Essays and Research Papers on World Affairs

This 5 page paper examines DG Mike Moore speech "Making Globalization Work" given in Geneva on the 20 February 2002. This is a persuasive speech and emphasises an increased role of the World Trade Organisation in social development and responsibility. A number of tools are used, including careful wording, the use of statistics and references ...

This 10 page paper examines justice in relation to U.S. immigration policy. This paper highlights many specific examples that illustrate both justice and injustice in U.S. immigration policy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 6-page paper describes how the United States and some agencies coordinate and assist the international community in times of disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and torandoes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper analyzes the idea of federalism with reference to the documentary, Eyes on the PRize. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 14 page review of the article by Hidemi Suganami. The author of this paper criticizes Suganami's tendency to spend more time explaining why he formatted his article a particular way than digging into the circumstances surrounding the initiation and eventual culmination of the Cold War. The works of numerous other authors is ...

This 6 page paper considers what is meant by cohesion and harmony and how these should be seen in the development and expansion of the European Union. The paper looks at three potential threats to progression; the lack of real democracy, the failure to agree or develop a common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and ...

This 10 page paper examines the policy by mainland China, the Peoples Republic of China, towards Taiwan, where the Republic of China fled to in 1949. The situation is a stalemate, with mainland China maintaining that Taiwan is remains a province of China. The paper analyses the position how it has occurred and the way ...

This 4 page paper defines and explains what is meant by strategy trade policy, looking at when and how it is used and the potential results. The theory is then practiced by discussing the case of Boeing and Airbus. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

On the 1st of May 2004 ten new countries joined the European Union bring the membership to twenty-five states. This 33 page paper considers who will benefit from the enlargement by looking at the advantages and disadvantages to the exiting and the new member states. The paper starts by examining the original aims and benefits ...

This 5 page paper provides an examination of the argument that Elshtain provides in support of the U.S. intervention in Iraq. This paper delves into the reasons for this author's support and her purpose for writing the book. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper looks at this subject from an international perspective. An actual case study is evaluated. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

5 pages in length. Social change is as much a part of man's existence as needing air to breathe and food to eat. The extent to which social change allows the human race to progress and improve is both grand and far-reaching; without the advancements inherent to social change -- not the least ...

This 28 page paper examines the relationship betweem racism and globalization. Furthermore, this paper explores the political and social ramifications of these trends, and delves into future possibilities. This paper also examines the views of Chris Shilling in relation to the natural sciences. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 13 page paper discusses the theoris of AJ McMichael and his book, Planetary Overload. His book is analyzed and compared to other scholars in this field. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 5 page paper evaluates a book called Tea in the Harem along with an article that outlines the prejudice that is apparent in the world today. The division between the white and Arab worlds is outlined. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the formation of policy in the UK as being directly linked to the study of the political parties as opposed to the study of the legislators themselves. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines if the United Nations is as relevant today as it was when it first began. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 15 page overview of the problems which have unfolded in postwar Iraq. The author reviews the world commitment to overcoming these problems. The contention is presented that even in the face of continued radical resistance many nations, and the United States in particular, have proven that they not only have the fortitude ...

This is a 6 page paper discussing the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and recent issues with the EU, WTO and US. Since the food shortages during the war years in Europe, agricultural policy has remained a key objective within the European community. The formal principles of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) were established at the ...

This is a 7 page paper discussing the interest, ideology, threats, domestic factors, commitments, military strategy and international policy of the “new” Russia. Within the past century, Russia, the largest country in the world in area with a population of over 144,500,000, has undergone a great deal of structural change. The Russian Empire under the ...

11 pages in length. Australia is one of the world's most diverse continents, offering up a multitude of cultures, religions and languages in order to accommodate its vastly variant population. Its political makeup is considered by some to be outdated and in need of a major overhaul, with critics noting how the Opposition ...

An 8 page paper which examines the life and influence of Gamal Abdul Nasser of Egypt during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A paper which looks at the phenomena of orientalism and globalisation with particular reference to the concepts of Self and Other, and the role of the media in promoting the dominant ideology on a global scale. Bibliography lists 2 sources

Joseph Chamberlain and William Gladstone had many opposing views which came to a head over the Home Rule vote in 1886. This 16 page paper looks at the diverse views of these two men, with Gladstone advocating dissemination of the imperial colonies into self governing entities and Chamberlain advocating imperial protectionism and emancipation. However, despite ...

The Organisation of African Unity (OAU), has developed into the African Union,(AU), with the stated objective of creating a union similar to the European Union. This 15 page paper considers if this is a realistic goal. The writer looks at the development of the European Union and compares this to the development of the AU, ...