Politics Essays

The United Nations’ policy of preventive diplomacy as a part of multilateral diplomacy and its use of non-military actions are considered as valuable in conflict prevention. Sullivan (1999, p.50) supports this view, and adds that “a crisis anywhere may become a crisis everywhere, and a crisis prevented is a calamity avoided”. It is concluded that the United Nations Organisation’s preventive diplomacy. .

The invasion of Iraq was also the best way for America to obtain its primary goal of showing of its power to competitors and allies and avoiding the appearance of the post 9/11 decline. America intended to prevent Iraqis potential use of dangerous biological weapons and its vast oil resources to threaten America and its allies. 

The assault, especially on the financial underpinnings of terrorism, can be regarded as key to any country’s counterterrorism efforts.  This requires effective implementation of measures directed at tracking and disrupting terrorist money flows. This incorporates actions such as assets freezing and monetary sanctions.

I would inform you that I am gratified by your concern and I am proud to tell you that all the information that you have provided, which relates to any current threats by the group, will be taken seriously and handled urgency and confidentiality it requires. At this moment, I would like to ask you to maintain silence regarding this matter. 

Management of the drug intelligence program of multiple agencies established for accumulating, examining, and sharing of the operational and strategic drug intelligence information for supporting the federal, local, state, and foreign efforts for law enforcement to overcome the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and aliens.

The relationship between the mind and the body is in itself inexplicable due to the inherent composition aspects that exist in each one of them. They argued that interaction occurs where the two are in a similar spatial location. This argument is subject to criticism as it conflicts the theory of how the moon causes a gravitational force in the oceans whereas the two are miles apart.

On the contrary to the aforementioned factors that project China as a threat, there are factors that depict ‘China a peaceful rise’. Establishment of a strategic partnership with second-tier power nations and the promotion of good-neighbor policy among others are a few factors that discard the notion that China is a threat to the global structure.

The literature on immigrant assimilation is also explored to identify whether or not immigrants are socially cohesive with Brits and vice versa.  The literature on social cohesion in family, education, and economics is also reviewed as a means of determining whether or not there is social cohesion.  

A rhetorical analysis of the inaugural address of John F. Kennedy shows that his address was not any different in this fundamental. A more in-depth look shows us how his inspiration piece detailed how the United States and the rest of the world were going to attain world amity.

Normally, the constitution’s checks and balances, as represented in every branch, are legally adjusted in every amendment. They serve to emphasize the equal fundamental legal rights distributing them to everyone.

The failure of the Articles of Federation necessitated the establishment of a new Constitution. The responsibility of creating a system that featured an improved court system was on the hands of the Constitutional framers. 

Democracy is founded on the concept that men make laws. Islam, on the other hand, follows a set of God-given laws, dictated directly to Muhammad and therefore not open to revision. Contemporary nation-states require many more laws than are provided in the unalterable Koran. Its applicability in the modern world is also questionable (2003).

As American has proven, as de Tocqueville observed and predicted, this same system of open-mindedness shall prevail against the nationalistic nemesis that thrives on single-mindedness and resists cultural integration and diversity.  It is indeed an exciting and amazing time in which to live and be a forefather and foremother to the emerging world community in a global democracy.

America is losing a grip on its freedoms such as those that have been recently stolen by the Bush administration.  The right-wing has done its damage and the left-wing is waiting in the shadows to steal more away.  If the PATRIOT Act is allowed to stand in addition to gun control and universal health care advocates having their way, who will apologize to all of the people who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom?

True Marxism might be a Utopian dream, but with mortal man, Marxism does not stand a chance. Some men, like Stalin and Ceausescu, are ruthless and have no conscious will to wrest control from true followers of Marx. The death of Stalin in 1953 and the invasion of Hungary in 1956 led some Marxist intellectuals to question the practice

The study also reveals that the incidence of terrorism has dwindled due to the vigilance of the Governments of democratic countries and legislative measures. Therefore the terrorists have definitely not won the war on terror. However, there is a clear need to refine the law to desist from interfering with civil liberties.

The studies of comparative politics can only go or skim information just on the top the knowledge treasure of Comparative politics, which goes to a deeper level. That is, the information about this subject of study is vast. And with the changing times, it keeps on mounting because Politics and governance of these times gives umpteen opportunities to compare and analyze, leading to the consolidation of the field of comparative politics.

The Lords have been not just a group of experienced retired MPs but a batch of people with specialist knowledge and experience from an array of fields, that won’t be available by-elections otherwise. The Lords have been fulfilling a judicial function, which will be affected by a fully elected House.

There are pointers to reduced tensions in the Taiwan Strait. The policy of deterrence of America, and the current concentration of the Chinese leadership on trade and economic development, which requires a conducive world opinion, and the improving relations between America and China, since the EP-3 spy plane incident of 2003.

The weakly developed member countries must be encouraged to implement the new and advanced production systems like quality and environmentally friendly processes, incorporation of technological methods, and innovative management techniques so that they would display faster economic growth without damaging the environment.

United States of America is the land of immigrants that is formed by the migration of people from Europe for political, religious or economic reasons. (Rodman D. Griffin 1994). Over the period of time, the same phenomenon (immigration) that populated the country has now become a major debatable issue in the political, economic, and social circles of the US lobbies. 

Paul Simon was clearly influenced by the principled (and often unpopular) stands taken by his father, who thundered against the internment of Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor. Simon did a little thundering himself as early as his undergraduate years, though he decided early on that the minister's life wasn't for him. 

Maintaining international security has become an important concern of all nations around the world. All the nations have to make serious efforts to counter the threats to international securities, separately as well as jointly. International and regional organizations also need to make effective policies to enhance international security. Today the world is full of threats as well as opportunities. 

Moreover, people want politicians to be trustworthy and accountable for their actions. As such, the desire of the citizenry is for a government that addresses the burning social problems of society. The principal cause for the inability of the public to interact more meaningfully with the political system is the exclusion of the public from governance. The public is restricted to merely electing the government, which furthers its own interests.

The practice of ruling the people with their approval is politics. In this exercise, problems relating to society and its economic condition are resolved. Moreover, in this process, the multifarious ambitions of the populace are addressed by resorting to discussions and negotiation and not by the use of force or legislation(politics, 2005).

There are numerous reasons why women who as a matter of fact make up half of the population are not proportionally represented in governance, but it is clear that they are playing an increasingly important and significant role and that their presence in politics and another sphere of society is one of the great achievements at the end of the last millennium. 

Realism, a positive theory that seeks to explain the international order, remains arguably the most important theory in international relations today. Realists argue that in spite of the inherent attribute of anarchy within the international system, the order is achieved through the inherent structure of the international system.

The fact of the matter is that North Korea’s nuclear program is a real problem and a threat to the United States and other countries such as South Korea and Japan. If nothing is done, or the new regime opts to adopt a similar stance to the one taken by the latter regime, then chances are that there will be no positive outcome here. 

Unilateral action on the political front has been a foreign policy objective of the United States under the stewardship of George W. Bush.  Unilateralism explains the American decision to abrogated the Anit-Ballistic Missile Defence shield, the decision to ignore the Kyoto Accord, and finally, the decision to invade Iraq in 2003.

In this dissertation, the researcher would like to investigate occupational fraud in both the private and the public sectors. To further illustrate, the researcher has also chosen the case study of the Turks and Caicos government, to best show how occupational fraud can be used for personal gain.

Policymaking in the US only reflects the kind of government it has and the kind of society that it is – a government of irony, reflective of a highly heterogeneous capitalist society. A government that prides itself of democratic principles, yet at its core is a government of bureaucratic elites, whose unseen powerful hands shape the direction of the nation.

The government of a country is at the core of the nation, which not only decides how the nation will be run but is also responsible for the way a nation depicts itself to the world. Because of the fact that a government affects all of the nationals of a country, it is crucial to include the nationals in the process of electing a government. 

The economic impact of the European Coal and Steel Community was inferior compared to the improvement in political relations of the entire region that is achieved. The importance of the recovery of France-German political relations and the growing popularity and acceptance of the high authority were the most essential impact of the ECSC.

Corruption reflects negatively on economic reforms, too. This causes market instability and expansion of corruption to all level of the state organs affecting institutions and vital mechanisms which otherwise should effectively fight against it. What is more, corruptions established uncontrolled monopoly structures in certain economic sectors, damaging the transparency and increasing fragility of state structures.

The blessings of democracy and its benefits can be properly realized only when people learn to value their conjoint potential and sacrifice of their fellow people, who have given everything for the attainment of freedom. The human rights organizations in Chile can make people value such virtuous sacrifice and lead the nation to higher enlightenment.

The American constitution seems to be more liberal than the constitutions of some other prominent democratic countries in the world. The American Constitution was able to give supreme power to the national government; still, the states enjoy substantial freedom in making local statutes. America is a big country with so many states with people of a different culture.

It is not a good idea just to leave the Iraqis hanging on the verge of a great future. It is better we lead them to the end until we attain our ultimate goals of making Iraq a great nation. As we have noted in the two arguments, there are two parallel opinions concerning the stay of Americans in Iran. One opinion argues that it is untimely and unfair for the troops to be in Iraq.

In several scenarios of after war settlements, there have been eruptions of violence right after the settlement. The cause of such a situation emanates from the fact that the mere absence of violence has been seen as sufficient by peace brokers. However, what these peace brokers refuse to understand is that the mere absence of violence only constitutes negative peace and not positive peace. When the actual conflicts are thus left to continue to brood among the people, people who feel bitter about the process of settlement or the denial of justice are often tempted to start up violence again.

The security dilemmas in international politics can also be overcome, when the countries act through the IOs to gain legitimacy to their actions. That is, as mentioned above, although the countries due to their signing and ratification of IOs are duty bound to act through IOs, some countries have taken unilateral route, leading to dilemmas.

The roots of terrorism and the subsequent use of violence from the state perspective lie in the need to preserve and protect the values of legitimacy and sovereignty.The orthodox theory of terrorism is perceived as a threat.These views have their origin from the supremacy and the centralized powers of the state, which protects the discourse of legitimacy and sovereignty, and which the state exercises monopoly over.

As a result of which, the economic condition of the nation of Britain also became extremely enhanced as compared to many other neighboring nations. Thus, it might be clearly stated that migration proved extremely effective for the organization as well as the individual thereby amplifying their economic standards and portfolio in the market among others.

GM's communications group explored building an intranet to distribute press releases and other materials among its worldwide staff. She also mentioned about GM's finance and HR groups also getting the intranet bug. Hence, she said that departments formed a team to brainstorm about building a GM-wide intranet for all employees.

The essay “On Liberty” is said to be one of the most powerful and certainly most influential works in most political ideologies. The concepts of freedom, tyranny, his famous “Harm principle,” and the society were covered in the essay. His views on these concepts may have led all those who study his works that his reasons were motivated by the utilitarian concepts credited to his upbringing.

When the top political leaders do not provide the right example, either because they engage in acts of corruption or, as is more often the case, because they condone such acts on the part of relatives, friends, political associates, it can not be expected that the employees in the public administration will behave differently.

However, from the institutional perspective, where documents are analyzed to discern the collective behavior of political institutions, Canada has a new and distinct political culture formed by the combination of the cultures of the two major founding groups as well as the cultures of immigrants. 

This article mentions significant problems with the domestic policy in the United States that are making the country less tolerable to live in. This work by McLaren is overall effective and is a significant contribution to the sociology of knowledge because it questions popular knowledge and digs deeper into the knowledge of the American psyche.

As a result, in the reframing of the study, I would include survey questionnaires that could be circulated among politicians and foreign policy experts in order to gather their views on one specific conflict and the degree to which they see foreign policy debate playing a role in the on-the-ground conduct of that specific conflict situation. 

Realism, a positive theory that seeks to explain the international order, remains arguably the most important theory in international relations today. Realists argue that in spite of the inherent attribute of anarchy within the international system, the order is achieved through the inherent structure of the international system.

In the Communist Manifesto Marx argues that change is inevitable and that the family model will, by necessity, evolve as well. One position argues the nuclear family is a result of society, the other, an enabler of society. The technologically advancing modern capitalist society, people are becoming more and more alienated.

In the aftermath of the Hutu massacre of the Tutsi Rwandans, more than a million men, women, and children lay viciously murdered by machete-wielding Hutu rebels.  Calls for help had gone unanswered, and the world; and the Clinton administration stood by, denying that there was a genocide taking place.