Trade and international relations
Worksheets - 2 pages - International relations
We live on an international scene punctuated by globalization and the intensification of trade. We currently exchange more than we produce: a good is exchanged on average 1.4 times. In this perspective, trade (even if it is basically established between two companies) is a way for countries to...
Biography of Kwame Nkrumah
Worksheets - 2 pages - International relations
Kwame Nkrumah was born on the twenty-first (21st) of September nineteen nine (1909) in Gold Coast (now Ghana) and died the twenty-seven (27) of April nineteen seventy-two (1972) in Bucharest. He comes from a modest background: his father is a goldsmith and his mother is a tradesman. He first...
Obama's Progress
Worksheets - 1 pages - International relations
Since Obama's election in 2008 he has raised sharp hopes in Americans mind. He promised to solve many problems such as the global crisis, to stop the war against Iraq, to close Guantanamo or still to have a clear and precise policy concerning the environment. We will focus on this last point...
Why does it seem so difficult to fight mafia and organized crime?
Worksheets - 2 pages - International relations
Recent studies have shown that mafia related problems remain to be a manifest reality in the world. Criminal organizations continue to pose a threat to democracies. Their presence is not limited to economic sectors, with illegal trafficking, but mafias penetrate all parts of society, from civil...
Humanitarian corridors - published: 23/01/2010
Worksheets - 5 pages - International relations
A humanitarian corridor aims at facilitating the transportation of charitable supplies like food, clothes, medicines, and hospital services such as ambulances that are directed to the local population in times of crisis in conflict zones. It is set on a specific route for a given time....
The contaminated milk in China
Worksheets - 2 pages - International relations
I will talk about the problem of milk in China. To make it more clear, I divided my presentation into three parts. In the first part, I will explain the origin of the problem. Then I will explain the current situation. Finally, I will talk about the consequences of the scandal. Remember...
Ethnic conflicts : the example of Cyprus
Worksheets - 1 pages - International relations
Since the 1st of May 2004, Cyprus joined the European Union. This State represents one of the oldest civilizations of Europe and had less economic problems than the others eastern and central countries of the Union. The first aim of this entry was to reduce the division between the two parts of...
Sovereignty of the State and International Regulation
Worksheets - 1 pages - International relations
Today, the situation in Georgia can be considered as a prime example of international intervention and national sovereignty, particularly with respect to the principle of defense. Is national sovereignty more important than international regulation? It is difficult to recognize that international...
The greatest Threat to World Safety Today Is Disease
Worksheets - 1 pages - International relations
Regularly the general news reminds us that a pandemic could befall us at anytime. There is no time and stage at which we could be attacked by a pandemic. This biohazard such as the swine flu is one such case which points us to the entry of new illnesses which spread panic, turmoil and anxiety...
Identify and evaluate the reasons for the long term success of Realism as an approach to international relations
Worksheets - 1 pages - International relations
In order to answer this question, it is necessary to first expose the core assumptions of Realism and Neo-realism. The main idea of classical realism is that the international system is anarchic, and therefore no higher controlling entity above states can exist to control them. In fact, states...
The relationship between Quebec and the US
Worksheets - 3 pages - International relations
The question of the relationship between Quebec and the US is very interesting and must be studied because it helps understand the major part of the contemporary stakes in Quebec. The question of the relationship with the US goes hand in hand with the relations of Quebec with Canada and France,...
The European Union and organised crime
Worksheets - 8 pages - International relations
With the French and Dutch voters recent rejection of the proposed constitutional treaty for the European Union, a treaty with a number of proposals in the field of Justice and Home Affairs, has been postponed. However, both EU leaders and the general public continue to place high expectations on...
The European Union and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Worksheets - 9 pages - International relations
With the recent election of Mahmud Abbas as chairman of the Palestinian Authority and Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw Israeli troops and settlers from the Gaza strip, the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians appears to be at a crossroads, after years of severe strain on the so-called...
Iran's nuclear programme
Worksheets - 9 pages - International relations
Diplomats, from 190 signatory countries, gather in New York this week for the five-yearly review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Iran will surely be present. Although some warning signs had been issued by various intelligence services during the previous decade, concern over...
What is human security? - published: 19/10/2004
Worksheets - 6 pages - International relations
The end of Cold War brought new global challenges to the security field. The arousal of new forms of conflict, such as internal wars and terrorism made it important to rethink civilian protection as the centre of this new perspective of security. Threats to security are no longer restricted to...
The Non-Governmental Organisations
Worksheets - 9 pages - International relations
The development of new technologies and the intensification of countries' outlook towards globalization has motivated a lot of developed countries to increase their standard of living, improve their status in the worlds market economy and their overall position in the world. However, not all...
War on drugs: a lost battle ?
Worksheets - 9 pages - International relations
In 1968, when American soldiers came home from the Vietnam War addicted to heroin, President Richard Nixon initiated the War on Drugs. More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force in response to the city of Miami's demand for help. In 1981,...
