The relations between France and NATO
Case study - 8 pages - International relations
France is one of the founding members of the Atlantic Alliance, whose creation is materialized in the signing in Washington, April 4, 1949 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Defence (NATO) that it instituted. The alliance thus formed is to ensure American military protection to the...
Is the US still the world's only superpower or is the US no longer so significant in world affairs?
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
A superpower has been defined as “a country that has the capacity to project dominating power and influence anywhere in the world and so may plausibly attain the status of global hegemony. The basic components of superpower stature may be measured along the four axes of power: military,...
Fight against drug trafficking
Essay - 12 pages - International relations
Drug trafficking in Mexico is a very serious problem since it has economical, social and political consequences. In recent years, it has increased exponentially; violence and insecurity have reached unacceptable levels. As previously mentioned, this problem has important implications and...
Finland during the Second World War
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
On December 6, 1917, Finland benefited from the disorder caused by the Bolshevik Revolution to declare its independence. Finland attached great importance to this independence and attempted to defend it from the vagaries of the Second World War. At the beginning of the war, Finland was a...
Considering the social and economic context of Brasil, its internal characteristics and its external presence, what should be the priority of the federal governement during the next years ?
Essay - 2 pages - International relations
Among its priorities, should be to well distribute the value created by the country to the population. It is the condition (and definition) of development. This means in other words raising the people's standard of living with social actions, to end up with inequalities that are among the hugest...
The process of state and nation-building in Germany
Internship report - 12 pages - International relations
According to Waly and Denly, 'judged purely by its success in creating a nation-state, German history has to be deemed a failure until the nineteenth century'. Even though historians still argue over the beginning of Germany's history, some of them emphasize the importance of the...
The French economic diplomacy towards China
Internship report - 7 pages - International relations
Bilateral trade between France and China has developed dramatically over the last twenty years. From about €10 billion in 1995, trade volume increased to more than €40 billion today. The annual growth rates of these exchanges- apart from 2009, marked by the global crisis- have reached...
Affirmative action in the US
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
Introduction: In the United States, affirmative action refers to policies intended to redress the effect of past and current discrimination on gender, race or ethnicity. These policies have consisted in granting preferences to women and minorities in areas of employment, education and business....
International Humanitarian Law
Internship report - 22 pages - International relations
Critically analyse the prohibition against the use of mercenaries in Article 47 of API. - Would the Brigade of Gurkhas or the French Foreign Legion be considered as mercenaries under this definition ? - Evaluate the extent to which the UN Convention on Mercenaries develops the law in this area....
Should European Union develop its own deterrent?
Thesis - 7 pages - International relations
During the Cold War, deterrence was at the core of international foreign policy having a bilateral symmetry. With the end of the Cold War the realm of nuclear issues has undergone a substantial change and with emerging security challenges and an asymmetry of international actors. Even if...
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 impact of the EU common energy policy on the Commonwealth of Independent States
Thesis - 4 pages - International relations
Laidi has qualified the EU as being a normative empire considering that the EU normative production goes beyond its borders. The concept of a normative empire questioned the impact of an EU normative power - considered to be “a power which is able to shape the conceptions through...
U.S. Foreign Policy since 1980: President George W. Bush
Thesis - 8 pages - International relations
George W. Bush became president of the United States on 7 November 2000. He was the leader of the Republican Party which is a right-wing party based on traditionalism and deregulated free trade and corporations. George W. Bush accession to power was widely criticized during the United States...
Sarkozy the 'peacemaker'? - Was August 2008 a French diplomatic resolution of the Georgian crisis?
Thesis - 5 pages - International relations
Two distinctive strands characterize the extensive amount of literature commenting the diplomatic resolution of the Georgian crisis. While some attribute it to the French President Sarkozy's panache, and “diplomatic fleetness”, others, refusing to grant one man all the glory, rather...
Nationality and principles of international law in Chinese practice
Thesis - 5 pages - International relations
The nationality law of the People's Republic of China adopted by the fifth National People's Congress at its third session on September 10, 1980 is a socialist law that reflects the essence of Chinese democratic dictatorship and the domestic and foreign policies pursued under the leadership of...
The French return to NATO's military command structure: Anything beyond great expectations?
Thesis - 6 pages - International relations
The official announcement of France's return to NATO's military command structure triggered a many-fold debate on both the futures of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Would France's leanings towards NATO enable the European Union...
To what extent does the resolution of the 2005 so-called "Bra War" contribute to a better understanding of the Union's trade negotiation agenda?
Internship report - 3 pages - International relations
This study does not aim at weighing the pros and the cons of EU's way of dealing with the impending Chinese textiles competition, nor does it try to assess European Member States' (MSs) ability to reach consensus during trade negotiation rounds. Building on Robert Putnam's heuristic...
Ending Cold War legacies and facing new threats together: Is there a foreseeable future for Russia within NATO?
Case study - 4 pages - International relations
In the light of recent developments and Russia's Foreign Policy turn of the past decade, this study will try to weigh out the country's position toward the West, and more specifically toward the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Will the future confirm what some observers interpreted as...
The Effects of the Soviet Union's Foreign Policy on the United States
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
Relations with the Soviet Union have been a large concern for the United States since the end of World War II and the emergence of the Cold War. The Soviet Union and its foreign policy during that time prompted otherwise avoidable animosity and conflict for the United States, namely with the...
Zimbabwe: An International affairs perspective analysis
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
Since the beginning of the twenty first century, the country of Zimbabwe has been either ejected from table conversation or is seen—in most circles, anyway— as a basket case. This is because common perception holds that over the course of this past decade Zimbabwe has more or less...
Mémoire: Révolution Arabe ( Anglais )
Dissertation - 13 pages - International relations
"I do not know the nature of the weapons we use to the next world war. But for the fourth (the revolution), we will fight with stones." Albert Einstein Who could imagine what happened in Magreb since last four months ? The world is changing, now with the progress of education people in poor...
Business Ethics - Ethical Analysis of Saint-Gobain
Case study - 7 pages - International relations
INTRODUCTION 1. Review of ethical practices and policies. 2. Review Annual Reports relative to the firm's financial stability, changes in its structure, its CSR polices and the interaction among and between stakeholders and non-stakeholders. 3. Profile Board Members and Senior Personnel. 4....
Joint-Venture between India and Venezuela
Practical guide - 7 pages - International relations
The economic crisis is predominant and there is no many evolution because of the market saturation. So, to be profitable for each countries, companies should adopt and internationalization strategy to be competitive on their market and increase their market-share. If companies are able to extend...
Treaty of Rome and social policies
Internship report - 1 pages - International relations
On 25 March, 1957, six founders - France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg - signed the Treaty of Rome establishing the European Economic Community (EEC), a common market with free movement of goods, capital, labor and services. In this paper, we will try to understand the...
CV Et lettre de motivation en Anglais
Sample letter - 1 pages - International relations
Il s'agit d'un CV type, plutôt orienté ingénieur avec une lettre de motivation pour un stage en entreprise à la suite. Tout est rédigé en anglais, le CV est plutôt sobre. La lettre de motivation stipule que l'élève est motivé notamment pour s'adapter à un groupe de travail...
Introduction to Norway
Thesis - 3 pages - International relations
A difference exists between the Norwegian government and the French one. But even if Norway is a monarchy, it is a democratic constitutional one. Like in France, the government is elected by the population. However, the participation is not the same in these two states and it the point which we...
America Right or Wrong by Anatol Lieven
Book review - 4 pages - International relations
Analyse de l'oeuvre polémique d'Anatol Lieven, America Right or Wrong. Il s'agit d'en tirer la problématique, qui consiste à accuser les différents nationalismes comme étant la cause de la fin de l'hégémonie Américaine. L'auteur oppose le nationalisme civic ou "AMERICAN...
China's relations with North Korea
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
« Over the past 60 years, the great China-DPRK friendship, created by the older generations in the fights of blood and fire, has withstood various tests of international vicissitudes. » As stated by Mr Liu Xiaoming, ambassador of China in North Korea, the PRC is and has been for more than half a...
Doing business in Africa
Thesis - 14 pages - International relations
This report about "Doing business in Africa" is an example of a French company establishing and developing its business in Africa. "We are members of the company "Graine de Star", a French sports school brand. We run a specialized and independent school providing a conducive academic and...
Why did United States not join the League of Nations?
Thesis - 8 pages - International relations
World War I broke out in 1914, and it had an enormous impact on the development of the international organizations of countries. With raging bloody battles, the unprecedented “losses in human and material terms” drove the entire world to think of a way to prevent future conflicts. At...
