Essays on Accession

Now the most advanced integration Union is the European Union, the main forerunner of which European economic community was created in 1957 by the Task that stands today in the EU during the agenda - formation and strengthening of economic, monetary and political Union of member countries. Integration in the EU affects almost all aspects of relations between member States of the European Union - politics, Economics, social and cultural sphere. The relevance of the study due to the importance and special role of tax harmonization in the framework of deepening European economic integration, the development of the unified ...

During the first 2 centuries C.E., there was a period of peace and prosperity, called Pax Romana , which remained in history as one of the happiest and prosperous periods in the entire human history. However, the achievements of the 3 emperors of the Flavian dynasty, Vespasian, and his sons, Titus and Domitian, laid the foundations for Pax Romana because it represented a period of able administration and important political, social, military and educational changes which brought prosperity in the empire. The succession of the first of these emperors, Nerva, put an end to the Flavian dynasty and in particular, ...

Neo-liberalism encourages economic liberalism, promoting the divide between the rich and the poor; it is active today, that is why it’s neo or new. However, it has lost dominance since the 1990s because of growing awareness of, and resistance to, its negative consequences. Peters and Bourdieu point out that The World Bank, the IMF, the WTO, the Asia Development Bank (ADB), the OEC, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the GATS have promoted neoliberal policies like privatisation, free trade, lowering labour costs and shrinking public expenditure (qtd. in Jiang 13). The neoliberal policies imposed by ...

Abstract

In June 2016, the Pentagon reviewed and revised the Department of defense’s accession disqualifications with the effect of lifting the ban on transgender populations from serving in the military, but the debate on the suitability of the new policy has grown even more heated. This paper argues that barring transgender individuals from serving their nation in the most selfless way possible is at odds with both the constitution and the values that the military fights to defend. Given the large number of transgender personnel already serving or having served in the military, there is no reason to believe ...

The journey towards the European Union (EU) integration has experienced several turnings. This section of the essay will detail some of the core turning points in the EU integration. Establishment of a Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was a major turning point in EU integration. The Treaty of Rome defined the specific objectives of the CAP. The CAP was introduced in 1962 (Folmern.p). The establishment of the CAP was enshrined to the state of food shortages after World War II. The aim of the CAP was to build a common European Community market and to cut off tariffs on agricultural ...

1. Introduction Agriculture is an important area of policy development in the EU. There are 500 million people residing in the EU (European Commission, “Agriculture”). Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) expresses the EU’s agricultural strategies and plans for all member states. CAP is one of the oldest EU policies. Revision of the CAP occurs periodically to accommodate emerging issues affecting all member states or specific to one or some member states. Spain protects its interests as a major agricultural producer by influencing the EU’s agricultural policy. Agriculture is a key sector in Spain. The agricultural sector contributes 3.4% ...

Plate with king hunting rams

This plate with accession number 34.33, was made in Iran, possibly in the Qazvin area. The medium employed during its development included mercury, silver, niello and inlay. It describes the period Sasanian rulers and their power and superiority during the fifth and the mid of the sixth century. During the term of the reign of Shapur II, approximately A.D. 310-379, the ruler being a hunter was a symbol that was standard and recognized as a high image (Kleiner 23). The plate got made out of silver with a theme that symbolized the power and prowess that got associated with ...

Explain the terms “widening” and “deepening” in terms of how they apply to the European Union.

Deepening could be defined as the gradual process of formal, vertical institutionalization. On the other hand, widening could be defined as the gradual process of formal, horizontal institutionalization. The European integration process has many different dimensions. It highlights historical, political, economic, sociological and judicial dimensions. Deepening and widening have distinct meanings when applied to the different dimensions of European integration (European Commission, 2009). Deepening and widening are schools of thought showing how the European Union should develop. The European Union has evolved progressively to what is termed as the first-ever close union among European people. Its clear manifestation is ...

For the first time, the initiative of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was put forward by New Zealand, Singapore and Chile in 2003. In 2011, after the accession of the US the concept of the agreement was essentially changed. Since 2011, nine countries were conducting negotiations on accession to the Trans-Pacific Partnership: USA, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Chile, and Peru. Canada and Mexico joined the negotiations later, and in 2013, Japan joined them. Currently, these countries make up the basic structure of the partnership. There is a possibility that the Republic of Korea, as well as Taiwan, ...

International Dispute Settlement

International Dispute Settlement

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It guaranteed the protection of all parties involved and registered by the organization. Creating shared understanding through group discussions and cooperating as a team to achieve a goal.The first advantage is the collective retaliation where two organizations have reforms to evaluate a balanced trading economy by reducing the problem of compliance imbalance. Negative consensus power is a powerful tool and is useful in the global market if the majority member in the trading agreement wishes to protect the cooperation of the minority in board decision making. It is also built on a broader and stronger basis ...

Analysis of the Character of Shakespeare's Macbeth in the Social and Historical Contexts

The play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare, which is based on the Scottish history, appears to be not so much a work of art as a political response to the era in which it was necessary to develop a Scottish theme, emphasize the historical friendship of England and Scotland, and tell about the popular witches and witchcraft at the new royal court. Undoubtedly, tragedies are the creative heritage of William Shakespeare. They express the power of his brilliant mind and the essence of his era, precisely because the subsequent periods comprehended their conflicts through the prism of the Shakespearean works ...

While every theoretical framework has merit, this author believes that many of the dominant theories-- realism (specifically neorealism, in contrast to “classical realism”), liberalism and neofunctionalism--are inadequate in their ability to properly describe the changes that have taken place in recent Turkish international relations. For the purposes of this study, the author has concluded that the most meritorious theories which can be applied towards Turkey are three main bodies of the “New Institutionalisms”: Rational-Choice Institutionalism, Sociological Institutionalism and Historical Institutionalism. These theoretical frameworks have been chosen because of their flexibility. A major drawback of most theoretical models is ...

Military women in Combat

Integration of the Articles The two articles elicit a lot of emotions on the topic of women in the military. In most instances, our women in the military tend to be sidelined by their male counterparts as there is a general feeling that the ladies in the forces are lesser qualified and physically unable to undertake some certain tasks in the military (Kerrigan, 2012). This leads to situations when women find it hard to be given top ranks in the organization. There is a lot of negative impact of this, as most of these women end up being demoralized ...

The EU Should Admit the Western Balkan Countries Soon Even if They Do Not Meet all Criteria

The Name of the Class Introduction Nowadays there are 28 member countries in the European Union. From its humble beginning as a peace holder after the horrible outcomes of the end of the first and second world wars, European Union grew to the powerful and strong economic and political union. EU countries share common economic zone, political values, such as strict rules towards corruption, and so on. Historically, the reason why “ECSC or the European Coal and Steel Community” (Cia.gov, 2016) was so successful that it enabled to create EU afterwards, was because after couple of years of its ...

In the 1990s Turkey faced many economic crises and the last crisis was in 2001 (Chen et al, 2014). Wrong fiscal policies and failures of the banking industry were the key factors that led to the crisis (Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, 2010). Turkey needed to implement many structural reforms in order to improve the situation in the economy (Togan, 2009). The International Monetary Fund (IMF) began cooperation with Turkey in 1998. When the crisis started in February 2001, the IMF developed a special support program for Turkey. In 4 years the IMF offered $20.4 billion of loans (Yeldan, ...

1. Describe the pros and cons of government legislation on issues of employment and give some specific examples of employment law.

There are various employment laws in place in USA such as at-will employment, minimum wage for employees and title VII. At-will employment policy gives the employer the right to hire and fire employees at will without any legal liability at any time without any reason or for a petty reason, excluding an illegal one (NSCL). This policy also gives employees the privilege to quit the job at any time without notice or within a short notice of 7-15 days depending on the agreement between employers and employees. Employees can also bargain for a raise if they get a better offer. This policy allows ...

The European Union can be considered today as one of the world’s most influential powers as it represents twenty-eight member states in major international and even regional affairs. Many member nations see the EU as the result of their desire to ensure European integration to keep peace in the region. Considering the membership of these European states to the regional organization, it is a question for member countries and non-member countries as to who is more influential or powerful: the EU or the member countries? For some experts, the member countries are more powerful than the EU because they ...

Business operations are usually subject to various forces including the external factors that businesses have no control over. In that respect, businesses need to devise suitable strategies as a means of responding to the forces’ influence. That is applied as a means of enhancing firms’ performance and sustainability. With that view, this case analysis seeks to demonstrate how a region or a country’s economic aspects affects industries and businesses in terms of performance, value and strategies.

Synopsis and objectives

International trade is a key focus for countries in their bid to enhance growth and embrace globalization. In that respect, trade liberalization is increasingly becoming a crucial tool ...

Introduction

Turkey’s approvalto join the European Union is a very challenging issue.Both the benefits and disadvantages make it difficult to understand. It is taken to be either beneficial or disadvantageous depending on how a person is looks at it. Greece, for example, has taken the matter so serious and is almost convincing Turkey to join the European Union. Their main consideration and interest have been based on the economic and military advantages associated with it(Torre Blanca, pp. 23). Based on the existence of resources and military strength of Turkey, Greece has been left to think on whether to convince Turkey ...

Analysis on the Globalization in China

Globalization is defined as the process of incorporation of the global economy which comes about as a result of exchanged views of ideas and products, free trade, smooth and free transfer of capital across-the-board. Globalization leads to advancement in various sectors of a country’s economy, including its transport and communication sectors, education and sports welfare are some of the areas that could be affected by globalization. Improvement in these sectors enhances interdependence of the cultural and economic activities Al-Rodhan and Nayef (2-3). In 2000, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) described four main factors that cause globalization; they identified them as ...

Externally, U.S. intelligence community faces unprecedented challenges amid sweeping national and international political, economic and social changes. Striking failures to meet counterterrorism and intelligence objectives in both national and international arenas indicate current tools and policies are short of closing growing gaps between intelligence work as is performed by existing intelligence agencies and hostile states, groups or individuals, locally and abroad. Counterterrorism and intelligence are still viewed in older, established Soviet-era framework (McConnell, 2007; Turner, 1991; Godson, 2010). Flaws in counterterrorism and intelligence work is, further, attributed to a set of a factors including, but are not limited to, lack of ...

Description of 3D Printing and Associated Science

Over the past decade, technological advancements and general progress have indeed changed or rather revolutionized human life and activities. Through the advanced technology both in hardware and software, people can now interact, communicate and complete different tasks in a more efficient and effective manner than before. The efficiency is because of how technology has influenced how we operate. Computing and Information technology has seen the rapidest and noticeable development in the past few years. These changes have affected the society, businesses and human life over the past few years. Through technology, one can achieve more socially, industrially and commercially. 3D ...

Thesis Proposal

Thesis: The economic, social, and political, changes witnessed in China today could be the proof of the impact that international organizations have on the nations of the world, today. Prior to China’s rapid growth, it had not witnessed the fast economic, political, and economic growth it does today. The developments could be a result of the country’s move to join the World Trade organization.

The main question of research focuses on the reason China did not join the World Trade Organization earlier regardless of the prosperity it brings to other nations. It emanates from the academic debate through ...

Univeristy Name

Abstract This paper extensively reviews the purchase decision differences among various countries that differ in culture. The analytic accoutrement accepting from the plan of abounding acclaimed intercultural consultants, as able as Hofstede, Hall, Kluckholn, Strodtbeck, and Carbaugh. (1983). It should be fatigued that there's bare acclimatized accepting to negotiations. There aboveboard admeasurement alone able and beneath able approaches , and these acclimatize in cast with several address factors. As Bargainers apperceive that their counterparts could as well be seeing things clumsily . Otherwise, they'll be beneath accessible to accomplish abrogating judgments and added accessibly to accomplish advanced in bargaining. ...

Introduction

The book Charles I: A Life of Religion, War and Treason by Christopher Hibbert take a closer look of the life of King Charles. The book is a biography of King Charles from the begging of his life a simple boy to what he came to be know globally and finally to his shame (treason). Christopher uses his creative mind in his book shed some light on how the kind grew from a simple boy who knew nothing and was very weak in character to a strong man who took the nations to a civil war. The books also take a look at the person who had ...

INTRODUCTION

China’s trade balance in 1978 was a deficit of US$1.1 billion. However, the country’s government entered a period of economic reforms in that same year and the country enjoyed an economic turnaround. In the first half of 2009, China gained a balance of trade surplus of $400 billion and the country’s foreign reserve increased significantly from $2 billion in 1978 to $2.4 trillion in 2009. Many economists identify that China’s economic boom is attributed to trade with the United States of America. And China’s accession to the World Trade Organization has played a significant role in ...

According to Kronenthal et al., a new Member State must undergo the accession process to become an official member of the European Union. The fifth enlargement of the EU put in place guides this process. The new members are guided in the process of transition, reforms, adoption and implementation of the community law. Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) legally allows any interested member to join the Union. The conditions are that the member must fulfill the principles of the article that are based on freedom, human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Any new ...

International Logistics Inc. Export Potential

An analysis of new markets and potential organic growth opportunities is always a subject to various assumptions that are based on the business of the company. These assumptions drive help I assessment of internal organizational capabilities and external influences, such as governmental, environmental, legal and other aspects, directly impacting business activities. International Logistics Inc. is involved in extremely sensitive and demanding business segment, not only from the perspective of the supply chain and customer relationships, but also from regulatory background, technical capacity and characteristics of the local markets in which the company is present. It worth mentioning, however, that differentiated ...

International trade refers to the exchange of goods and services between two or more countries or states. International trade may also refer to the exchange of capital across international borders. International trade is responsible in regulating the gross domestic product which is very important in a country. The rising trade between countries has been influential in improving the political, economic and social factors in trading nations as they exchange their goods and services. International trade has been in existence for a long time where in the past long distance traders used to exchange goods and services like amber road and silk. ...

The Catholic persecution in Ireland was a five-century quest to eliminate the Roman Catholic faith in an island where the religion has been deeply entrenched since the time St. Patrick introduced the faith in the second half of the fifth century. The Roman Catholic religion has been, until the 1540's, Ireland's religion until Henry VIII broke away with the Church. He instituted the English and Irish reformations in an attempt to rule over the church. Compared to other anti-Catholic movements that spread throughout Europe during the Reformation, the different aspects of Irish Reformation were primarily triggered by shifting government policy. ...

William the Conqueror (about 1027-87) – was the King of England from 1066, of the Norman dynasty`s origin. From 1035 – was the Duke of Normandy. Having strengthened the ducal power in Normandy, he managed to create a strong, well-trained army of heavy knights and infantry (about 10 thousand people). In 1066 he landed in England and defeated the Anglo-Saxons army of King Harold II at Hastings – “William's path to the throne was clear” (“William the Conqueror. Biography”). Accession to the throne of William the Conqueror marked the beginning of a constructive period in the history of England. The accession of William had ...

'Globalisation could not have occurred without a degree of global political harmony'. Discuss. This paper discusses the statement 'Globalisation could not have occurred without a degree of global political harmony'. The focus of this paper is on a critical examination of the topic statement with supplemental support from the readings by Giddens and Cameron. Before launching into a discussion about the topic statement, it would be worthwhile to examine the processes of globalization as they have evolved over the decades. To start with, globalization is a process that involves the free movement of goods, services, and people across the world. This process has ...

Introduction

The location of Turkey is very unique. It is placed at the convergence of two continents. There are very few countries in the world falling under two different continents and Turkey is one of them. Turkey’s location in between Asia and Europe gives it a very strategic geopolitical advantage. From the time Turkey got its independence in 1923, it has been a great ally to the Western European Countries. On the other hand, European Union was not always together. In the early part of the century most of the Western European countries were at war with each other. After World ...

Turkey’s Accession to EU

Smith (2005) stated that the European Union had finally allowed the formal talks on Turkey’s bid to the EU on October 4, 2005 despite Turkey’s initial application sometime in the 1990s. The news of the negotiations was met in two ways: positively (by Britain and Turkey) and negatively (by most Europeans, Germany, France, and Cyprus). The opposition saw Turkey as a non-European nation that may affect the EU’s total growth and interest, while the supporters saw Turkey a benefit and a crucial step to Middle Eastern affairs, opening new doors for the Europeans . Regardless of the opposition’s sentiments ...

Switzerland and the EU

Since the early 16th century, Switzerland has remained untouched by regional and international conflict as it stood alone as a neutral territory and became a sanctuary for people wishing to stay away from wars and conflict throughout the region. With the major World Wars and regional conflicts settled, Switzerland was expected to have joined the European States in forming its very own regional organization, the European Union, to maintain the peace in the region and rebuilt what was lost in the conflicts. However, it was unexpected that Switzerland had not acceded to the EU given that other neutral territories such as ...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) wields a significant military influence within Cyprus, Greece and Turkey, with the aforementioned states being member-states of said organization. Verily, the NATO is an alliance of different nations that takes primacy in terms of securing defense within member-states in the face of attacks from without, thus making it the “first resort” in terms of mutual defense of Cyprus, Greece and Turkey (Cebeci 94). Several announcements reaffirmed NATO’s position as the prime protector of said member-states. The 1999 Washington Summit emphasized that NATO stands as the main body that will respond to external attacks ...

EU Neighbourhood Policy in the context of common foreign policy: the possibilities and limits of joint actions

Since its inception, the European Union has maintained its influential capacity in the European region, and it enabled a peaceful co-existence between member states and mutual development to flourish. When the Maastricht Treaty was implemented, and applications for accession of the Central and Eastern European countries increased, questions have evolved as to how the CEE countries would be able to adapt to the current policies of the European Union. There is also a concern as to how the current member states would have to bear the new addition in the organization and its effects in their respective countries. However, each member ...

Introduction

The standard theory of Parliamentary Sovereignty set out by AV Dicey in An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution has often been referred to as the ‘orthodox’ theory of Parliamentary Sovereignty, and taught to generations of law students ever since the 19th Century. Dicey’s proposal was later regarded as the ‘basic principle’ of the British constitution: that a statute is to be taken as being the highest form of law within the British constitutional structure (Loveland, 2006, 23). Therefore, this implied that the British Parliament alone, is the sovereign lawmaker in the country, and no ...

The European Union Membership of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or formerly known as Czechoslovakia, has been known not only for its rich culture and history but also to its accession to the European Union in 2004. In the latest country profile written for the country by the United States Department of State (2011), the country can be as small as South Carolina, if not smaller, with 78,864 sq. The country has four cities with Prague comprising 1.2 million in population, Brno with 367,000, Ostrava with 310,000 and Plzen with 163,000. The country’ ...

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel came into power in 2005 for the first time in a hotly contested elections. She was later re elected in 2009 to serve a second term. Markel has largely succeeded in improving German ties with many Nations including the United States. However, it her policies within the European Union that has served more to define her leadership style. Angela Merkel has battled to balance the German support for a stronger Europe with age old traditional allegiance and commitment to NATO. Angela Markel has continued to advocate EU integration in various areas such as Climatic Change policies. However, ...

In the year 1948, the Republic of China was among the 23 signatory countries of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT). This happened following an announcement by Taiwan’s government that the Republic of China could quit the GATT. It was after China’s revolution of 1949. However, Beijing never recognized such an announcement that its government was quitting the system. After 40 years, in 1986 the Republic of China showed an intention through a notification to GATT, that it was ready to resume its position as GATT’s system Contracting Party. As a result, an examining party was ...

Whether women in the military should be allowed to participate in direct ground combat and in infantry, are questions that have long been debated by men and women alike. Direct combat is engaging or attacking the enemy with deliberate, offensive action under fire. Current Defense Department regulations require that direct combat units be male. Controversies surrounding women’s active duty in these positions stem from long-held views on traditional gender roles. In general, integration of women into military has been slow and uneven; for the servicewomen, they were still barred from several positions. Few years back, they were not ...