Essays and Research Papers on World Affairs

A 10 page paper which examines how terrorism is a serious international or global concern and as such is something leading nations need to be aware of regardless if they are attacked or not. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 6 page paper. This essay looks at five countries: Rwanda, Costa Rica, Iraq, the United Kingdom and Australia. The writer reports demographic data for each country, points out the significant differences between countries, such as life expectancy and mortality rate, and discusses specific issues, such as the impact of population growth. 2 Tables included. ...

An 11 page analysis of Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

This 34 page paper examines the use of political marketing in Greece. The paper considers what is meant by political marketing and the way it can be studied. The paper then looks at the marketing of the two major parties; Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and the New Democracy party (ND), looking at the ways in ...

This 6 page paper discusses Putnam's book "Making Democracy Work" and answers specific questions about it. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In 1997 South Korea received the largest aid package to date from the International Monetary Fund as a result of the Asian financial crisis. This 8 page paper looks at the background to the $58 billion loan, the conditions that changed several times and the final outcome. To measure the effectiveness of the measures ...

This 6 page paper reviews Glenn Tinder’s book Political Thinking: The Perennial Questions, considering the contents, the main messages and whether this is a stimulating and engaging book on political thought. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 8 page paper looks at the North Korean nuclear weapons crisis, how it came about and the issues concerned and the considers the potential for the crisis to be resolved using the realist or the liberalist approaches to international relations. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

There have been hypothesized many causes of war. This 3 page paper looks at the idea that nationalism and social Darwinism are major influences on the continuation war and conflict in modern societies. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

A 7 page paper that reports and discusses terrorist operations in specific regions and countries. These include South and Latin America, Somalia, Sudan, Kashmir, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 9 page paper with specific sections. The first section discusses the techniques used for aiding democratization that the U.S. could use. The second section provides an overview of the situation in Turkey, a short history of democracy, problems, the delay in the application to join the EU. These are meant to illustrate the ...

The government of Bahrain has made a commitment to women and developing women’s rights. This 3 page paper looks at the progress and areas of achievement and considers the current political aspects of women rights in the country and considers areas where political moves to increase equality may be argued as still required. The bibliography ...

The World Trade Organization is generally seen as a positive organization, but not all aspects of its work are positive. This 5 page paper examines some of the negative results of the WTO and considers the way that reforms may be necessary. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 10 page paper that begins with a description of this NGO, including its mission statement. The actual relief work is carried out by the different national/regional Save the Children organizations. The essay reports revenue amounts, some of the many partnerships and the major purposes of the organization. A focus is placed on efforts in ...

This 4 page paper looks at the following quote and discusses it in the context of the role that non governmental organizations can play in the global environment. “Globalisation makes it imperative for NGOs to influence the shape and pattern of economic growth by mainstreaming the social virtues into market processes-trust, cooperation, equity and the ...

This 31 page paper loos at the problem of global poverty and considers the argument that the best way to reduce poverty in developing countries is to increase the level of globalization and their participation in the international markets. The paper stars by looking at the measures and level of global poverty in developing countries, ...

An 8 page paper which uses Huntington’s essay The Clash of Civilizations as a foundation for examining the direction that world policies, ideals, and politics are going. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 6 page paper. Two models for the grand strategy are explained: selective engagement and primacy. The essay includes comments in terms of how these strategies meet the criteria for a grand strategy as issued by the U.S. Army College. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses one problem with nuclear weapons: their proliferation, and ways to solve it. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 14 page paper considers whether or not China is a socialist country. The paper starts by considering the model of socialism, with specific interest paid to modern socialism as proposed by Karl Marx. The paper applies these ideas to China and the development that has taken place since 1978 and the opening up of ...

This 9 page paper begins with an historical overview of Colombia's emphasis on international relations and foreign policy and its role in creating different international organizations. Colombia has never been as interested in foreign relations as it has been in domestic security. The essay reports the decades of civil wards and unrest, the proliferation of ...

This 28 page paper looks at the war in Iraq and the position in December 2006. The paper starts with background that demonstrated the political complexities of the area and considers why the US lead occupation may be resisted, using ideas of culture clash and the religious concept as Jihad to which explain why this ...

This 5 page paper reviews two articles; David Slater and Morag Bell article Aid and Geopolitics of the Post-colonial: Critical Reflections of New Labour's Overseas Development Strategy and Paul Collier and David Dollar s article; World Cut Poverty in Half; How Policy Reform and Effective Aid Can Meet International Development Goals. The paper ...

This 11 page paper looks at Croatia during and after the Second World War, covering the period of Nezavisna drzava Hrvatska or NHD (The Independent State of Croatia) and the subsequent communist regime under Tito and the partisans. The political models, ideals and practices are discussed along with consideration of the changes which occurred under ...

A 7 page essay that discusses the concepts of race and ethnicity in regards to the perpetuation of inequality in Australian society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.