This is not a revelation to those alert, informed, intelligent citizens who pay attention to news broadcasts. Still, the ongoing media bias towards distinct racial groups is intolerable in democratic societies, whether the U.S., Australia, or Britai Continue Reading...
OMAHA p Executive briefing on current emerging issues in emergency management to brief a local executive Executive briefing of emerging issues in emergency management: Capabilities, vulnerabilities, and needs for Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska i Continue Reading...
Chomsky and the Linguistic Politics of War Often, in war, diplomacy and other geopolitical matters, terminology has significant implications. It is frequently the case that terms such as 'terrorism,' 'genocide' and 'war crime' are applied as much if Continue Reading...
Media executives not journalists were in control at Fox and determined the on-air content. Demonstrating that no news is free from engineering by the production team, the documentary revealed that Republicans made up of 83% of the interview subjects Continue Reading...
Fox news website, on Dec. 20, 2013, "If confirmed, Yellen would be the first woman to lead the Fed and the first Democrat to do so since Paul Volcker stepped down in 1987." She is an economist, a democrat, a woman, she is married to a Nobel Prize wi Continue Reading...
North Korea's provocation to the U.S., South Korea and Japan with the help of their nuclear weapons, media and foreign policy. "The most critical thing in the war of North Korea is to teach everyone of our nation to hate U.S. imperialism, or else, Continue Reading...
Immigration and the Muslim Population 9/11 changed the world -- especially in the U.S. in terms of Muslim-American relations and the way the word "terror" and "terrorist" is used to identify or refer to a group of people.[footnot Continue Reading...
Bitcoin: Disruptive Technology and TerrorismIntroductionThe advent of technology has brought about significant changes in various sectors of the economy, including finance, communication, and transportation. However, these advancements have also intr Continue Reading...
How Compellence by Indian and Pakistan has Prolonged the Kashmir Question Introduction The partition of British India into the two independent nations in August 1947 was intended to create coexisting, peaceful homelands for the Hindus and Sikhs in In Continue Reading...
Countering the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) Purpose Statement Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons of mass destruction (WMD) area a threat that can completely disrupt an entire nation’s way of life. The Continue Reading...
National borders are far from arbitrary; they are important demarcations between one sovereign state and another. The foundation of national sovereignty depends on each nation protecting its own border, to achieve its own homeland security goals. In Continue Reading...
Question 1: Can all non-state actor threats be addressed unilaterally as a non-traditional threat to only one country? Do some of these non-traditional threats span borders and require international cooperation to counter the threat? &nbs Continue Reading...
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is the largest rebel group in Colombia and has been in constant battle with the government. For the longest time, there has been an unrelenting tug of war between the government and the leftist guerillas Continue Reading...
Western Imperialisim and Orientalsim in Saudi Arabia Is Western Imperialism more prevailing than Orientalism in Saudi Arabia? From ancient times in Saudi Arabia and other regions of the globe, civilization has seen the rise and fall of Empires. Thi Continue Reading...
The New Cold War: Sunni vs. Shia Muslims and the Proxy War Between Saudi Arabia and IranIntroductionDebates over the rightful succession to Muhammad have spawned centuries of ideological and physical battles between Sunni and Shia Muslims. Although n Continue Reading...
Anthrax as a Weapon of Mass Destruction In 2001, a handful of anthrax letters wreaked havoc. What impact might a sackful have? -- Donald Donahue, 2011 Just one week following the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, three dozen envelope Continue Reading...
Is the System Under Stress? Book Review of Kettls Homeland Security and American PoliticsIntroductionThis review covers Kettls (2007) System Under Stress: Homeland Security and American Politics, published by CQ Press in Washington, D.C. (pp. 151). T Continue Reading...
Targeting Innocents There are numerous reasons as to why terrorists deliberately target those who are considered innocent people, such as civilians and non-combatants. One can argue that the very definition of a terrorist organization is one which Continue Reading...
Racism in Israel: Israeli Jews to Ethiopian Jews What is considered to be the main cause of the selected political issue (i.e., history, culture, etc.)? With the high rise of racism throughout the world, Israel has contributed to the racism towards t Continue Reading...
Terrorist Attacks on New York City Consumer Behavior and Risk Terrorism and Consumerism in the Melting Pot How has September 11 Impacted Americans Economic Impact of terrorism Outlook for the New York Economy Examination of the Effects on Busi Continue Reading...
Live Concert Analysis How Doing Good Makes Us Feel Powerful and Powerless at the Same Time Design Activism vs. Design for Social Change The Awakening Consciousness of Designers 1960's Manifesto There has been lukewarm interest in public service Continue Reading...
The line of legitimacy, separating socially approvable use of force from violence, cannot be effectively drawn without an agreement on what constitutes the optimum amount of force necessary to maintain social order and to protect human rights agains Continue Reading...
Rapid innovations in technology, particularly telecommunications and transportation, have accelerated the globalization process in recent years, and a number of positive outcomes have been associated with these trends, including increased levels of i Continue Reading...
Sociology Symbolic-interactionism is a dynamic theory of society that emphasizes process and change over institution and structure. In Symbolic Interactionism, Joel Charon describes the theory and applies it to a more general study of sociology. In Continue Reading...
non-violent experiences of war / terrorism 2. Hypothesis (What do you expect the research to show?) expectations of this research is that children exposed to more intensive experiences of terrorism and war will more likely experience the kind of r Continue Reading...
Organizational Accountability Review of Taiwan's Disaster Management Activities In Response To Typhoon Morakot Taiwanese System of Government 174 Responsibility of Emergency Management in Taiwan 175 Disasters in Taiwan 175 Citizen Participation 1 Continue Reading...
"The United States engaged in a pattern of conduct beginning in or before 1989 intended to lead Iraq into provocations justifying U.S. military action against Iraq and permanent U.S. military domination of the Gulf. 2. President Bush from August 2, Continue Reading...
Everyone is under suspicion, according to the eye of the camera. Everyone is treated as if they are a likely criminal. This has a negative psychological affect on the general population who are not criminals. For those who are not criminals, they f Continue Reading...
S. President George W. Bush. Thus, when the blast in Bali, at the southern point of Indonesia, directed the fury of 9/11 at a popular attraction to Australian holiday-makers, Australia became a nation motivated in foreign policy by the apparent threa Continue Reading...
Middle East comprises a diverse group of regions, countries, peoples, customs, and cultures. On the one hand, it is daunting to offer a semester-long course that treats all Middle Eastern issues with clarity and fairness. The risk of oversimplificat Continue Reading...
Global Research The website I chose is Global Research, which is the Centre for Research on Globalization. This is an organization that acts as "an independent research and media ... non-profit organization in the province of Quebec" (About Centre f Continue Reading...
interventionism from the perspective of realism vs. idealism. Realism is defined in relationship to states' national interests whereas idealism is defined in relation to the UN's Responsibility to Protect doctrine -- a doctrine heavily influenced by Continue Reading...
(Combating Terrorism: FEMA Continues to Make Progress in Coordinating Preparedness and Response: Participation in Interagency and Intra-agency Groups and Committees) CIMS: The Office of Emergency Management --OEM who has been collaborating with NYP Continue Reading...
On October 6, 1973, Israel was attacked by the combined forces of Egypt and Syria. It was Yom Kipper, the most sacred day in the Jewish calendar. Egypt began as Israel had, with an air attack. On the ground, Israel was outnumbered six to one, field Continue Reading...
Military Spending In today's society, military spending is on the minds of American citizens more than ever. With the constant threat of terrorism and imminent war on the horizon, the United States government is spending billions of dollars on drast Continue Reading...
' Indians across the political spectrum, especially the country's powerful nuclear weapons establishment, are critical of the NPT, arguing that it unfairly warps international hierarchies to the disadvantage of the non-nuclear-weapon states" (1998:15 Continue Reading...
Racial Profiling in Maricopa County Sheriff's Office: Racial profiling is a practice that contributes to unfair treatment of individuals based on their origins and/or race. In the past few years, there have been accusations that the Sheriff's Office Continue Reading...
S.'s difficulty interpreting the modern Middle East. The U.S. is a young nation. It is difficult for the United States to fully understand why age-old religious and tribal conflicts can have such an eternal importance in a history-saturated region. F Continue Reading...
Domestically, Novosti disseminated information on life in other countries and on life in the Soviet Union. All of these institutional structures fell under the authority of the Party. The television system in the Soviet Union was centrally controll Continue Reading...
