Essays on Power Politics

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Summary Synthesis Analysis Wendt buttresses his claims by challenging the views of various scholars on the issue and also pointing out the role of realists like Thomas Hobbes. He argues that the neo-realists have modified the opinion of these early scholars with regards to the construction of power politics and the state. Wendt also uses semantics related to early and current philosophy on the subject. Some of the principles of reasoning that come out of his claims include the inductive and deductive reasoning which he employs to challenge or support the conclusions drawn by other scholars. He also makes ...

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In 2001, New York City wakes up to horrific attacks caused by the al-Qaeda terrorist of September 11, on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon buildings. As a result, the political leaders declared a "war on terrorism" which was to include more than 60 countries as enemies and planned to last for fifty years. In the same year, President Bush allocated $379 billion in Pentagon budget that included $48 billion for fighting terrorism. The parameters and nature of the war on terrorism, however, continue to be frustratingly unclear. The war on terrorism contained elements of war and non-war. ...

The Impact and Effects of Power Politics of United States, China, & Japan Arising from South China Sea Conflicts on the Sovereignty and Socio-Political Fabrics of Philippines

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The South China Sea (SCS) is a partly enclosed body of water that connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is marked with several island attributes which are grouped into four island bodies-- the Pratas or Dongsha Islands in the northeast, the Paracels or Xisha Islands in the northwest, the Spratlys or Nansha Islands in the south, and the Scarborough Shoal or Zhongsha Islands to Paracels' southeast (Hayton, 2014). It is teeming with ...