Essays and Research Papers on Political Science Issues

In six pages this paper assesses America’s 1991 involvement in the first Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) within the contexts of the just war theory, realism, humanism, and Professor David Armstrong’s evaluation of U.S. foreign policy featured in the text Ethics and Statecraft: The Moral Dimension of International Affairs to determine if these concepts ...

A 5 page research paper that discusses US foreign policy and rather global or national interests should have prominence. The writer argues that global interests should have priority and uses the issues of global warming and AIDS to support this position. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page paper uses Kant’s categorical imperative to ague that the U.S. invasion of Iraq is immoral. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 9 page consideration of the impacts of globalization. This paper refutes Martin Wolf’s contentions that globalization is something that is not only actively chosen but also something that is a win-win situation for all of the players. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page overview of how US views towards imperialism changed. This paper outlines the views of several key Americans. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In ten pages this paper argues that the use of torture on terror suspects by the United States and the Department of Homeland Security has hurt the U.S. and actually failed to prevent future attacks. Six sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 6 page paper examines immigration. Positive and Negative aspects are explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the arguments of David Bacon in his book Illegal People. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 15 page paper examines the military industrial complex and uses the Iraq War as an example. Blood for money charges are carefully examined. While the paper concludes that the U.S. is in Iraq for oil, it also admits that there are altruistic reasons as well. Research is provided to support the assumptions. Bibliography lists ...

This 5 page paper is an annotated bibliography of three sources related to Millennium Development Goals for Afghanistan, determined by Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper analyzes the book “The Logistics of War” by Beth Scott, Lt.Col. James C. Rainey and Capt. Andrew W. Hunt. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This five page paper addresses four specific questions in political science. The author addresses these questions from a personal perspective. No sources are listed.

This 5 page paper considers the way in which Barack Obama has chosen to present one issue in his presidential campaign. It identifies the “skeleton” of the issue and also considers to what extent he is using the “skeleton” to frame the event, whether such framing is important, what it says about story skeletons in ...

This 8 page paper discusses the underlying roots of terrorism and what policies might be put in place to respond to this threat. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 6 page address to six specific questions on US foreign policy and how it has evolved over time. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5-page paper outlines the United States National Response Framework and Emergency Support Functions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper questions the longevity of the cold war. Current situations are discussed. Historic information is relayed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper that begins with comments from the globalization index. The writer briefly comments on the effects of globalization on Burma, Ethiopia and Haiti and suggests the real effects on the U.S. are still debatable. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing five criteria used in evaluating tax structures. They are yield, administrative ease or efficiency, economic efficiency, political acceptability and equity. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In three pages this essay argues why the Iraq War commencing in March 2003 was not justified. One source is cited in the bibliography.

This 7 page paper look at the foreign policy priorities that are likely to, or have already manifest, in the Obama administration, including policies towards the Iraq Afghanistan, Israel and Palestine and the Middle East in general. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses Article 91 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) with regard to an Army E-4 who has been given deliberately misleading orders by a superior NCO. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page essay that considers 2 books. Charles Taylor in Modern Social Imaginaries and John Rawls in Political Liberalism describe and discuss the transition period between premodern and modern political world, but with differing emphasis and interpretations. Taylor takes a broad scope that considers the overall cognitive changes that occurred as the Western world ...

3 pages in length. Despite the fact that Machiavelli's own political context is remote, his patterns of contrast between political ideals and concrete realities apply with great influence in today's political climate, one that reflects the events that encompasses both the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. Politicians have attempted - and for the most ...

A 4 page paper which examines the approach to homosexuality in the Army today. Bibliography lists 4 sources.