Essays and Research Papers on World Affairs

An 8 page paper discussing the contributions of Glasnost and Perestroika to the breakup not only of the Soviet Union, but also that country's control over satellite governments. Many of aspects of Glasnost led to the ultimate fall of Communism, such as the new freedom to assemble and speak freely and the rise of ...

A 3 page research paper exploring the necessity for the Presidents of the United States and Russia to continue meeting despite the end of the Cold War. The recent summit focused on expanding NATO, which Russia opposes, and further arms agreements. Bibliography included.

A 20 page research paper that provides an overview of the issue of Post-Cold War conflict and the seeming contradiction evidence by neorealist and liberalist/idealist views regarding international relations. Bibliography list 12 sources.

A 9 page paper looking at the problems facing and the options available to the US in developing a national security policy following the collapse of the old Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. There were lessons presented following World War I and World War II that must be remembered in formulating a new ...

A 6 page essay presenting the thesis that it was internal reform movements and the efforts of reform leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachev, rather than the actions of Ronald Reagan, which led to the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union. No additional sources cited.

An 8 page paper describing the political and social conditions necessary for dictators to rise. The writer explains what a dictator is, characteristics and conditions of a dictatorship, and tests these characteristics by using Hitler, Lenin, and Stalin as examples.

An 11 page discussion of Vladimir Lenin's role in the years following the Russian Revolution of 1917. Debates whether he was strictly a totalitarian or a pragmatist. Presents the views of numerous authors and concludes that while many of Lenin's philosophies and actions were totalitarian he was a pragmatist to the fullest ...

A 15 page analysis of Hannah Arendt's Between Past and Future. According to Arendt, the beginnings of Western thought began specifically in Plato's allegory of the cave, from The Republic. This compelling allegory was designed by Plato as the basis for his argument that society should be ruled by the king-philosopher, the man who ...

5 page book review. Written during the height of the Cold War, Hannah Arendt's 'The Origins of Totalitarianism' discusses worldwide tensions and problematic scenarios of former tyrannies that contributed to the eventual creation of the most ruthless form of government that exists in our contemporary society. In this essay, the writer evaluates Arendt's book and ...

A 6 page research paper on South Africa's maintenance of a more 'free' society. The writer offers this country as a model to others -- still suffering from socio-political turmoil because of race relations. Included in the discussion are comparisons with Northern Ireland, Israel, etc; Essentially, the paper analyzes how South Africa overcame Apartheid on ...

In this 11 page research paper, the writer examines terrorist activity, frequency, statistics, etc; The paper focuses upon specific instances of terrorism and state, U.S., & World Policy towards terrorism in general. Counter-terrorism is explored as are methods being used to protect certain key targets. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page paper on terrorist acts against the United States and U.S. policy against terrorism in general. Issues concerning state sponsorship, business as targets, and more are examined. (Similar to Terorism.wps). Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 12 page paper comparing the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the ETA (a Basque separatist organization), the Shining Path or Sendero Luminoso (SL), and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The writer is concerned with the sociopolitical reasons why each of these organizations exists, their size, scope, and support; etc.-- Their causes ...

A 10 page paper discussing the concept of habeas corpus and the fact that it should not be changed or altered to accommodate recent anti-terrorist legislation. Bibliography lists six sources.

A 7 page paper discussing the U.S. Anti-Terrorism Act of 1996. What are its strengths and what are its weaknesses? Bibliography lists five sources.

An 8 page discussion of the effects of the tobacco settlement on third world countries, specifically women and children. The paper discusses the economics of the decision not to include global provisions, and how world organizations and governments are dealing with the issue. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an executive summary of a Wall Street Journal article reporting on a tobacco settlement. The summary relates the facts to other situations in business. No additional sources cited.

In this 9 page research paper, the writer looks at relevant issues (concerning modernity) for Third World Countries in the past and future as they relate to the Global Community concept. The role of Diaspora traders, ethnic nationalism, Western liberals, imperial rulers, and more are examined as causal factors for the continued slowness of growth ...

A 4 page overview of the origin and status of the Chemical Wepaons Ban Treaty, from the introduction of the first effort by Bush in 1993 to the presentation of the new Treaty to the Senate in the Spring of 1997. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages in length. A discussion of how the new Democracy in Russia brings about a wealth of new issues to consider regarding nuclear arms arsenal maintenance, weapons proliferation, etc; START treaties, policies, and the sociopolitical / financial aspects of former Soviet arms reduction are examined. Financial needs in Russia are seen as barriers to ...

In this 5 page research paper, the writer describes how much more serious the threat of nuclear war has actually become since the end of the Cold War. It is argued that while the START series of treaties (and others) do indeed present themselves as positive steps towards world peace, securing world safety from the ...

A 7 page discussion of biological warfare and an overview of ebola and anthrax (mad cow disease), two bacteria commonly used in biological warfare. Bibliography lists ten sources.

A 6 page paper discussing the current and future global market share of the oil industry. All the industrialized nations that so heavily had depended on OPEC-produced oil had instituted wide-ranging conservation measures with the crisis of 1973-1974, and most of them experienced recession due in large part to the stranglehold OPEC had on ...

A 5 page study of NAFTA and other U.S. trade agreements, expanding regionalism, the positive and negative effects of NAFTA, and ameliorating possibilities. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 10 page overview of trade policy and how it affects developing nations. Nations considered include Mexico, China, India and to some extent South Korea and South Vietnam. Focus is on U.S. and WTO involvement through GATT, NAFTA and WTO policies. Bibliography lists 13 sources.