Arms trade, a global watch
Essay - 10 pages - Political science
?No war without weapons, and no weapons without "death traders"'. This job is indeed a golden one. We have to simply glance at the moving maps of geopolitics to figure out the whole issue. Globalization proves that this peculiar trader is rational: Due to the fall of the Berlin Wall,...
Robert Kagan, "Of Paradise and Power, America and Europe in the New World Order" - publié le 10/01/2008
Book review - 5 pages - International relations
Robert Kagan's Of Paradise and Power was published in January 2003. The book is in fact an extension of the author's article “Power and Weakness” which appeared in the Policy Review in June 2002. In his book, Kagan presents a very interesting point of view. He shows that, whether...
Impact of the Peloponnesian War on Ancient Greece's Balance of Power (431-404 BC)
Essay - 3 pages - Ancient history
Discover the profound impact of the Peloponnesian War on ancient Greece's balance of power. This pivotal conflict (431-404 BC) between Athens and Sparta reshaped the Greek world, leading to the fall of Athens, the rise of Sparta, and ultimately, the unification of Greece under Macedonia....
Despite its oil wealth, account for the instability of the Persian Gulf region - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
The Persian Gulf region is known for being a very important area in terms of geopolitics. It holds up to 57% of the world's crude oil reserves and produces 27% of the global oil.Useless to say how vital to the world energy supply this region is and how extreme the tensions generated by...
Brexit and the Irish Border: An Ethical Dead-End ?
Case study - 13 pages - Linguistics & languages
We often speak rightly about the impact of Brexit on the new geopolitics of the European Union. An ethical Dead-End ?
Nazism in South America: Chronicle of a secret war 1930-1950 - by Sergio Correa da Costa
Thesis - 7 pages - Modern history
Historian and diplomat, Sergio Correa da Costa had the chance to serve his country in the city of Buenos Aires, during the Second World War. Correa lived in the Argentine metropolis during the reign of the GOU (United Officers Group) and later that of Juan Domingo Peron and Evita Duarte de...
ELB International Trading & Sourcing Company, China June/ July 2008
Internship report - 14 pages - International marketing
China, 'The monster', 'The dragon of Asia', many names can define the perfectly economic, demographic, and geopolitic weight of this country in the world. Newly on the front of the international media stage due to the Olympic Games, China also speaks about it's economic...
Business Ethics
Case study - 8 pages - Foreign markets
Africa is one of the richest continents in term of natural resources such as oil, gold, diamonds, wood, and many other treasures. The continent also ranks as the poorest country in the world. Since the beginning of the 1990s, the African continent acquired a central position in the worldwide oil...
Despite its oil wealth, account for the instability of the Persian Gulf region
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
The Persian Gulf region is known for being a very important area in terms of geopolitics. It holds up to 57% of the world's crude oil reserves and produces 27% of the global oil.Useless to say how vital to the world energy supply this region is and how extreme the tensions generated by...
Energy security
Essay - 3 pages - Business strategy
The present file is composed of three documents. The first one is an advertisement released by Chevron Corporation in 2006. This ad aims at heightening public awareness towards the problem of the shortage and concentration of energy in just a few places in the world. The last two documents were...
The United States foreign policy orientation in the Middle East after September 11 in a neorealist perspective - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
September 11, 2001 brought changes to the rules of the international system established at the end of the Cold War. The collapse of the Soviet Union allowed the United States to reign at the top of the international area. It was able to dominate the world as the only superpower in possession of...
French and English Documents Review - Dubai, a good model of tourist development?
Essay - 34 pages - Tourism marketing
The Persian Gulf region is known for being a very important area in terms of geopolitics. It holds up to 57% of the world's oil reserves and produces 27% of the global oil. Useless to say how vital to the world energy supply this region is and how extreme the tensions generated by this...
The return of History and the end of dreams - publié le 29/09/2010
Book review - 5 pages - Political science
In the early 1990s, Fukuyama predicted the End of History. One is witnessing a shift in geopolitics, moving from a unipolar world to a multipolar one, or even bipolar according to Chinese scholars like Jin Carong, special advisor in foreign policy for the Government . As Kagan wrote in his...
State Fragility and Human Trafficking in the Post-Soviet Space: A Comparative Study of Moldova and Transnistria
Dissertation - 40 pages - Sociology & social sciences
This thesis examines human trafficking, organised crime and state fragility in the post-Soviet region through a comparative case study of Moldova and Transnistria. It focuses in particular on how weak governance, corruption, political fragmentation and limited economic prospects influence the...
Understanding the Russia-Georgia (2008) Using Realism and Liberalism
Case study - 4 pages - International relations
War, the sad reality of human history, frequently stems from a complex binding of geopolitical, economic, and ideological factors. The 2008 Russia-Georgia war confirms this fact. Territorial disputes, power struggles, and regional tensions characterize this confrontation. The situation in the war...
Anatomy of the Russian disinformation campaign: understanding the complexity of a covert network as part of state policy and a military tool against Europe
Tutorials/exercises - 73 pages - Journalism
About two decades ago, it was impossible to imagine that foreign disinformation could actually affect the policy decision making or disturb social cohesion and solidarity in European countries. Back then, media outlets such as television, radio stations and newspapers enjoyed munificent funding...
The return of History and the end of dreams
Book review - 5 pages - Political science
In the early 1990s, Fukuyama predicted the End of History. One is witnessing a shift in geopolitics, moving from a unipolar world to a multipolar one, or even bipolar according to Chinese scholars like Jin Carong, special advisor in foreign policy for the Government . As Kagan wrote in his...
Why Hackers Win: Power and Disruption in the Network Society - Patrick Burkart and Tom McCourt (2019) - Evolution of hacking's perception
Book review - 5 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Why Hackers Win: Power and Disruption in the Network Society, written by Patrick Burkart and Tom McCourt, looks deeply into hacking as a central factor in creating what is referred to as the Network Society. The authors break away from the older images of hacking as a wholly unjustified and...
The United States foreign policy orientation in the Middle East after September 11 in a neorealist perspective
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
September 11, 2001 brought changes to the rules of the international system established at the end of the Cold War. The collapse of the Soviet Union allowed the United States to reign at the top of the international area. It was able to dominate the world as the only superpower in possession of...
Conflict management: case of a young officer in the Military
Case study - 8 pages - Human resources
Conflict is a state of discord which is caused through the actual or perceived opposition of needs, values and interests or against something or between someone or more aptly, between two or more parties who are not in agreement on a particular subject. The army is under a state of constant...
Epistemic Injustice and Methodological Extraction: A Critical Inquiry into the Marginalization of Indigenous Knowledge
Dissertation - 11 pages - Sociology & social sciences
This paper examines the persistent epistemic injustice experienced by indigenous communities in Cameroon, with particular attention to how traditional knowledge systems are systematically marginalized through what we term "methodological extraction." Drawing on fieldwork conducted between 2022...
Change management: the case of the french Land Army
Case study - 8 pages - Management
As a number of companies of the civil world are considering amendments for better prospects, it is the French land army which is concerned about occasional reconsideration. This phenomenon has developed particularly during the last decade. Indeed, the change in its missions resulted in a...
The "shale gas revolution" in the US
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
Is shale gas such a revolution as some analysts would have us believe? Is it a hype or a reality?
The status of Caspian 15 years after the fall of the USSR
Thesis - 27 pages - International relations
Until 1991, when the Soviet Union ended, the Caspian was controlled by two States, the USSR and, to a more limited extent, Iran. The dissolution of the USSR and the emergence of three new coastal states have changed this balance. The Caspian Sea is now acquiring an international dimension....
Development of Complex Sales: Which Strategy Should Airport Systems Integrators Follow to Develop Their Sales in Saudi Arabia?
Thesis - 79 pages - Business strategy
This subject comes from Automatique & Industrie Company, which is airport sytems integrator for ground, terminal and control tours. The airport market involves exportation of activities for systems integrators companies. The MENA region is full of potential markets. Overall, Saudi Arabia Kingdom,...
Arab-Israeli conflict: From Copenhagen to Beijing and Washington to Jerusalem: American-Israeli relations cooling off
Thesis - 12 pages - International relations
Since the dawn of the industrial revolution there have been two consistent interlocking themes behind Middle Eastern-Great Power interactions. First, Great Powers have a tendency to view the Middle East as a strategic commodity, because of its geographic location and vital natural resources....
Geopolitical prospects in Lebanon
Thesis - 17 pages - Political science
The creation of Lebanon-1861-1915: The autonomous province of Lebanon is created as a result of intervention by European powers seeking to end the killings that have shaken the region. It was to be headed by a governor, a Christian Ottoman subject, under the supervision of European consuls. A...
Identity and nationalism in West Africa since 1990: A case study of Ivory Coast
Case study - 20 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The democratization of West Africa started in 1990 and was led by Houphouet Boigny. The process revealed social cleavages in the case of groups that could not find a sufficiently powerful voice to express their opinions. Since then, there has been a process of nation building that is backed by...
Arcelor-Mittal
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
ArcelorMittal is a global steel company; it is the largest steel producing company in the world and is the market leader in steel for use in automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging. It holds sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and operates extensive distribution...
African Conflicts in International Relations - China in Africa : Political or Economic interests ?
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
China's involvement in Africa cannot be reduced to only one dimension. It would be an oversimplification to label the Chinese interests on the continent as either political or economic solely: these two aspects often constitute two faces of the same coin. China's increasing engagement in...
