The Darfur Crisis
Essay - 12 pages - International relations
Since February 2003, Sudan's western province of Darfur has been the site of an extremely violent conflict between the province's nomadic Arab tribes, supported by the government in Khartoum, and the native African settled peasant tribes. Fighting among various factions has killed...
The UN reform and the definition of terrorism
Essay - 10 pages - International relations
This paper has three aims. The first is to introduce the semantic and political implications of defining terrorism within the United Nations: what would a definition of terrorism in such an international organization mean? Is it even acceptable? What would such an agreement imply? The second aim...
NATO and the EU: Promoting Europe's energy security
Thesis - 5 pages - International relations
Energy security has been defined “as guaranteeing the physical availability of energy products at objective and reasonable and/or affordable prices over the short and long term”. According to the European Commission energy security is mainly about economy: “Energy supply security...
The Black And White Revolution
Essay - 11 pages - International relations
“My heart is with our village people, and as I think of their future I believe I see a magnificent vista lying ahead.” Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Mission For My Country (1960) In the twenty years leading up to Islamic Revolution, the landscape of Iran underwent significant change. This...
European integration theories
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
There is an increasingly accepted agreement that the EU and the process of European integration are just too complex to be captured by a single theoretical approach. Hix holds to this point: “We do not have a general theory of American or German politics so why should there be a general...
China's rise to power
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Most outside analysts believe that China is experiencing the most secure and “threat-free” period in its post-1949 history. But, China's military leaders appear to perceive the international environment as dangerous and threatening. Since the end of World War II, China has had an...
The Islamic development bank
Thesis - 5 pages - Finance
The development of a consistent banking system with adequate funding for a population appears to be a prerequisite for the economic development of a country. However the ethics of Fundamentalist Islam have long led a strong resistance to the development of modern financial tools in many parts of...
Conflicts in Africa
Essay - 9 pages - International relations
Ever since 50 years Africa is the continent with highest concentration of conflicts in its territory. Marginalized within the international system because of its small economic size, Africa still remains a subject of interest to study International Relations. At a time when maOver the past 50...
A study on E-Commerce
Case study - 16 pages - Business strategy
E-business is what happens when you combine the broad reach of the Internet with vast resources of traditional information technology system. It uses the Web connect together customers, vendors, suppliers and employees in a way never before possible. They do business on the Web, and consequently...
The democratic deficit of the EU and the European political integration from a French perspective
Essay - 14 pages - European union
The European construction has always evolved through crisis and this is probably due to its ambitious project and nature. However, it worked successfully until today because it has been occurring through a “step by step process”, to quote the Schuman Declaration. This neo-functionalist...
European integration theories - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 4 pages - European union
There is an increasingly accepted agreement that the EU and the process of European integration are just too complex to be captured by a single theoretical approach. Hix holds to this point: “We do not have a general theory of American or German politics so why should there be a general...
International Organizations: Cooperation and Integration
Litterature review - 5 pages - Political science
The role of international organizations in maintaining peace and promoting development through cooperation and integration is discussed, highlighting the evolution of their competences and powers.
Cooperation and Conflict: Barack Obama's Relationship with Congress
Dissertation - 15 pages - Political science
In our quest to uncover the complex relationship between Barack Obama and Congress, we will find ourselves on a fantastic journey through one of the most dramatic periods in United States political history. Obama's presidency, from 2008 to 2016, is an example of how a leader can overcome...
Model United Nations - Disarming Threats of Nuclear Proliferation through Multilateral Cooperation
Standard contracts - 2 pages - International relations
This MUN, by the Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC), is about the delegate of Pakistan.
What kind of entity is the European Union ?
Essay - 5 pages - European union
In order to define the characteristics of the EU as an entity, it is essential to determine the sources of its creation. The immediate origins of European unification lie in the economic and political problems confronting European countries, notably France and Germany, in the immediate aftermath...
UN peacekeeping operations
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
Peacekeeping operations (PKOs) illustrate both the successes and the difficulties of the United Nations in the fulfillment of their primary goal: "the maintenance of international peace and security." They symbolize the ambitions of the organization but also its adaptation: it is thus interesting...
How has globalization affected power relations among states?
Essay - 2 pages - International relations
Globalization has affected the political world system. Power relations amongst states have been altered due to a number of social, economic and political developments. “Contemporary globalization is associated with a transformation of state power as the roles and functions of states are...
International political sociology
Essay - 10 pages - Political science
Political sociology is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry developed by sociologists and political scientists to study the dynamic relationship between society (a complex web of social institutions and social behavior) and politics. Much of the impetus for the development of the field grew out...
UN peacekeeping operations - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 4 pages - Journalism
Peacekeeping operations (PKOs) illustrate both the successes and the difficulties of the United Nations in the fulfillment of their primary goal: "the maintenance of international peace and security." They symbolize the ambitions of the organization but also its adaptation: it is thus interesting...
Critically examine the factors that ultimately led to the enlargement of the EU in 2004. What are the stages and debates?
Essay - 5 pages - European union
According to the article 43 of the European Community treaty, 'any European State may apply to become a member of the Union[...]the conditions of admission and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the Union is founded which such admission entails shall be the subject of an agreement...
Democracy for the few (chap. 15), Michael Parenti - publié le 15/01/2009
Book review - 4 pages - Political science
Michael Parenti is a professor of political science at several American universities. He has a PhD in political science from Yale University. He is known for being a progressive activist and a provocative thinker. As such, he wrote numerous books that focused on the American nation, the role of...
« The Weapon of the Weak » for a superpower. Multilateralism and the United States Foreign Policy
Essay - 8 pages - Economic politics
One reads a lot, especially in Europe, about American hegemony, unilateralism and even imperialism. For a lot of observers, that the current United States administration is pursuing an unilateralist foreign policy is obvious. On issues ranging from the Iraqi war to global warming to the...
Theories of International Relations
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
It is commonly perceived in the public opinion that the Moroccan foreign policy since the Cold War has been largely western-oriented; in fact, more specifically, the Moroccan foreign policy is said to be developed in compliance with the will of the United States of which Morocco is extremely...
The ethics in advertising
Thesis - 26 pages - Services marketing
The field of advertising is extremely broad and diverse. In general terms, of course, an advertisement is simply a public notice meant to convey information and invite patronage or some other response. As that suggests, advertising has two basic purposes: to inform and to persuade, and —...
The democratic deficit of the EU and the European political integration from a French perspective - publié le 07/05/2009
Thesis - 14 pages - European union
The European construction has always evolved through crisis and this is probably due to its ambitious project and nature. However, it worked successfully until today because it has been occurring through a “step by step process”, to quote the Schuman Declaration. This neo-functionalist...
RFID based destination announcing system inside the railway bogie (India)
Thesis - 4 pages - Computer science
The local railway system forms a backbone of major cities in India. According to the statistics 43 % of the city's population uses this method to commute on a regular basis. The railway routes cover vast area and many stations, stoppage time for each station being approximately 30 seconds. The...
The implementation of EU Policy within the third pillar in the Netherlands
Course material - 26 pages - European union
The treaty of Maastricht has established European Citizenship, increased the authority of the European Parliament and helped the European and Monetary Union to start. Than EEC changed to European Communities (EC). The Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters correspond to the third...
Democracy for the few (chap. 15), Michael Parenti
Book review - 4 pages - Political science
Michael Parenti is a professor of political science at several American universities. He has a PhD in political science from Yale University. He is known for being a progressive activist and a provocative thinker. As such, he wrote numerous books that focused on the American nation, the role of...
Critically examine the factors that ultimately led to the enlargement of the EU in 2004. What are the stages and debates? - publié le 25/07/2006
Essay - 5 pages - European union
According to the article 43 of the European Community treaty, 'any European State may apply to become a member of the Union. The conditions of admission and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the Union is founded, which such admission entails, shall be the subject of an agreement...
How Convincing Are Neorealism & Neoliberal Institutionalism To Understand Environmental Cooperation? - publié le 15/01/2009
Tutorials/exercises - 12 pages - International relations
International cooperation is a radically different prospect with regard to positivist theories of international relations. According to each approach, states live in a specific international system, are motivated by diverse factors and possess various resources. Each theory then offers a...
