Essays and Research Papers on World Affairs

In five pages this paper considers how various people define globalization and whether or not they believe it has an impact upon their daily lives in an overview that reveals the complexities of the term and its definition. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.

This 4 page paper explores some of the issues that have arisen as a result of globalization. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page paper. Lebanon continues to be strongly influenced by Syria in domestic and foreign affairs. The country is trying to adopt policies and engage in positive foreign relations through trade agreements as well as other political agreements. This paper discusses foreign policy and relations related to Lebanon. Incorporated in the text are the ...

This 7 page paper considers the way in which security challenges are dealt with is gradually shifted from a threat-based approach to a risk based approach. The concept of both approaches is discussed along with the way in which they may be perceived in terms of approaches to dealing with issues such as terrorist threats. ...

This 8 page paper looks at the foreign policy of Azerbaijan concerning the occupied territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, looking at the rhetoric and the actions which are taken and the way that it has been influenced by Russia, Armenia, Georgia and Iran. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at how why the international political environment and the operation of the World Trade Organization A constraint rather than promote growth in developing nations. The paper considers how developing nations will often go through comparative advantage, and then discusses some of the ways in which World Trade Organization regulations, the ...

This 3 page paper is a reaction to an article entitled The End of Empires, about European influence in the Middle East. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper discusses the concept of conflict resolution form the aspect of the peace research approach developed by Johan Galtung and discusses the statement that “International conflicts should be handled in a co-operative spirit by all countries, big, small, on an equal basis”. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

In five pages a report on this legal text regarding global anti-terrorism and homeland security policies is presented. The bibliography lists no additional sources.

This is a 13 page paper that provides an overview of Islam in the west. Barriers to cultural integration from both sides are explored. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the concept of summit diplomacy, explaining what it is and considering the way it has emerged since 1945, assessing its’ value in international relations. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 15 page paper looks at the changes that were introduced into the concept of the sovereign state by the treaties of Westphalia and consider to what extent this was a land mark even in creating the modern state system. The bibliography cites 17 sources.

This is a 7 page paper that provides an overview of oil economies. The importance of pursuing economic diversification is explored. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper is an annotated bibliography looking at 5 sources which would be useful when writing an essay looking at whether human rights should be a universal concept, or whether they are culturally relative. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of the United States' strategic relationship with China. PACOM's role in the process is emphasized. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the main parties involved in the making of foreign policy within the Russian Federation, including the role of the President, the Prime Minister and other officials. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 10 page paper examines the nature of terrorism as it is currently understood. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 29 page paper that provides an overview of the Canadian Department of National Defense. The various foreign and domestic capabilities and roles of this organization are examined. Bibliography lists 24 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the in which Chinese foreign and security policies are likely to develop as the country grows in economic terms, assessing this against current stated policies and actions, justifying the hypothesised direction of the policies. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 3 page paper considers whether or not realism is still a good theory for describing international relations today. It argues that while some relationships remain, the world as a whole is very uncertain and realism is not workable any longer.

This 10 page paper considers the impact of globalization has a culture of developing countries, with specific attention paid to India and China. The impact is considered in the framework of three approaches to globalization; the neo-liberal, radical and transformationalist approaches. The different approaches are discussed, along with the concept of globalization, and the evidence ...

This 7 page paper presents an analysis of the National Security Concept of the Republic of Azerbaijan which was approved by instruction 2198 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the 23rd of May 2007, examining the concepts and approaches to security and placing this in the context of the security, military, political, ...

This 3 page paper looks at the way in which looking and applying different models of cooperation may increase the understanding of the way that different states may negotiate and cooperate with each other. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

Explaining International Cooperation This 8 page paper looks at the concept of liberal institutionalism in international relations theory and assesses the degree to which it may be used to explain how and why international co-operation occurs. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 4 page paper is written in 2 parts. The first part is a brief summary outlining the purpose of the United Nations (UN). The seduced part of the paper looks at whether or not the UN has made the world a better place. The discussion includes examples of the way the UN has impacted ...