International organisations and sovereignty
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
The French campaign for the referendum on the European Constitution has perfectly shown the fear of a loss of state sovereignty due to the European Union within the political elite as well as within the society. With the increase of international organisations, that can be defined as...
Why has the UN Charter remained a central plank of international order, even though it was formulated in wartime by only a few of the victorious powers?
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
'If we had had this Charter a few years ago-and above all, the will to use it- millions now dead would be alive. If we should falter in the future in our will to use it, millions now living will surely die.' (Truman) This quotation shows the ambition the Charter has and the hope its...
Of what do international relations consist? In what ways does it affect the behaviour of states?
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
International law has always been a significant subject of debate, but in the past hundred years this debate has intensified. Not only has the debate posed questions like ‘Of what does international law consist?' but also it has further questioned the authenticity, legitimacy,...
What are human rights and what place have discussions on human rights found in international relations? - publié le 13/01/2009
Dissertation - 8 pages - International relations
Though they may disagree on the importance of this phenomenon, most international experts now admit that there is a growing concern, both from states and from people, for Human Rights in international relations. Human Rights are often used to legitimate an action (diplomatic...
Why has the UN Charter remained a central plank of international order, even though it was formulated in wartime by only a few of the victorious powers? - publié le 24/07/2006
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
If we had had this Charter a few years ago-and above all, the will to use it- millions, now dead, would be alive. If we should falter in the future in our will to use it, millions, now living, will surely die.' (Truman) This statement delivered by Truman reveals the ambitions of the Charter...
How do the international conferences participate in resisting the globalization movement? - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
Globalization is a phenomenon that appeared in the early 20th century. It refers to an increase in the interdependence of the economies, societies, cultures and politics. Globalization has disrupted the face of the World since its apparition. Indeed, international relations are now...
Understanding the tendencies in the use of private military and security companies in international security management
Case study - 8 pages - Management
The recent war in Iraq reveals the growing importance of the phenomenon of privatization of security and defense activities. It has been estimated that more than 20,000 private contractors were hired in Iraq to carry out military and security related activities. These new soldiers are not...
The action of the International Monetary Fund in the world
Internship report - 6 pages - International relations
“The International Monetary Fund is established and shall operate in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement as originally adopted and subsequently amended” asserts the first clause of the Articles of Agreement. Set up after the Second World War as a response to the...
How do the international conferences participate in resisting the globalization movement?
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
Globalization is a phenomenon that appeared in the early 20th century. It refers to an increase in the interdependence of the economies, societies, cultures and politics. Globalization has disrupted the face of the World since its apparition. Indeed, international relations are now...
What are human rights and what place have discussions on human rights found in international relations?
Essay - 7 pages - International relations
Though they may disagree on the importance of this phenomenon, most international experts now admit that there is a growing concern, both from states and from people, for Human Rights in international relations. Human Rights are often used to legitimate an action (diplomatic...
US Foreign Policy and international law
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
The United States has been the main supporter of the development of international rules since the end of World War II. The US sought to rebuild an international system that would promote international cooperation in various areas to avoid conflicts: economic (through the...
Is India too poor and does it have too many security problems to become a major player in international relations?
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
In the wake of the emergence of China which is gaining more and more influence at the international level; India is willing to take the same pathway in the search for an international status. As a matter of fact India possesses many assets to reach this position. It is the biggest...
The United States and international religious freedom - publié le 25/01/2007
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
In 1998, the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) created both the International Religious Freedom Office in the Department of State and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Since then, a report has been produced every year within the United...
International Organisation: The UN system - publié le 12/01/2009
Dissertation - 8 pages - International relations
Is global governance a chimera in a world of states, or is there as Keohane suggests, limited global governance in a partially globalized world, or is global governance an effective form of western hegemony? Is global governance a chimera in a world of states, or is there as Keohane suggests,...
Is the environment an international security issue? - publié le 15/01/2007
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
The last half of the 20th Century has been exclusively dominated by the Cold war conflict. There was little space in the analysis of the scholars in International relations for other minor issues of “low politics”, while the questions of the nuclear war and balance of terror...
US Foreign Policy and international law - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 5 pages - International law
The United States has been the main supporter of the development of international rules since the end of World War II. The US sought to rebuild an international system that would promote international cooperation in various areas to avoid conflicts: economic (through the...
Can climate change represent a threat for international security?
Essay - 9 pages - International relations
Numerous catastrophic weather events including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and tidal waves are striking the US capital city, New York. All infrastructures but also habitations and buildings are destroyed, flooded or frozen. In this scene of chaos, the whole population tries to flee from the...
Has globalization made soft power more important than hard power in the conduct of international affairs?
Case study - 4 pages - International relations
As Nye points out in his book ‘Soft Power ‘,Power is the capability to get things done, meaning that it has the ability to gain the outcomes one wants through affecting the behavior of others. In this essay I will explore whether globalization has made the emergence of soft power more...
Assess the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in international politics and in influencing development in Latin America
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
The first clause of the Articles of Agreement which form the bond member states are attached to under the IMF asserts that 'The International Monetary Fund was established operates in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement that was originally adopted and subsequently...
Is the environment an international security issue?
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
The latter half of the 20th Century was exclusively dominated by the conflict of the Cold War. The study of world politics included topics such as nuclear war and balance of terror. The scholars had no scope for analyzing areas of international relations for other minor issues of low...
The United States and international religious freedom - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
In 1998, the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) created both the International Religious Freedom Office in the Department of State and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Since then, a report has been produced every year within the United...
International Organisation: The UN system
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
Is global governance a chimera in a world of states, or is there as Keohane suggests, limited global governance in a partially globalized world, or is global governance an effective form of western hegemony? Is global governance a chimera in a world of states, or is there as Keohane suggests,...
The United States and international religious freedom
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
In 1998, the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) created both the International Religious Freedom Office in the Department of State and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Since this date, a report has been produced every year within the...
International journalism: Freedom of the press in China - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 6 pages - Journalism
First, China as a growing power in the world is a country which fuels many observations and issues. And as a student in political science I need to learn more about the Asian miracle and obviously what the main obstacles remain in the Chinese race to modernity. Then, we had the opportunity,...
International journalism: Freedom of the press in China
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
First, China as a growing power in the world is a country which fuels many observations and issues. And as a student in political science I need to learn more about the Asian miracle and obviously what the main obstacles remain in the Chinese race to modernity. Then, we had the opportunity,...
International law: history and definition
Essay - 5 pages - International law
“Truth is that international law is neither a myth on the one hand, nor a panacea on the other, but just one institution among others which we can use for building of a better international order” (J. Brierly, The law of nations, Oxford 1995). Law is a system of rules that...
An evaluation of constructivism as an approach to international relations theory - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 11 pages - International relations
Before the 1980s, the focus of the international scholarship relations was on two main debates: on the one hand, opposing the neo-realists to the neo-liberal institutionalists; and on the other rationalism to critical theory. Whereas the former is a debate in which the two mainstream...
An evaluation of constructivism as an approach to international relations theory
Essay - 11 pages - International relations
Before the 1980s, the focus of the international scholarship relations was on two main debates: on the one hand, opposing the neo-realists to the neo-liberal institutionalists; and on the other rationalism to critical theory. Whereas the former is a debate in which the two mainstream...
The Iraq war: an International Relations Theory Analysis
Case study - 16 pages - Political science
On the nineteenth of March 2003 America and its allies started their invasion of Iraq. This intervention had the official goal of the struggle against a terrorism-friendly country, to avoid the expansion of mass destruction weapons and establish a democratic breakthrough in the Middle East. This...
The International Monetary system: history and characteristics
Essay - 9 pages - International economy
The International Monetary System' is an expression indicating all the rules elaborated by the countries to ensure, thanks to currency, a stabilization of the exchanges, and indicating the whole of the institutions charged to control and organize the monetary exchanges between the...
