of the international business, the multinational corporate often lands in a situation where there has to be a tradeoff between its adherence to the state’s policies and the personal interests. There are specific theories which ascertain how the state and business should conduct themselves with respect to issues of distribution of power, interests, and sustainability in the international relations. This ...

Personal Mastery

Personal Mastery Personal Mastery Since the dawn of our civilization, people have been trying to study the world around them. Within the ages passing, human nature has proved to be inquisitive and curious. Therefore, eagerness to learn and find out something new is considered to be a mandatory feature of a successful person. In fact, this belief took the shape of the special managerial discipline, which is personal mastery. Personal mastery is a name for the process of getting mature in the field of organizational behavior. Personal mastery identifies the possibility of person’s growth and evolution. Step by ...

Power has become a central concept as far as international relations are concerned with many scholars unable reach a consensus on the most appropriate meaning that should be used in formal discussions. This is mainly because it is a new concept that had not received much attention from international relations scholars. This concept has predominantly been understood as the control that a nation has over another in terms of military resources, economic superiority, and technology capabilities. However, recent scholars such as Duvall and Barnet have come up with a new characterization of power as a result of production that ...

The period between the begin of the World War I and the end of the World War II can be compared with the Thirty Years War because the reasons behind the conflict were the same foremost for the German states n the center of Europe: to gain domination over the continent. This is purely geopolitical approach. There have been no world wars, but one that lasted from 1914 to 1945. This "second Thirty Years War" was a war provoked by globalism to shoot down political systems incompatible with its global project. The official narrative segments divide the 1914-1945 period ...

Since the end of the Second World War political processes in the Middle East – and military processes ensued by them as well – have been given a significant boost that led to the creation of a very complicated array of problem that has not been solved up until now. In this paper I will try to summarize the political and security issues that have been going on in the Middle East ever since the establishment of the State of Israel in order to understand and to provide a clear conclusion about what was the impact of the creation of namely ...

Historians and researchers have documented various changes that have taken place in the world since time memorial. One of the major variations that has occurred over the last century is the change from a local to a global society that has integrated the entire world into one common unit. This essay conceptualizes on the works of various authors who have studied the relationship between a local and global community. The writers under evaluation are Donald Wright, who authored The World a Very Small Place, Ryan Poll of Main Street and Empire, and Hunt of The World Transformed. Hunt’s ...

Censorship is the practice of examining movies, books, art, and media among other things and suppressing the vulgar parts. It is a common feature in the film and media world, where various censorship bodies put in place different viewership categories. The internet has its censorship regulations though there are flaws in these systems. However, certain countries have an upper hand to these regulations, which turn out to be an issue towards the rights of its citizens. China is among the few nations with strict censorship laws that prevent freedom of speech. Every Chinese resident is living in a censorship ...

Introduction

The human family in all its forms and all its habitat has undergone struggles to restore the world in order and create a peaceful society. As long as we can remember, the struggle to attain security and peace has been reflected in the various lifestyles of the entire humanity. The nation-state remains the largest single component that comprises of human grouping willing to achieve a peaceful coexistence. It has not been easy to maintain peace in the world we live as nations have engaged each other in conflicts. The detrimental effects that resulted from the first and second world ...

Sovereign Statehood Is A Modern Fiction That Has Been Universalized Through Imperialism And Decolonization. Critically Analyze This Statement Using Examples From More Than One Part Of The World

Introduction

Sovereignty in international relations is a concept that indicates that a state is constitutionally independent. In politics, a state is considered sovereign if it exists in a legal, absolute, and unitary condition where the state is equal to other states in international law and is not answerable to any other foreign state (Biersteker and Weber, 1996). A sovereign state has clearly defined borders within which people reside and the government of ...

INDICATORS:

Income level: High Income Population: 35.54 million (“Data” 2014) GDP at market prices (Current US$): $1.785 trillion (“Data” 2014).

GDP per capita (current US$):

$50,230.8 (“Data” 2014). GDP growth (annual %): 2.44 (“Data” 2014). FDI Inflows: $59.6 billion in 2014 (“Trade Policy Review” 5). FDI Outflows: $58.2 billion in 2014 (“Trade Policy Review” 5).

Balance of Payment:

Current account balance (BoP, current US $): (-) $ 37.47 billion (“Data” 2014). Current account balance (% of GDP): (-)2.1% (“Data” 2014). Import of goods and services (BoP, current US$) : $580.7 billion (“Data” 2014). Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) : $564.6 billion (“Data” 2014). ...

Culture in the Study of International Relations and Practice

Culture can be broadly defined as the full range of the learned human behavioral patterns. Cultures often vary across different geographical regions and may be affected by the ethnicity of the practitioners. However, cultures are dynamic and adapt to the changing world and the situations they are presented. Over the last century and even more over the last few decades, globalization and the resulting international relations have led to linkage and interactions of cultures across the world. In turn, the world cultures have played a significant role in determining the nature and major aspect of international relations, especially in ...

Chapter 2 from the book "Ibn Fadlan 921-922 CE" extremely important source on the history of Eastern Europe about X century. The author visited the Volga Bulgaria as part of the Embassy of the Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir. The trip was undertaken at the initiative of the governor of the Volga Bulgaria, who, wishing to get rid of from the power of the Khazars, the caliph asked patronage and promised to convert to Islam. Author came from Baghdad in 921 and came to the Volga Bulgaria in May 922 (Gordon 23). Ibn Fadlan left a detailed account of the journey, ...

Introduction

Socrates once declared that the fundamental rule, which most need to follow is in regard to national character. This statement that for every group that makes a nation, it must create it’s own character, lack of this thereof means that the people must start embracing one (Moulioukova 2011, p. 3). Scholars studying the concept of identity and its relation to foreign policy is one that has been donebefore, however, more research is needed and gaps that had been present in previously available literature be addressed. Altoraifi (2012, p. 27) explains that foreign policy and national identity cannot afford ...

POLITICS AND WARFARE

The world wars and especially the First World War was one that took the world with a shock, it is was unprecedented. Never I the history of the world had there been so many nations forming allies and fighting each other in a bid to gain military strength and help protect national interests(Beckett 225). To say that the growing tensions that lead to the occurrence of this war had been foreseen as something that could lead to a potentially catastrophic world war would be tantamount to rhetoric, however, there were subtle cues and several instances that when keenly ...

World rankings of XIX century depended on many factors, but the most important of them was the military power of the state. The maximum level of development of the military power of a state is determined by the extent of its military capabilities. The military potential of the state is a set of involved and potential material and spiritual possibilities of the state, which can be used for military purposes at the maximum and timely disclosure and use. Each state shall take care of the effectively implementation of its policies, the protection of their interests in international relations, ensuring ...

U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of ...

Introduction:

Outsourcing is a cost saving practice in which one company provides different goods and services to another company. It is used by different companies to transfer some portions of work to outside suppliers instead of completing it internally. It describes the strategic use of outside resources to perform organization's internal activities. It help the companies to get more skills and expertise from outside suppliers. Outsourcing is an act of acquiring products or services from an outside company that is known as vendor or supplier. The history of outsourcing is embedded with a history of the growth of modern technology ...

Francisco de Vitoria: On the American Indians

First Level Analysis Francisco de Vitoria was a theologian who wrote during the time of the Spanish conquest of the Americas. In his political treatise entitled On The American Indians, he suggests the Spanish should question by what right they have subjected the “barbarians” to their rule. Indeed, de Vitoria is immensely focused on investigating the political power of the Spanish in the New World, and in this particular passage, he determines that the barbarians that the Spanish have conquered in the New World should not be ruled under the dominion of the Spanish. He likens these people to ...

Question 1: Tell me about yourself?

Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I grew up in a very cultured and protected society. Within my country, we have one of the most culturally well preserved states that have wonderful culture and historic sites. What makes my country so special as well is that we have one of the most holy sites in Islam that is very closed to the public. In Saudi Arabia, there is a very tight knit community that has greatly shaped me as a person and has also shaped the education that I have received. Throughout my childhood, I had many close friends and ...

Hard and Soft Power

Hard and soft power are concepts used in a bid to understand the behavior of leaders. The two concepts, in political science, are used to explain how political leaders act. Power and leadership are concepts that have a close relationship with the ability to influence the behavior of others. To this end, leaders have a variety of options such as coercion, using threats, inducing through financial rewards and attraction through cooperation . When a leader employs soft power, they mainly harbor the ability to influence what others prefer. The leaders in support of soft power acknowledge that it is impossible ...

Introduction

When World War II ended, the US adopted an aggressive foreign policy in order to relate with other nations globally. The country was considered a super power and, therefore, it began to assert its influence on the world map, adopting a vibrant international policy that it considered important to protect and achieve its national interests. During the entire period of the cold war, the US, previously considered an inactive economic, military and political giant, moved away from its cherished isolationist policy that had historical attachment to its founding fathers in favor of an active intervention policy on world issues ( ...

Understanding the intrigues of an international system is as complex as understanding the factors that have influenced its evolution over time. However, it is clear that the international system underwent its most profound changes in the periods of the First and Second World Wars. The stack difference in international relations between the post war period and before the war can only be illustrated by having a detailed overview of the situation after the First World War; which set the stage for the Second World War, and the ensuing international system afterwards. In fact, it would not be an overstatement ...

Literature Review: The Impact of Globalization on Organizational Development and Change.

For the purpose of this literature review, the following Problem Statement will be deliberated upon: What is the Impact of Globalization on organizational development and change? In this regard, two sub-problems and their respective hypotheses have been identified. An examination of related resources has brought to light a number of theoretical perspectives and research findings which have been evaluated, described and synthesized hereunder.

HYPOTHESIS 1: Better relations between countries. The effects of globalization on the world been the subject of innumerable studies, quantitative as well as qualitative and while earlier academic discourse focused on its political ramifications, recent studies ...

EDITORIAL RESPONSE ON A.G. HOPKINS - GLOBALIZATION IN WORLD HISTORY

Introduction

In Hopkins’s first edition, he chooses to focus on Globalization and brings out the importance of varying histories to Eurasia and Africa. Moreover, he brings out the modern version of America and the diversified ways that people appear to understand it. In the second volume, he attempts to put up some level of uniqueness that can be embarrassed by other higher learning institutions. It is through it that many levels of expertise are portrayed such as economic and intellectual history. In these collections, essays are discussed and in ...

Chancellor Merkel,

Congratulations for being one of TIME Magazine’s Most Influential Leaders and for your continuous steadfast action in the EU Refugee Crisis and the Eurozone. With that said, it is time for you to also consider the current situation to complexities of the Iran nuclear deal which has been a problem to the international community since the end of the Second World War. Iran’s nuclear power started in the 1950s according to Kerr (2012) with the assistance of the United States. The US created a nuclear reactor in the capital city Teheran in order to generate enough electricity ...

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of conflict in the international system (Gilpin 1918).” The power shift from dominance by the ...

Abstract

When the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s after the Cold War, the international arena has shifted drastically from the nature of the status quo to the conflicts that continues to trouble several regions today. In terms of the status quo, many nations adhered to democratization that resolved many conflicts that were influenced by the Cold War. On the other hand, the nature of conflicts after the Cold War have drastically changed as some wars are now fought by different actors and the intensity of each conflict varies. At the present time, conflicts persist throughout the globe and even ...

“If we Americans are to learn from our mistakes, from the flailing, ineffective way we, as a nation conducted the war on terror after the attacks of 9/11, and from the way we have failed to make our case to the great moderate mass of peace-loving people at the heart of the Muslim world, we need to listen to Greg Mortenson.” (David Oliver Relin, “Three Cups of Tea,” p.5) Do we? Why/why not? To what extent can individuals make a difference in international relations? When Greg Mortenson partook a flight to an unknown destination in the heart of the ...

Problem Statement and Recommendations

The growing influx of Mid-East refugees into Europe, particularly in last five years, cannot be overemphasized. The mass uprisings, civil wars and political persecution are leading causes for current refugee crisis. The path made by refugees into Europe's heart is, if anything, a major logistical issue, apparently minor but is at core of current refugee crisis. As Mid-East asylum seekers and refugees continue to pour into European countries and across borders, European security is at stake at multiple levels. First, "source" countries – i.e. countries at Europe's southern borders at which refugees first set foot from countries of origin – pose ...

After the Russian humiliation, white men were termed as no longer invincible after conquering other nations. The outcome of the war led to racial inequality and the less civilized countries of East were subject to colonialism. The book, Race and Racism in International Relations, the idea of race emerged from the age of empire and nation-building. During colonial periods, police were so brutal on subjects and lynched them mercilessly just on basis of racial discrepancy. There needs to be more work in circulating racist ideas globally and champion anti-racist traditions so as to absorb differences which appear when dealing ...

Causes and development of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

The conflict between Palestine and Israel has been proceeding for almost a century, and it remains unsolved up to this day. None of the parties wants to make the large-scale concessions, following the minor conditions of a shaky truce. The origin of the conflict can be seen even before the First World War. Precisely, the main causes of the conflict have the religious and racial nature based on the territorial issue. In addition, it is worth considering that the escalation of the conflict has been associated with the creation of the State of Israel, which was corroborated by the ...