Successes The Bank has taken a proactive role worldwide. It has attempted to adopt a vocal role in addressing concerns of biodiversity, ozone depletion, narcotics, crime, corruption, and post-conflict reconstruction, particularly in the Balkans an Continue Reading...
Perhaps as a reflection that the World Bank had maintained more relevance over the past decade than the IMF, the G20 did not expand its role as significantly. There were, however, changes made to the World Bank. The first step was to lessen the inf Continue Reading...
Yet, in certain regions of the world (i.e. The Middle East) religion has become a part of the national identity for many states by: combining its principals into government policy. Over the course of time, this has led to increased amounts of tensio Continue Reading...
Native populations never had such concepts. That many nations are artificial creations incapable of food self-sufficiency undercuts the self-sufficiency argument. Nations around the world may need, at the very least, to organization into larger, mor Continue Reading...
Turkey According to the CIA World Factbook, 99.8% of Turkey's population is Muslim, the overwhelming majority of those being Sunni. The minorities include ancient communities of Christians and Jews, some from ethnic minorities. Beneath this veneer o Continue Reading...
IGOs play an important role in modern international relations. Overall, they provide many benefits to the global community, with the ability to act collectively in the interest of human rights, international peace and security, and economic develop Continue Reading...
Developing a country's "brand" is one of a variety of intangible advantages that not only will be garnered by South Africa, but for any other nation chosen to host the World Cup as well. An event of this magnitude will build both the image and the Continue Reading...
Microeconomics Across the World Comparing the Economies of Two Countries with Regard to Pricing Structures With notable exceptions, such as Cuba and North Korea, most of the major global economic powers have within their national microeconomic or i Continue Reading...
Anarchy is but one aspect of the Realist paradigm. Anarchy is the impetus for all other components of the Realist theory to come into play. Elements such as power, security dilemma's, balance of power, polarity and alliances and ultimately war are a Continue Reading...
Stalingrad 1993 Film ReviewStalingrad, directed by Joseph Vilsmaier, is a powerful and bleak film. It certainly is reflective of the bleakness of the battle that defined the Eastern Front in World War II in that ultimate clash between Germany and the Continue Reading...
warfare in the Napoleonic era fundamentally similar to warfare practiced today? No, warfare in the Napoleonic Era is fundamentally different from warfare practiced today. While the Napoleonic era introduced brought civilians to the war front, this Continue Reading...
Ryan Dawson (2011) helps illustrate the way ideology shapes foreign policy by digging into Project for a New American Century files and showing how the PNAC reports are basically a lobbying tool for Israel. Dawson refers viewers of his documentary Continue Reading...
Advantage at Sea: Control and DenialSea control and sea denial are strategic concepts in naval warfare. Sea control refers to the ability to use the sea for one\\\'s own purposes, such as conducting operations, or denying the enemy the same capabilit Continue Reading...
Truman Doctrine Just 2 years after the end of World War II, President Harry S. Truman delivered a speech to the U.S. Congress concerning the need to contain the spread of Soviet Union-sponsored communism which, with various refinements, would become Continue Reading...
Contingency or, How Might Things Have Been Different The WWII brought with it significant changes to the political and administrative structures and trends across the globe. Even as the world strong and influential nations realized the political chan Continue Reading...
That looks outrageously fun! Conclusion The research showed that humans have been naturally drawn to bodies of water since day one, and the technology now exists that allows people of all walks of life to safely and routinely explore the underwat Continue Reading...
Gender Integration in CI/HUMINT and the War against Terrorism Gender Integration in CI/HUMINT on the War against Terrorism in the Middle East and Strategies for Effective Implementation Shea Larson Harry Nimon, Committee Chair Dr. Troy Mitchell, Continue Reading...
relationship exists between difference of religion and the occurrence of civil wars within societies. The relationship between religious groups to society can be defined against the backdrop of war. Powerful emotions surround both conflict and milit Continue Reading...
Technological developments have characterized the modern world and play a critical role in communications. Given their impact on communications, these advancements has also influenced the creation of war movies. However, war movies have existed for a Continue Reading...
Conceptions of the Cold War The Cold War was the time period following the end of World War II, when the world was basically divided between Communism on the one hand and Capitalism on the other. The West favored Capitalism and the East favored Commu Continue Reading...
Summary/Abstract The subject of terrain is covered exclusively in one of the thirteen chapters in Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. In fact, terrain is addressed throughout The Art of War, so critical is positioning to tactical advantage and strategy. Continue Reading...
Abraham Lincoln expanded the presidential powers at the time of the American Civil War. This paper will examine how Abraham Lincoln expanded the presidential powers at the time of the American Civil War (Writer Thoughts, n.d). Civil War Background Continue Reading...
Korean War, just like most other wars in history did not occur in a vacuum. It started because of the North Korean attack on the South Koreans with the belief that they would be able to win the war and communize the whole Korean peninsula (Chang, 20 Continue Reading...
military, as exemplified in the two (2) real-Life international incidents that you have researched. Justify your response. America is more than just the leading superpower in the world; it is also widely regarded as the 'world's policeman' on accoun Continue Reading...
military, as exemplified in the two (2) real-Life international incidents that you have researched. Justify your response. America is not merely a superpower -- the nation is also commonly known as the 'Policeman of the World', owing to its many int Continue Reading...
Black Soldier During the American War for Independence Many Americans today are aware of the military service of blacks during the First and Second World Wars, and some are even aware of the major contributions of these troops to the Union's victor Continue Reading...
Civil War After the last shots of Civil War were heard, and following the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln, the South had been humiliated and devastated. The repercussions of war included loss of life, land, and livelih Continue Reading...
Lewis, a. (2007). The American Culture of War. New York: Routledge Lewis offers the reader a wealth of strong research in the book, "The American Culture of War." The bulk of the book is dedicated to offering a critical look at American military pol Continue Reading...
This will continue to be the case for the foreseeable decades as the United States fights wars that are so far not yet even imagined. If these wars have been fought (as many have suggested) over the presence of the scarce resource of oil, the next w Continue Reading...
To be sure, one of the most significant effecters of the cultural experience in Iraq has been the stimulation of more widespread, proliferated and severe violence. This has instigated a widespread change in the experience of Iraqis, who have been su Continue Reading...
What all of the above makes clear is that, while Navy pilots may have played a smaller role in one-on-one combat than pilots from other service branches, naval support was critical to the victory in Gulf War I. Personal stories While it is easier Continue Reading...
First, the relative quiet produced by the surge permits the United States to withdraw its forces far more safely than if the country were in flames; if this opportunity is seized, the surge will have made an important contribution" (Zelleke & Du 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...
New Face of War According to Bruce Berkowitz, a senior RAND analyst and United States Defense Department and Intelligence consultant, the new paradigm of war involves a curious combination of stealth, secrecy, and above all, information technology. Continue Reading...
strategy executed by the United States (U.S.) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) met the criterions for a just war as defined below. Both the U.S. And NATO did not fight this war in order to overthrow the Yugoslavian government nor to Continue Reading...
