The world according to Monsanto
Book review - 18 pages - Ecology & environment
This movie is the result of a two years work on the American company Monsanto by Marie-Monique Robin. At the beginning, in the twentieth century, Monsanto was one of the biggest chemical industries in the world who sold substances used by the US Army in Vietnam in order to destroy forests. The...
Theory of International Cooperation: Possibility, reasons and conditions of International Cooperation - publié le 29/10/2009
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
The two main theories have very different views on cooperation. The first, and the dominant theory of neorealism, is that cooperation is not likely to occur, while on the other hand, neoliberalism focuses on the possibility for cooperation to take place. According to neorealism,...
National Security as an ambiguous symbol, by Arnold Wolfers - publié le 29/10/2009
Book review - 2 pages - Political science
In this text written in 1952, Arnold Wolfers tries to point out the scope of the concept of national security, its meaning and its various implications as well as the way the states deal, and should deal, with it. We will first clarify the evolution of the notion of national interest, which...
Film Review : Hamas : Behind the Mask
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
As indicated in the title of the movie, this documentary strives to unveil to us the depths of the Islamic Resistance Movement, the Hamas, which is considered a terrorist organization by the European Union, the United States, Israel and the Canada. It has been shot during the years 2004-2005 and...
Integration of Turkey in Europe
Case study - 4 pages - European union
The return to democracy in 1983, and the freedom of political protest that followed have caused economic abuse. The democratization and decentralization of political power led to the dominance of populism that the Turkish system was unable to control or to curb. The economic objective has now...
Hinnesbush & Ehteshami - The foreign policy of Middle Eastern States, Iran and Turkey
Text commentary - 1 pages - International relations
Iran's decision to capture British soldiers may endanger its economic and political links with the European Union and discourage the foreign investments the country needs for the modernization of its economy. Iran's attempt to get the nuclear weapon combined with its declaration about...
Stephen Martin Walt ? The ties that fray. Why Europe and America are drifting apart
Book review - 1 pages - International relations
This text has been written by Stephen Martin Walt, a professor of international affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of government. According to him the security community between the United States and Europe comes to an end, in spite of the misleading good health of the...
The politics of regional economics (Halliday chapter 9, Owen chapter 7)
Text commentary - 1 pages - Political science
In Halliday's text I distinguished three main points of interest, with respect to the interactions between politics and economy. His approach underlines that the Middle East crisis lies in the political economy is all the more interesting, since in France the mainstream popular view considers...
European security : The role of the OSCE in the Transnistrian conflict in the Copenhagen school perspective
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
Along with entities such as Abkhazie or South Ossetia, Transnistria is one the non internationally-recognized states of Europe. Transnistria is widely seen as a hub for a spectrum of illegal activities and as a matter of concern in term of security for many countries. Before going any further, it...
John J. Mearsheimer & Stephen M. Walt - Can Saddam be contained? History says yes - publié le 28/10/2009
Text commentary - 1 pages - International relations
This text was written in November 2002 by John J. Mearsheimer, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, and Stephen M. Walt, professor of international affairs at Harvard University. It takes part in the aftermath of 9/11, and the debate over the necessity of a war in Iraq,...
Obama's speech
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
The presence of the Illinois senator at the presidency of the USA could be considered like Providence for all Americans who expected that the civil rights would become effective. In fact, if Obama seems to be the man of the situation for some people, it is because he knows how to stir up the...
Has neo-functionalism become obsolete?
Thesis - 5 pages - Political science
Neo-functionalism, a theory of European integration, fell into disuse after events in the 1960s: ‘Neo-functionalism is frequently represented as a theory of European Union past with comparatively little to say to European Union studies present.' However, after the acceleration of the...
Globalization: Its impact on economies
Thesis - 7 pages - Economy general
Globalization has made the world smaller. Trade barriers have fallen yet the full effects of globalization are yet to be visible especially in the developing countries. Globalization has also increased the risk appetite which has resulted in financial meltdown in previous decades. With the...
Title: Impact of oil price rise on economy: A case study of Europe
Thesis - 3 pages - Economy general
The economies of Western Europe faced teething problems which was further aggravated by the price rise in oil in 1973. Europe, which experienced decline in economic growth throughout 1960s, had barely recovered when the oil price started to rise. The steps taken by government proved ineffective...
The U.S. economic crisis and possible solutions
Thesis - 10 pages - Economy general
The U.S. economic cycle was due to many factors that had roots for over a decade. Much of what has been seen was due to the high levels of confidence built over the years as a result of healthy and fast growing economy, and to the improper steps taken by many of the financial institutions as...
A study on the slowdown in the US real estates and its impact
Thesis - 6 pages - Economy general
Recession in US has affected the other countries also along with it. US is the leading trader with many countries. Hence if the us economy slows down it would ultimately affect the other countries also. To get in further details it's important to know the meaning of recession. Recession is the...
Invest in China
Case study - 3 pages - Foreign markets
In the last three decades, China has known a fundamental shift. Indeed, China turned its socialist planned economy into a market economy. The government, through a lot of reforms, is gradually opening its doors to the free market. The entry of China in the WTO in 2001 has forced the government to...
Scotland and Independence
Essay - 12 pages - International relations
The issue of independence in Scotland has raised the crowd for many centuries. It has been advocated by many political movements that desire the secession of Scotland from the United Kingdom. I chose this topic as it has been hotly debated over the last few months in Scotland because of the...
The establishment of Swedish/German Company "Kunstwerke" in China
Case study - 7 pages - Foreign markets
This business report deals with the difficulties in the establishment of Swedish/German Company "Kunstwerke" in China. The aim of this report is to give as many solutions and recommendation as possible, to ensure the good setting up of Kunstwerke. It will allow the readers to understand the...
Human Rights, Civil Society and Democratization in the Middle East
Text commentary - 1 pages - Political science
In what is mostly a descriptive study, Owen presents the Middle Eastern states in different categories: the states which have a one-party system, the ones which have a restricted and controlled multi-party rule, the Gulf States mainly under family rule and non-Arab states. In all these countries,...
Water policy in European Union
Essay - 16 pages - European union
Until the XXIst century, environment has always been set aside. It is true that before the industrial age, humans had no real impact on it. Thus, the question has appeared later when the governments of developed countries started to see the future consequences of the damage caused by our...
The European Union and the global economy
Essay - 4 pages - European union
The principle of creating a political and economic union in Europe is not new. In fact, long before the twentieth century, Victor Hugo advocated that European states needed to build one united Europe unite in order to remove the national rivalries and to control the division of interest between...
The Lisbon Strategy and the economic integration
Essay - 4 pages - European union
On the 23rd and the 24th of March 2000, the European Council settled major goals for the next decade hoping that the European Union will ‘become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater...
The minorities in Europe under the EU and the UN protection
Essay - 7 pages - International relations
"We must do more to prevent conflicts happening at all. Most conflicts happen in [?] countries, especially those which are badly governed or where power and wealth are very unfairly distributed between ethnic or religious groups. So the best way to prevent conflict is promote political...
The American strategic culture in the international relations
Essay - 12 pages - International relations
Culture can be defined as a persistent group, through which traditions, ideas, means of thought, and attitudes are transmitted socially and more or less specifically in a community of geographically located security and historical experience which is unique. We move towards a standardization of...
How Black Panthers party empowered the black community and the causes of its demise
Thesis - 5 pages - Political science
The topic I wish to know more about is the Black Panther Party's acts of empowerment in the Black community and what led the party to its demise. The emergence of the Black Panther Party began some 40 plus years ago, which makes it a part of the post-Civil Rights era, pertaining to contemporary...
Tea ceremony: A history of tea and the tea ceremony
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The history of tea began in the Pre-Classical period before 618 AD. Myth says that an emperor in ancient China named Shen Nung was the first individual to drink tea (The History of Tea 1). Shen Nung was an herbalist and scientist that required his drinking water to be boiled. This hygienic...
The problem of increasing tourism in Fulton, Missouri
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The main source of concern is increasing tourism in Fulton, Missouri. Mikhail Gorbachev's planned speech at the Winston Churchill Memorial at Westminster College in Fulton will officially bring an end to the Cold War. It will also be the anniversary of the 1946 Winston Churchill “Iron...
The Pro's and Con's of Globalization
Essay - 4 pages - International economy
Globalization gives companies access to new markets, thus facilitating a process wherein one can choose to produce, buy resources or sell in different countries according to their specific attributes. Multinational company outsourcing creates jobs in countries where the wages are lower compared...
The asylum seekers children in immigration detention centres in Autralia
Essay - 13 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Since 1989, refugees seeking asylum in Australia who have arrived by boat have been detained by the Commonwealth Government. Australia is a signatory to the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (in 1990) and the...
