Essays on Political Opposition

Central Issue:

Why did Google and China choose to negotiate a partnership, bearing in mind what was at stake and the difference in their individual objectives? Google would risk going against one of its principles (do not be evil), whereas China would need to rethink its censorship policy.

Recommended Course of Action:

Business institutions and states should look at the best option (negotiation) to ensure that they fulfill their needs as much as possible. Therefore, both parties should be ready to make compromises, but ensure that they do not end up on the losing end.

Basis for Recommendation:

I chose the arbitration option because both Google and China ...

1.0 Introduction and Background Information Nuclear power and energy has become very useful in the economics of the modern world. Whereas the energy can help to achieve enormous benefits, it cannot be disputed that the inherent hazards are potentially dangerous (Greenberg 63). These dangers are evoked by the nuclear wastes produced after the energy is produced and utilized (Strandberg 87). In principle, such waste is radioactive in nature implying that it remains active over a long period of time. As such, it becomes fundamentally vital to ensure that the nuclear waste management is concrete and undoubtedly reliable (Miller 84). ...

The Syrian Opposition

The Syrian revolution differs from the other Arab Spring revolutions in various ways, but what is the most curious is why the Syrian opposition is in such disorder and how it managed to be formed at all? The answers to these questions lie not in the current uprising but in the Syrian half-century history. Before the supremacy of the current Ba’ath Party, Syria was characterized by continues chain of coups and fighting between various political and religious groups, which were approaching their own internal and external goals. When Hafez al-Assad seized power during the 1970 Correction Revolution, his ...

Anastasio Garcia Samoza clinched the Nicaragua presidency in the year 1936. This happened after winning the hotly contested elections under the Liberal Party which was conducted after the resignation of president Sacasa earlier in the same year (Diederich, B., 2004). Hence, he established a Somoza dynasty that consecutively ruled for 43 years. Meaning, when Anastasio was assassinated in 1956, he was succeeded by his son, Luis who passed the throne to his brother, Anastasio upon his death in 1967.

The regime

The Samoza dynasty was characterized by a lot of weaknesses and evils done during their entire period in power. This was ...