Essays on Cooperation

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With the passage of time, the perceptions regarding primate studies have changed drastically. The initial studies on primates were focused towards the structural similarities between human beings and apes. However, with time, the studies also focused on behavioral and biological similarities among these species. Cooperation is a common phenomenon in human beings and primates. However, human cooperation exceeds the level of cooperation in primates because of the variety of cooperative strategies used by them. Furthermore, the cooperation among human beings and primates also differ in terms of the cognitive skills possessed by them.

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Whalen, Ryan. "The U.S. Government as an Interagency Network." Inter-Agency Journal (2013): 70-80.

In this article, Ryan approaches the issues of inter-agency cooperation through a two threaded approach. One perspective evaluates the structure of the US government and the other perspective evaluating the methodological issues, which are relevant to inter-agency issues and inter-organizational network analysis. This study adopted the use of online data available in regard to inter-agency relations and inter-organizational analysis. There has been numerous studies in the recent past in regard to inter-organizational network studies based on the availability of data on the relations of organizations with each other. This article explores the inter-agency issues from the perspective of the government ...

The debate between the neorealists and the neoliberals had swept the international relations theory for the past decade, especially in the United States. The ‘neo-neo’ debate had shifted the views of many theorists regarding the international system and the definition of what is international politics. Both neo-realism and neoliberalism are considered the progeny of the main theories of realism and liberalism respectively, presenting a new definition and framework to determine the nature of issue. Under these two progenies are also several versions, which diversifies the debate of both IR theories on issues pertaining to international relations and politics. However, while ...

Introduction

The paper is first going to define major terms as used in this paper and then then give a brief description of the company in question; Procter and gamble company. In order to give a detailed analysis of the Intellectual Portfolio of Procter and Gamble, the paper will divide the Intellectual Properties into the three major ones claimed by the Procter and Gamble, Patents, Trademarks and Designs[ CITATION Rya08 \l 1033 ]. In each intellectual property, the paper will give the meaning of the property and give an account of the provisions of the law regarding the same. The paper will ...

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Introduction Communication is generally considered as one of the most important parts of every organizational or institutional process. When a particular task cannot be completed by only one person, then there is no other choice but to delegate that particular task to more than one person, perhaps two, three, or even more, depending on the difficulty and the volume of workload involved in completing such task. Whenever there are more than one people involved in a particular task, the list ...

THESIS PROSPECTUS: THE ROLE OF THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL OF ARAB STATES TO MEMBERS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Background of the Study

Since the end of the 20th century, issues such as extreme poverty, equal human rights for all gender and ethnicity, health services improvement, environmental sustainability and equal development have been in the forefront of both regional and international affairs. Several proposals and programs have been presented by various world leaders, however, a workable framework that can be applied to any nation is difficult due to the difference of each nation politically, socially and economically. With the ...

Political Implications of Sino-Saudi Relations to the US and Regional Affairs

Abstract As the largest and most influential nations in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has been considered a valuable asset to any country wishing to have influence in the tightly-knitted Middle East. Many nations throughout the years have tried to sway the Saudi government and monarchy into entering diplomatic and economic partnerships with them in order to gain access to the region’s oil reserves and establish their partnership but only a few have been successful. One of these successful nations is the People’s Republic of China, which has strong diplomatic, economic and social partnerships with Saudi. China has been ...

Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, transportation, harbouring or receipt of individuals by means of coercion, abduction, deception, fraud or abuse of power of a state of vulnerability for the aim of exploitation. It is estimated that over 600,000 to 800,000 individuals (men, women and children) are trafficked across borders each year. Trafficking victims suffer physiological and physical harm. The issue of language barrier, insufficient knowledge about the law and the frequency that trafficking takes place presents authorities with significant challenges in aiding victims and bringing traffickers to justice. Human trafficking is a global issue that affects ...

Conflict Resolution and Cooperation with Max & Ruby

Television’s influence on children cannot be underestimated. Children between the ages of two and five spend about 32 hours a week in front of a television, nearing the number of hours considered full-time for a job (Boyse 2010). The American Academy of Pediatrics advises no television for children under the age of two, but parents and educators may seek programs that offer some educational value for the preschool children in their care (Boyse 2010). While some children’s shows are designed purely for entertainment, other shows are designed with the explicit idea that they are educational. These shows may have specific ...

DJIBOUTI v. FRANCE (2006) International Court of Justice

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The case between Djibouti and France arose from a dispute where the former accused the latter of failing to honor an international letter rogatory. In the letter, Djibouti requested France to send them records and documentation of the investigation into the murder of a French judge, Borrel. The issues presented in this case are whether France violated its responsibilities stipulated under the Manual Assistance Convention by refusing to execute the letters received from Djibouti, and whether France breached the requirements and obligations relating to cooperation, which are outlined by the Treaty of Cooperation ...

Differences between National and International NGOs -

A Case Study of the US, Bahrain and India (Author name) (Supervisor name)

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1 Introduction Non-Governmental Organizations or NGOs have become influential actors of societal development and change on a national as well as international scale. Beginning as non-governmental consultants to the United Nations, the number of NGOs across the world has witnessed exponential growth since the 1980s. Although most people understand what an NGO is - the name itself makes it very clear that these are organizations that are not government run – there is little consensus on what may be described as key characteristics of an ...

Introduction

Human interactions can be just like games. Game theory is an approach that attempts to analyze situations the same way players in a game assess situations. We face many situations, yet we do not have rules on how to handle them. Hence we wonder, what players would do if they were faced with the same situation. In a game, players make quick and strategic decisions that will help their team win. We handle real life situations just like players. The decisions we make affects our outcomes. Since we come in contact with people, game theory establishes how we can strategize with ...

The Association of South East Asian Nations, or ASEAN, is comprised of ten member countries that have come together to form a regional economic and trade bloc in the international community of nations already committed to pursue free and fair trade in many spheres of international fora. As the entire world gears up to realize a new globalized economic world order, countries have increasingly resorted to strengthen regional ties and promote regional cooperation and achieve the global goals of free trade within their respective economic regions, while at the same time committing to the targets of the World Trade Organization in ...

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In the past, the international financial markets have had diverse ways and means of achieving their financial satisfaction and objectives based on different operation platforms. For this reason, there arose challenges with integration of different financial systems without a common platform. This led to most countries modifying their models of international finance for them to remain competitive in the market as well as possibilities of investing in new markets and having investors from anywhere in the world invest in their financial system. For example, Japan’s - GAAP financial system has in the recent past been harmonized with that of ...

The Google incorporation is an established internet search engine that has gained excellent recognition around the world. This is due to the efforts it has made in making the internet easy to access and by providing all the relevant information that anyone could possibly search for on their site. The organization has gained worldwide recognition due to the changes that it has made on the internet world. There have been constant changes that have been made in the cooperation to try and adapt to the constant change that are taking course in the technology world. Google has gained enough ...

The Cold War was an era of rapid change the world over. The Soviet Union emerged from World War II victorious but weakened by war, needing to find a new path of industrialization and to maintain control of the myriad of satellite states it had collected as spoils; the United States emerged as the leading Western power, largely unaffected by the war, which was not fought on their own territory, and largely complacent with its position at first. Europe aligned itself between the capitalist and communist powers, and became divided by what Winston Churchill famously termed the “Iron Curtain”. The ...

The Macdonald’s case demonstrates the concept of strategy as defined in the text. From the case, a strategy is perceived to be a mix developed to enhance business growth, to attract, please and retain customers. Besides, it presents the ability to have a better competitive edge via successful competition in the market. Endless desire to achieve set objectives is also a recipe to strategic competitiveness. These however can only be achieved by reorganizing a business’ operations. Notable strategies employed by the Macdonald’s Cooperation revolve around cost leadership, differentiation and focus strategies. The case also provides a nice lead-in to discuss anticipated environmental changes ...

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In the recent decades the global power center has shifted from West to East and China has witnessed a tremendous rise, accelerating integration in East Asia region. Currently there are at least two significant integration processes there, among which regionalism remains the most visible and powerful (Szczudlik-Tatar, 2013).

Asian regionalism focuses mainly on economic cooperation between ASEAN members, which differ politically and economically. However, deep regional integration in East Asia may result in the establishment of a single market.

This writing analyzes the nature of Asia’s emerging regionalism, the relationship between Asian Regionalism and ...

Since ancient history, China’s capability to be a dominant and influential actor in the world had made itself known as it grew as one of the oldest and influential civilizations to exist even in the modern world. The Chinese had introduced Eastern culture to the West and brought the West and the East together as they were one of the earliest traders and scholars. Throughout the times of the Great Wars, it is visible China did not make a significant role and have mostly concentrated on its own affairs regionally. However, in recent years, many are now noticing China’s ...

The world has become a small village. In that context, it has become inevitable for nations to cooperate on various spheres with the overall objective of improving the lives of humanity. In addition, the new threats to humanity have occasioned the need for global cooperation in efforts to combat their (threats) effects. These threats include global warming, terrorism, hunger and cyber insecurity. Global cooperation in this context should be seen as the cooperation between nations often informed by the joint desire to secure something and or influence things towards one direction. The worldwide web provides massive opportunities for the ...

On the basis of Long's essay on administrative power and your analysis of ''The Columbia Accident,'' what specific factor can you identify that can strengthen or detract from an organization's power? Are there specific ways that administrators protect or enhance their power position? If so, how? Use the case to illustrate your views and cite example(s) from your experience. Norton Long emphasized that power runs administration. Without power, administrators would not be able to carry out its functions properly, given that they have to observe a hierarchical setup within which power runs through. Analyzing where power would ...

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the different viewpoints of realist and liberal theories of international cooperation. The paper will examine the key concepts and basic logic of these political theories of liberalism and realism, including their strengths and weaknesses.

This theoretical approach to international cooperation was the dominant political theory during the Cold War, which was represented by the struggle for power and dominance between two ideological camps: a democratic camp led by the United States and a communist camp led by the Soviet Union. According to the realist approach, international affairs are referred to as a struggle for ...

- Introduction South Africa is one of the countries in Africa that is growly immensely due to its precious goods, gold and diamonds. As a result, this has attracted a number of investors into the country in that the economy of the country is growing steadily. Foreign Direct investments have been encouraged by the South African government as it not only creates employment but also contributes to the government revenue of the country. This means that the gross domestic product, which is one of the factors that measure economy grows. It is important to note that economy is the backbone ...

Introduction

Nowadays Mexico is mostly known as one of the world’s largest consumer economics and moreover, as one of the biggest drug producers and sellers. Rapid growing number of criminal cartels in the country priory benefit from drug trading. Unfortunately, Mexico has a weak judicial system and police institutions. Hereby, the government cannot neither diminish the cartels’ activity, nor control them. Definitely, many actions both inside the country and within the international cooperation were made in order to change the situation. In order to understand the reason of social deviance and inactivity of native civilians in such circumstances a Theory of ...

Introduction:

Moreover, the process of Green Supply may as well be considered as the practice of monitoring and enhancing environmental performance alongside the supply chain. Incorporating environmental awareness into the supply chain management, entails product design, viable raw-material sourcing and selection, efficient manufacturing processes, distribution of the final produce to the consumer as well as post-life product management, particularly after product use (Emmett & Sood, 2010).

Responsible production and consumption:

Greening the Supply Chain and Globalization: In the modern market domains, globalization improves the opportunities for buyers in products’ acquisition. As buyers elevate their focus on environmental improvements, this in turn enhances the supplier ...

Type of government

Qatar is one of the few states in the world that preserved a unique type of government - an absolute monarchy. Organized opposition, as well as any activities of political parties is prohibited in the state of Qatar. Under the Constitution of Qatar, the fullness of legislative and executive power belongs to the head of the state - the Emir, who is elected from among male family members of the Al Thani royal family (over 3,000 people.). The monarch possesses extremely broad powers. He represents the state in its foreign relations, performs the functions of the supreme commander ...

Introduction: Social Control

Social control entails generally to both the political and societal mechanisms/ processes present, which aid in the regulation of group and individual behavior. This is often in an attempt at gaining both compliance and conformity to the prevailing rules, norms and regulations set, in a given jurisprudence, social grouping or society. In the field of sociology, this is categorized into two core avenues: informal and formal means of social control. The former, pertains to the internalization of various values and norms, through various forms of socio-cultural and religious interactions. The latter, entails the presence of external sanctions, enforceable through policies, ...

Understanding Cooperative Principle

Introduction Cooperative principle encompasses assumption an understanding of how interaction occur between the speaker and listener. Linguistic and philosopher H. P. Grice (1975) introduced the theory of Cooperative principle to address the relationship between direct and indirect conversation and concepts about things that the speaker can and cannot do with words (p.45). There are basic assumptions made when people are conversing, which includes the establish cooperation with one another in constructing meaningful conversation. In order to understand the conceptual underpinnings of cooperative principle, Grice’s (1975) Cooperative principle will be closely examined to determine the tenets of conversation ...

The USA faces permanent threat of terrorist attacks at the hands of ideological radical zealots driven by dictatorial masterminds like any peacemaking nation that will not have people mistreated or human rights abused, whatever criminal opposition. To eliminate the possibility of the USA citizens’ welfare being affected by radical perpetrators America has counterterrorism system performing protective functions. Being the set of deterrent tools and measures, the system mentioned does misfire. The 2011 saw bin Laden eliminated; however, far from being eliminated, terrorist organization Al Qaeda seems to still be showing unhealthy signs of life, which may call for some ...

CHAPTER I: THE ROLE OF THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL OF ARAB STATES TO MEMBERS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

- Background of the Study Since the end of the 20th century, issues such as extreme poverty, equal human rights for all gender and ethnicity, health services improvement, environmental sustainability and equal development have been in the forefront of both regional and international affairs. According to (), several proposals and programs have been presented by various world leaders, however, a workable framework that can be applied to any nation is difficult due to the difference of ...

Introduction

Controversy has always characterized the study of international relations, particularly in terms of politics. The complexity of such field has enabled the applicability of many theoretical models in studying politics in the international arena. There could be no “one-size-fits-all” approach, as there is an understanding that several theories have attempted to explain phenomena within international relations. Three theories – neorealism, neoliberalism and classical realism, stand out as among the most prominent ones applicable in studying international relations, with each tending to construct distinctive interpretations. This study seeks to establish that of the three aforementioned theories, classical realism stands out ...

One of the hallmarks of globalization is that increased contact between the people and governments of different nations will eventually lead to increased cooperation the makes use of the competitive advantages of nation to produce a benefit for both. While there is considerable debate on whether this sort of cooperation is indeed effective but at least in terms of the energy industry, expanded cross-national cooperation has had a considerable impact on how business is done. Moreover, depending on your point of view, the impacts can be seen as positive or negative. For example, in 2014, China and the U.S. came to ...

International or transnational crime refers to criminal activity that is not confined to one country but rather transcends national borders. Cybercrime, is perhaps the perfect example of and international crime in that the activity is at once domestic and international. For example, a computer hacker can initiate an online fraud operation from the US that targets a bank in Hong Kong which injures victims in Canada. Over the last decade, advances in technology, interconnectivity and the increasing mobility of people, goods and services has provided the suitable environment for the growth of international crime (Luban, O’Sullivan & Stewart, 2010). To ...

American Foreign Policy on the Cold War and Modern Russia

History has long portrayed the United States and Russian Federation (or the former Soviet Union) as bitter rivals since the time of the Great Wars and the onset of the Cold War. Both became the leader of the West and the East as the world’s superpowers in the Cold War, with one becoming the de-facto leader of the international community and the other becoming a silent entity in the European region. For years, both countries remained in conflict in several aspects within the international arena and in the side of the United States, their foreign policy had indicated some ...

Cyber and Technology Enabled Crime

Introduction Cybercrime or technology related crime has been on the rise with the advent of technology and the continued sophistication of life in this digital era. Besides the benefits that have flowed therefrom, technology has also brought along numerous challenges, key among them cybercrime (Sieber & Brunst, 2007). This paper is written with the main aim of examining the concept of cybercrime and the war against the vice, in a bid to ensure that online operators are safe and secure from all ills that technology engenders. In the first section, we discuss the term cybercrime and what it constitutes so ...

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Strategic Alliances in B2B World

Summary In today’s dynamic B2B marketplace, partnership and collaboration between various market players can be highly beneficial. This research paper addresses one of the most effective forms of business collaboration – strategic alliances, often referred as collaborative relationship between a couple or several independent market players aimed at achieving mutually beneficial goals. The aim of the research is to describe the evolution of alliances in the business world, to review the existing theoretical knowledge about strategic alliances and also to show the main advantages and issues faced by the companies entering the alliances. Also ...

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The project deals with changes in the federal law enforcement since 9/11 attacks. The opening paragraphs induct into the political microclimate of the early 2000s and the rationales behind the 2001 terrorist attacks. Further sections give insight into improvements and changes made by the Department of Justice, one of principal law enforcement agencies, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, its subordinate agency, and police. The paper reflects the opinion of prominent security experts, accomplished writers, and governmental officials. Keywords: security, counterterrorism, attack, law, enforcement, bureau, police, justice Being a big geopolitical player that it is, the USA has its ...

What is the difference between Realism and Neorealism?

The nature of international politics has long been a subject of immense debate between scholars since time in memorial. These scholars would present their own ideology as to why states go to war and what should be the main focus of actors in terms of policy-making and the use of force. Several ideologies have come and go in terms of explaining the erratic nature of international politics with only a few considered to be one of the foundations of international relations theory. One of these founding theories is known as Realism or classical realism and like its fellow international politics theories, ...

1. Throughout the 1980s, both South Korea and Taiwan engaged in a series of reforms towards democratization, with both having been under the control of authoritarian governments. Although South Korea and Taiwan differed in terms of their domestic political context, there is an understanding that both shared a similar road to democratization, characterized by the following elements: growing protest movements, diplomatic relations with the United States (US) and government reform initiatives. Understood as the prime manifestation of dissatisfaction towards authoritarianism, the rise of protest movements in South Korea and Taiwan account for their contextualized stories of democratization. South Korea, ...

Bullying is a form of violence characterized by an attack or harassment intended to cause intimidation or harm to the victim either physically, verbally or psychologically. Bullying occurs through face-to-face victimization or using technological tools such as social media networks and mobile phones, popularly known as cyberbullying. Bullying has far reaching effects on the victims, especially children, including health and social problems, as well as physical injuries and, in extreme cases, death. Parents, schools, stakeholders and the society at large are also affected in varied ways both in the short and long term. Interestingly, bullying affects not only the victim, ...

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Discussion of Five Theories of International Relations

Liberalism The study of international relations owes most of its roots from liberalism. The liberalist school of thought, having emerged during the Enlightenment, mainly addresses the broad concern of international relations on attaining enduring peace and cooperation between states and non-state actors. Scholars of liberalism thus devote themselves to the study of stabilizing relationships between states and organizations from different parts of the world through a variety of methods (Doyle & Recchia, 2011). Liberalism includes within its vast umbrella of sub-schools of thought theories that focus mostly on the behavior of ...

Country Report: China

- Introduction Since the time of the early civilizations, China has remained to be permanent actor in the development of practices, traditions, and history throughout the globe. From being traders from the East, the Chinese had been able to keep up with development and be one of the world’s leading actors in politics and economy today. However, while the nation is known for its steady economic development and growing political power, China is also known for its still communist roots and the potential impact it has over its neighboring countries. The international community, especially the United States, ...

Introduction

Honorable Kevin Rudd MP is one of the most famous former minister for foreign affairs in Australia. Rudd delivered one of the most outstanding speeches at the east summit held in Brookings institution Washington DC. Asia’s rise was having some profound implications for the global order and the management of regional and global economic and security. US’s entry into the summit was a major step in trying to tackle the various economic challenges as well as in the evolvement of regional architecture. Over time, Australia has been a key player in forging cooperation and deepening partnerships across the entire ...

Effectiveness of Team Based Rewards

Krell (2011) asserts that there is a direct relationship between an organizations high retention rate and the system of reward and recognition. In USA, people like working, and can flourish in companies that create positive environments—environments they feel they can make a difference and competent people pull towards a common goal. Reward and recognition systems are either individual based or team based. Traditionally, American companies focused on individual based because if created aggressive and motivated individuals who strived to get extra compensation on top of what they were earning (Melacon, Noble, & Noble, 2011). However, the system resulted in conflicts, negative ...

Psychology Questions

PSYCHOLOGY

1.Define prosocial behavior The activity of helping or being of benefit to someone without having a particular goal to achieve rather than just to help. This view mostly on the consequences of such actions.

The act of doing things just to help but not under the obligation to do so. It focuses more on the desire to just help I.e. more of the actions of helping than the consequences of the acations.

Helping behavior

This is the tendency to always show the altrusic activities

2. .Prosocial behavior as inborn

Is believed that prosocial behavior can be transmitted in genes so ...

Councilman Kraft James who is also the chairman of the judicial and legislative investigations committee has been a frustrated man since 2008. His frustrations accrue to lack of progress in Baltimore despite the many attempts, numerous meetings and set legislature (Tim par3).Tim Wheeler, an environmental reporter in Chesapeake bay, uses Kraft’s James frustrations to describe the real situation in the city. The city has officially been declared as ‘harbor impaired’ by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

If you have not been around the city’s waterfront lately, then you would not know what I’m talking about. ...

Strategic alliance can be defined as an agreement between the companies that undertake a specific project or an activity together and agree on resource and effort sharing. The members of a strategic alliance, which are usually actual or potential competitors, retain independence, while enjoying new opportunities for market development, processes optimization and gaining a competitive advantage over competitors. The alliance can be only formed if the members derive mutual benefits from the collaboration.

Strategic alliances have a number of advantages compared to other forms of cooperation. The first benefit of strategic alliances is the possibility to enter new markets and customer segments, taking ...

The Neoliberal theory drawing largely from classical political economy gained prominence as an IR theory during the 1980’s and has proved to be effective as a theory and in practice in changing the politics and economies at the national, international and individual levels. The end of the cold war and the reforms in Russia such as Glasnost and Perestroika helped fuel this theory to the mainstream and since then most countries have been following a neoliberal political and economical model. Following of the neoliberal model by previously communist and dictatorial governments and the adoption of a modified neoliberal policy by China ...

I. The Global Crime Scene All crime is local but in today’s globalized world, some crimes can have a global impact. In fact, with the increased use of information technology along with the liberalization of the movement of people, resources and trade, there are some domestic crimes that are more conducive to being committed across borders than strictly within one. For instance, three common domestic crimes that are increasing global in nature are trafficking, money laundering, and organized crime. Trafficking refers to the smuggling or illegal movement of people or goods. While drug trafficking is perhaps the ...

GCC, Oil and the Life in the Gulf

The Middle East can be considered one of the most diverse regions in the world due to its rich culture and history that enabled the region to preserve its heritage even in the modern world. Aside from this diversity, the region is also quite known for being the largest oil producer in the globe. Each country in the Middle East is said to possess significant oil reserves, causing many to believe that due to the high demand of oil around the globe, the region is thriving economically. However, while it is true that oil is abundant in the Middle ...

World War II

The aftermath of the global economic crisis was rapidly building contradictions between the imperialist countries that were unevenly developed. There was also a crisis in international relations, especially when Versailles-Washington system collapsed. Now Germany, Italy and Japan wanted to achieve dominance over their competitors, which were Britain, France and the United States of America. Therefore, aggressive foreign policy of fascist states created a military threat to the world. The second group of countries (Allies) sought to maintain their positions, directing their actions against the fascist states, and the Soviet Union, as they were counting on mutual exhaustion of both sides in ...

Introduction

Over the decades, technological advancements have evolved dramatically, especially in the 21st century that has marked a significant acceleration not only in the online world but also in the dangers that arise from it. Additionally, in the recent past, there has been a greater access to the internet all over the world, bigger capabilities of different programs as well as a larger range of services. Included, is the spread and use of online religious radicalism. For instance, a great number of Xinjiang extremists illegally crosses China’s borders to nations such as Iraq and Syria and join extreme Islamic movements. The extremists obtain ...

Introduction

This paper hypothesizes that the traditional Westphalian state will continue to perform minimal traditional functions. Its relevance will not be washed away despite emerging transnational elites and technological innovations that suppress sovereignty and legal boundaries. As the power of the state reduces, key functions in security, economic and technological sectors will remain relevant. Scholars, studies and policy makers in international relations have predicted about the fate of future inter-connectedness in the global village. They assert that there shall be no hegemonies. There shall be multi-polarity, but no mono-polarity or bipolarity led by mega powers like US, EU and ...

Introduction

For a long time, Australia has always been outward-looking nation that is strongly engaged and involved with the rest of the world. The last two centuries have particularly witnessed Australia build strong as well as enduring ties with countries across the global landscape. The bonds between Australia and many countries across the world have been forged and facilitated through a variety of aspects that range from history, trade, common strategic interests, sporting events and so on. The nature of the Australian society has also played a great role in facilitating the forging of superb relationships with other countries. Twenty-eight percent of the nation’ ...

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Creation of the internet has resulted in numerous advantages to businesses individuals and government agencies by improving communication and transfer of information. However, it also has several vices that have been experienced in these sectors. The law enforcement agencies have been charged with handling these crimes. Law enforcement agencies are charged with handling all crimes including cyber-crimes. However, this crime is of its own kind hence they face a number of challenges in dealing particularly with exploitation, cyber stalking and obscenity. The greatest challenge is the power of anonymity. This is a phenomenon inherent in the internet where the users ...

There are many facets of Europe that many foreigners find endearing and appealing: the rich culture, history, tradition, food and unchartered or undiscovered opportunities. While most find Europe the best place to travel and explore, many foreigners find the region to be filled with countless job opportunities that can help them financially and begin a new life. Although host countries, such as the members of the European Union, are open to migrants due to their contributions in their society; the high influx of migrants both illegal and legal is slightly alarming especially in the current financial crisis in the region. ...

Essay

International Organizations 1) One of the most influential political theories for a long time was realism. Its focus has traditionally remained the problem of power, war and peace. International politics is characterized by anarchy and a constant struggle for existence and protection of the interests. The condition of a peaceful coexistence between states is to maintain a balance of power. Liberals believe it possible to build a world order without wars, inequality and tyranny. They focus on study of the conditions of peace and justice in world politics. Despite the fact that wars are inevitable, contradictions between states must be overcome through ...

For the past couple of months, several news organizations are reporting China’s astounding economic growth and subsequent mobilization in the Asian region which is both alarming and impressive for many experts. Their economic growth is astounding for the very fact it proves China is still an economic powerhouse even in today’s world given their history as the world’s first traders. On the other hand, however, the mobilization of its forces around its “claimed” territories is alarming because of the possible implications that China is now getting ready to overthrow the United States as the dominant force ...

At the end of World War II, the world was awakened to a pressing need to build and strengthen institutions that would manage issues that led to the war and the economic turmoil that followed. But what are these ‘institutions’ and why do they matter? Institutions have been defined within a wide spectrum in the international relations literature; to date there is no widely-agreed upon definition. The concept is sometimes defined broadly to encompass all of the diverse international relations, often leaving the learner with little analytical bite. Towards one end is the notion of institutions as establishing the ‘rules ...

Literature Review

Despite small in size, the Gulf Cooperation Council possesses an insurmountable amount of power in the Middle East as its members are the influential and richest nations in the Gulf. With the GCC acting as a political and economic union, other nations and even the international community is seeing the Union as a potential leader in enacting the Millennium Development Goals in the region. However, there are some studies that see GCC as a still fledgling organization that still does not have claws and fangs in influencing its member countries, especially in other concerns like political, economic and social policies it has ...