The United States and the World: A New World Order?
Course material - 7 pages - Political science
We remember George Bush's optimism in 1990: he had announced "A New World Order", resting on the promotion of liberal democracy and free enterprise everywhere, resting on the UN (at last again effective due to the end of the Cold War) and on American benevolent hegemony. One could have the...
Why did Clinton Health Security Act of 1993 failed despite the opportunity to reform?
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
Reforming the US health care system was one of the top priorities of the presidential battle in 1992 and William Jefferson Clinton managed to appear as the most competent candidate to deliver a comprehensive plan to solve this problem. Since the late 1970's, the country was facing problems...
The Missing Wealth of Nations - Gabriel Zucman (2013) - The Magnitude of the Hidden Offshore Wealth
Text commentary - 4 pages - Finance
Gabriel Zucman's The Missing Wealth of Nations is built around the solution to the following empirical puzzle: official statistics show that, at the global level, national liabilities exceed assets. In theory, it should not be possible, as a liability recorded in one place must be...
The United States and the World: Bush's Second Term and Current Trends in the US Foreign Policy Establishment
Course material - 9 pages - Political life and election
After Bush's re-election in November 2004, there were some doubts about the kind of policy he would now follow, after the occupation of Iraq had revealed itself as a much more difficult undertaking than what the Administration had contemplated. Many felt at the time the President would vastly...
Does social constructivism really add anything new to debates about security?
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
During the late 1980s, when debates between neorealists and neoliberals seemed to exhaust themselves, so-called ‘constructivist' researches made their appearance. By asserting themselves as an alternative to realism, they reinterpret its main concepts (power, national interest,...
The end of WWII and the Cold War
Worksheets - 3 pages - Modern history
This document is a course material on the end of WWII and the Cold War.
The Impact of the Barcelona Traction Case on Shareholder Protection under International Law or The Diplomatic Protection of Companies and Shareholders
Thesis - 27 pages - International law
This research paper has been written by Mr Éric J. CHICATE-LAURENT, a student at University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. The Barcelona Traction judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of February 5th 1970, considerably shaped the protection of foreign investors. Indeed, this...
Captain Ibrahim Traoré
Biography - 3 pages - Political science
Burkina Faso, the Land of Upright Men, is a semi-presidential republic. The President of Faso is the head of state. Since 2014, its political situation has been turned upside down, particularly because of the security context and coups d'état. The constitution was suspended on 31...
The debate of the carrying of arms in the United State and the role of the NRA (National Rifle Association)
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
The question of the regulation of handguns is 'one of the most divisive social issues in American society' because 'firearms in general, and handguns in particular, are emblematic of individual autonomy and freedom from government intrusion' . This debate is actually centered on...
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...
Welfare Politics - The criticism that Marxism presents against Beveridge's welfare
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
The objective of this paper is two-fold. First, it aims to discuss the main features of Beveridge's vision of welfare. The other aim is to discuss the Marxism approach to welfare and in doing so analyze the critiques that Marxism presents against Beveridge's welfare.
Digital society
Course material - 33 pages - Sociology & social sciences
ICT is a major technological change whose effects have only begun to be measured for about ten years. Beyond the appearance of new activities related to ICT, such as start-ups, online shops for example, digital technologies have considerably facilitated the production and exchange of information....
U.S.-India Relations: An Evolving Foreign Policy Landscape
Case study - 5 pages - International relations
The United States and India have developed a complex and dynamic relationship that has significantly evolved over the past century, establishing itself as a central element of U.S. foreign policy in Asia. India's importance to the United States is greatly reflected in the National...
Counterterrorism theories and policy
Case study - 2 pages - Criminal law
There are many options when combating terrorism. This form of combating terrorism, or counterterrorism, includes options such as retaliation, preemption, negotiation, covert military operation, special operations, prosecution and punishment. In the case of prosecution and punishment one can find...
Reduce school violence in Brazil
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
The recent violence shown by an individual in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has prompted the National Security Council to propose to the President of the United States of America, Mr. Barack Obama, in stepping in and helping the Brazilian government and President Dilma Rousseff. The acts...
Border control for the US: "Legitimate threat"
Thesis - 10 pages - International relations
The attacks on September 11, 2001 forced a change in the national security policy of the United States. Eight years later, debate still surrounds the issue on how best to defend against terrorism. The question of how large of a national security threat do current...
Privatization
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Privatization involves the transfer of ownership and the management of state owned enterprises to private firms. Governments should be less corrupted so as to increase the efficiency of state owned corporations and the public sector, promoting national security. Recently, pressure...
What are the main obstacles to the provision of global public goods?
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
Global public goods are hard to define. Even though, there is a consensus about the definitions of public goods and collective goods, there exists different approaches. Public goods are supposed to be available for all and they are characterized by two principles: non-rivalry, which means that...
The Schengen Information System (SIS), functions, issues and problems
Thesis - 7 pages - Computer science
The purpose of this essay is to present an overview of the main functions of the Schengen Information system (SIS), as well of the main issues and problems surrounding its use. In the first part of this essay, a description of the functions, the functioning and the architecture of the SIS will...
Civil Liberties
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Benjamin Ginsberg's We the People is among the best books for engaging students in the American politics and it is also effective in aiding them study and learn. The book pays close attention to the ways that politics and government matter in inclusion is the various techniques that people...
Environmental consequences of universalization: The maritime transport in the United States
Case study - 8 pages - Logistics
While entering a supermarket and by looking at the labels of the various products indicating the source of the manufacturers, we rarely find ‘Made in the USA' labels. A portable DVD costs less than 85 Euros and is manufactured in Singapore; the label of a T-shirt decorated with a character...
United States Intelligence Community
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
President Truman in collaboration with the Congress did find out that the United States could not meet their security needs without a defined structure for decision making. They had to find a way to deal with intelligence issues in the country. On this note, the president, in 1947 , did...
Analyzing Oswald's relationship with the FBI
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
The United States intelligence community is comprised of people who live their lives according to a code of conduct and the orders they receive from superior members of their hierarchical “family”. Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation work closely with the United States...
Role of Race - The Japanese American Internment
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The Japanese American internment was as a result of the Japanese outrageous attack on Pearl Harbor (Greenberg 1995). The attack thus fueled a lot of sentiments from the Americans and led to the signing of an order namely, 9066 which saw to it that Americans of Japanese ancestry were brought...
New Rome
Essay - 3 pages - Journalism
French Minister Hubert Vedrine has admitted that since the fall of the Soviet Union's America is the only “superpower”. The United States is no longer in competition with other countries. America seems to be invulnerable and rules over international relationships because of which...
Short history of United Fruit Company - the case of Guatemala
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
A small country located at a key point of Central America, Guatemala has a troubled and tragic history, and was thus told by a specialist that it was a "gift from the devil". Recent history seems to confirm this grim diagnosis. The civil war in Guatemala (1962-1996) was one of the longest and...
E-business as a support of an emerging business model: collaborative consumption
Case study - 15 pages - Business strategy
Last few years, information technology (IT) has known an important development that places it as an essential tool in our world functioning. In developed countries IT are everywhere. The place that takes the new technologies has become more and more important and it is now a strategic factor for...
The state secrets doctrine/privilege - civil liberties
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The state secrets doctrine/privilege is a rule of evidence that when applied in a court of law excludes certain evidence from a suit on the ground that it falls under state secrets. The affidavits are produced by government agents with a view to stopping legal proceeding for they may harm...
US entry into foreign wars in 1898 and 1914: Realistic or idealistic reasons?
Dissertation - 4 pages - International relations
On examining US presence in foreign wars during the years 1898 and 1917, can we say that the decisions were based on “idealistic” or “realist” reasons? Or would some other term or category better describe the most important considerations? On April 25, 1898, following several...
Manufacturing knowledge: From print to web
Thesis - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The Internet has arguably been the most significant aspect of technological, economic and social evolution in the past century. What was limited to being a beneficial component of American national security, has blossomed into the worldwide information super highway and focal point...
