Essays on Ukraine

The Ukraine government aims at strengthening the ties between the East and the West promote political stability and enhance better foreign relations. A report analyzing of the role of the government and political leaders was submitted to the Minister of Foreign affairs for effective action. Ukraine has failed to deliver according to the expectations of the citizens since there is a complaint and noticed demonstrations from the public. In this paper, I will provide insight to the political and security association of Ukraine to the European Union and give a detailed analysis of the Association Agreement between the both Continue reading...

UN POSITION ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS

There are more than two dozen countries of the world that have nuclear power, however, only a few have nuclear weapons and few are suspected of making nuclear weapons. During the cold war era between US and USSR, nuclear arms race was the most alarming feature as both the super powers rapidly built up their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Later when both realized, there would be devastation caused by nuclear weapons, they embarked upon a number of agreements for reduction in the number of nuclear weapons. Efforts were speeded up after disintegration of the USSR; however, the issues remained Continue reading...

Introduction

Russia is a huge producer of oil and gas. It is the second largest producer and exporter of oil, and the largest producer and exporter of natural gas (Winfrey, 2010). Its economy largely depends on its oil and gas reserves. The funds acquired from its oil and gas reserves have greatly contributed to the survival of its political system. Boix (2004) argues that there are no examples of a successful transition to democracy in a country in which the contribution of the oil in the country’s export income is more than one third, and it seems to be Continue reading...

Abstract:

Only a handful of total wars have been fought in the past, the most notable among them being the World War I, World War II, the Civil War in America, the conflict between Iran and the United States, among others since the cost, both for the loser and the victor, is too high. Not only is there a considerable loss of resources, even complete depletion, but the well-being and security of the citizens also come under question. Most of the total wars have been fought before the Great War, but recent events on the global arena have increased the Continue reading...

Question one

Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe. Has a wide land that is extremely fertile on its plains, and exclusive industrial parks in the east. The independence of Ukraine is marked by the fall of the Soviet Union that occurred in 1991 since the country became independent immediately after the fall of the union. Since then the country has been looking for exclusive amalgamation with the Western Europe, as well as resolution with Russia (Marten, 2014). Although, Ukraine shares historical origins with Ukraine, the west of the country has remained closely tied to the European neighbors, mainly Poland Continue reading...

This past winter, the struggles for political autonomy in Ukraine garnered international attention as the once peaceful occupation in Kiev against former Ukranian president Viktor Yanukovych, turned into chaos with deadly clashes between troops and protestors. Russia's occupation of the Crimea region of Ukraine, as well as their continued threats to cutoff Ukraine's natural gas supply prompted sanctions from the United States and other United Nations countries. The responses from the international community have varied in severity and outcome, yet international relations theory helps to underline why the United States' response towards Russia is different from other regions of Continue reading...

Background of the Disaster

The Chernobyl disaster is one of the historical nuclear disasters that happened in April 26, 1986. It is referred as the world’s worst nuclear accident that moved the entire earth. The accident resulted to deaths of people both from the nuclear power plant at the time of the incident and also a number of people afterwards. Accordingly, one of the four nuclear reactors of the Chernobyl power stationed exploded due to operational defects, flawed reactor design and inadequate training of personnel (Chernobyl).
The nuclear power plan explosion instantly released radioactive materials into the atmosphere. This created a deep Continue reading...

The Advisor on European and Western Hemisphere

Via The Secretary of Political Affairs
The United States government should proceed with a measure of isolating Russia with social political sanctions, asset freeze, terminate military cooperation’s, visa bans and barn from the international trade communities. The Obama administration should lead in rallying the community of nations around a series of steps that would impact Russia economically. With the referendum in Crimea, there is a real danger that Moscow might seize further territory with the Moscow agents orchestrating turmoil in the Russian speaking east of Ukraine. The interim government in Kiev has expressed their concerns that Russia might Continue reading...

Part One

The United States has a comparatively long history and global changes, especially the World Wars shaped its global position to become a global superpower. This has enabled the country to enjoy unrivaled preeminence in weaponry, entrepreneurship, education and science and technology among others. Therefore, it plays an imperative role in dispute resolution and peace processes in many parts of the world. For example, it has largely been involved in dispute resolution, in the Middle East such as the India Pakistan dispute and the recent war in Iraq. The country has been considered as a source of democracy in the Continue reading...

International Relations

International Relations
The crisis in Ukraine was caused by the government’s rejection of the EU policy, which promoted stronger ties between Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine citizens wished that they would be integrated in the European Union (Myers, 2014). However, when the government rejected this policy, their hopes for integration vanished. The government led by President Yanakovych rejected the bill, which would enable Ukraine join the European Union. The crisis also revolve around the Ukrainian president whom citizens claim has ruled the country for long. The crisis has led to civil unrest with many protests taking place in Kiev. Continue reading...

Thesis: As of the present time, the absence of democracy and Western ideals of peace in areas such as Ukraine and North Korea emphasizes a possibility of America failing to act as a global police because one move they make may be read differently by the opposing side and declare war, which America is trying to prevent.
- Since the end of the Cold War, the United States had been active to stop the onset of war or conflict in highly tensed nations which were either marred by terrorism or the lack of democracy under the Wilsonian foreign policy Continue reading...

Both regimes believe in use various criterion for eligibility of benefits and social programs; however, the authority over one criterion over the other differentiate the welfare in each regime. Ideally, the social democrats back all welfare programs and activities including long-term welfare, which aims at ensuring that resources are distributed equally among citizens of a country. This socialism ideology came about because of religious, communal, and occupational groups that considered solidarity and empowerment of the people. Unlike the social democrats, the conservatives do not support welfare activities (Korpi 13). Categorically, they believe that those in need should be given Continue reading...

Introduction

Russia’s wishes to have political control of Crimea are not a recent phenomenon but one that has been present for a long time. However, over the last one month, Crimea and Russia have been embroiled in controversy. This has resulted in the most reported-about East-West confrontation since that of the Cold War. This comes after President Viktor Yanukovic was overthrown in the wake of protests in Kiev, which escalated to widespread violence. The situation worsened when the Crimea Parliament, comprising of ethnic Russians gave a majority vote to join Russia. Consequently, the region of Crimea set a referendum Continue reading...

Introduction

Chernobyl is a town in Ukraine which is widely known for the infamous Chernobyl Disaster. The Chernobyl disaster was a massive nuclear accident that occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine on 26th April 1986. The Chernobyl Disaster was characterized by a massive explosion of fire which released large quantities of radioactive substances into the atmosphere which spread over large areas of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and parts of Europe. In the disaster, 31 people died immediately and after a short while but thousands of other people have been affected by cancers, deformities and other Continue reading...

Introduction

The paper is a review of the writings of Kenneth waltz and Alexander Wendt.
The two differ in the approach of discussing the anarchical realms of the world.
They agree on the use of force as a method of survival for the states.
Thesis Statement
The main argument of the paper is the contention that anarchy is relative a states. The paper takes the social constructivism approach is discussing anarchy in the world. International political arena is equated to a jungle where there are no rules.

Body

The paper delves into the discussion of the three principles of political structures Continue reading...

The Class Name

The 26th of April this year will be marked as the twenty-eighth anniversary of a disaster of a worldwide scale. So much time has passed after it and we still remember that fear of a nightmare of such a nuclear disaster that has changed millions of lives during a couple of days and it changed the nature itself, as well. The topic of our research is the Chernobyl Catastrophe (or “Chernobylska Katastropha” in Ukrainian); we`re going to describe its causes and consequences, the governmental meanings about it and how it changed the territory of Ukraine and the countries Continue reading...

NATO has seen enlargement through its period of inception. Since its establishment in April 1949 with a mere half a dozen members, its current standing stands at nearly 28 members from different parts of the world engaged in defense and military alliance. However with the developments taking place and the end of the Cold War and Afghanistan invasion, the need has been felt for expanding the circle of members list of NATO. This decision would have its repercussions in multiple facets and all these must be taken into account. Each of the member state has its own views and Continue reading...

INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

I. INTRODUCTION
In the course of acting as administrator of a victim advocacy agency, there are many instances in which the administrator must interact with individuals of other cultures and other backgrounds. Intimate partner violence occurs across all cultures, regardless of race, age, gender, or cultural status; however, certain societies have normalized intimate partner violence much moreso than American society has. Understanding the normalization of partner violence and the ways that this normalization can hinder women when they seek help for their problems is fundamentally important, particularly when these women are expected to act within the framework of a Continue reading...

The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan

THE CUSTOMS UNION OF RUSSIA, BELARUS, KAZAKHSTAN 2
The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan
I will consider the advantages and disadvantages of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan in the table.

THE CUSTOMS UNION OF RUSSIA, BELARUS, KAZAKHSTAN 3

The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan
The main feature of the current global economy is the creation of different regional economic formations. Since the early 1990s, Russia has initiated several integration projects in the region. The Customs Union is one of them. The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan became reality on the 1st of January, 2010. A customs union is a form of Continue reading...

Political scandals have become a very common phenomenon in recent years. They excite public attention, and form headlines in mass media. The very important characteristic of political scandal is that they artificially form a political agenda and divert public attention away from real problems. It is hard to ignore political scandals, especially now in the age of informative technology. Social network is able to deliver and exaggerate any rumor to tremendous sizes. Most of political scandals end in resignation of public officials, as they carry a shade of crime. American political history is full of political scandals. The most Continue reading...

The article “Ukrainian parliament removes President Yanukovych, who flees Kiev in 'coup', explains that the Ukrainian president was voted from office by the Ukrainian parliament shortly after he fled from his office in Kiev. This was after protestors stormed his office and having him vacates his office in the Kiev announcing that it was a staged coup. Since the president was affiliated to Russia, this will make the eastern European country lean more towards Europe and less towards the republic of Russia. It is also in steep contrast of the Russian president’s dream of restoring the former Soviet Continue reading...

The systems of governance have an imperative impact on economic, social, and political aspects in every nation. During the colonial era, colonists had an upper hand in the way political processes were carried out in their respective colonies. As a result, the colonists introduced systems of power and governance characterized with policies and regulations that were revolted by the colonies. Colonies were against westernization by colonists as they desired to maintain their culture and beliefs. In an economic outlook, colonists exploited their colonies through mineral resources and raw materials. In India, British colonialism had an imperious role in the Continue reading...

QUESTION 1

The first cost incurred is the repatriation of profits from the small countries by multinational corporations. In some cases, most of the profits accrue to the developed nations. The second cost is the transfer of skilled labor from the market of the small country to other countries with better conditions.

QUESTION 2

The United Sates should engage in the funding of capital projects in its foreign aid. For instance, it should engage in funding projects such as housing when it embarks on foreign aid. The initiative will help to improve the living standards of people in those countries.
In the delivery Continue reading...

International politics/relations

In his article “Russia's Latest Land Grab: How Putin Won Crimea and Lost Ukraine” Jeffrey Mankoff states that Russia interrupts political uncertainty of former socialistic countries justifying it with protection of Russian national minorities on these territories. According to the author, in this way Kremlin is able to maintain influence on post-Soviet countries. After dissolution of Soviet Union many of these countries have directed their policy on European integration not willing to play under Kremlin rules. Russia was playing a restrictive role in each case, except the Baltic countries.
During 2014 Russia has probably lost the strongest political ally – Continue reading...

On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany, dreaming of the world domination and revenge for the defeat in the First World War, launched military operations against Poland. Since the Second World War, it was the largest military clash of the century. On the eve of these events, the USSR and Germany signed treaties on non-aggression and friendship. There existed also secret protocols, which involved information about the division of spheres of influence between the two countries, the contents of which became known to the public only after four decades.
Signed documents promised benefits to both parties. Germany would secure its Continue reading...

Establishment

Abstract
The main feature of the development of the modern Ukrainian sociological thought is its independence from the former Soviet Union and strong ideological pressure. There were many scientists, who worked in repressive conditions in Ukraine, and those, who were forced to remain in exile. However, free from ideological pressure development, Ukrainian sociological thoughts developed abroad had significant results. Modern sociological science has absorbed the thoughts, ideas, theoretical generalization of many Ukrainian scholars of the 20th century, which could be called the founders of Ukrainian sociology. Their socio-philosophical exploration, anthropological, cultural, and historical research paved the way to sociological Continue reading...

Introduction

The situation related to Russia and Ukraine is constantly evolving, and in order to understand the current circumstances, it is essential to go back to the roots for a better understanding. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine began when the Ukrainian administration decided not to sign the European Union in 2013, which was a political and trade agreement that would bind Ukraine to European values and principles. The crises moved on very fast, leading to demonstrations and regime change. Ukraine has always had a history of political and cultural divide. The East always cooperated more toward Russia while the Continue reading...

The mechanism used by the United States to curb matters pertaining to international relations has raised questions with some individuals referring to it as the world police. U.S after the civil war that occurred and destabilized some of its important pillars such as the economy resorted to maintenance of order in every occasion thus contributing to their dominance in international relations (Hook&Spanier, 2013). Every ethnicity, religion, country of its capability has the mechanism that it can use to quell violence suppose such circumstances arise. Because of its ability to suppress violence and reinstate order in most countries in the Continue reading...

Ukraine has a long history of complex conflict in reference to Crimea. Tracing back to the 4th century, Alexander the great focused his conquer of the Jewish territories and conquered Crimea as he also did to the Tatars. Since then, conflict in Ukraine has been dynamic taking different perspectives all-time round (Nathaniel13).
The recent conflict is the Pro-Russian and Ukraine government conflict that has so far seen more than 2,600 people dead. Despite this great loss, the crisis shows no any sign of cease-fire. The conflict is taking another different perspective due to the recent suspicious movement of Continue reading...

Ukraine

At the present time Ukraine is a country, located in the southeast Europe. Lands of Ukraine mainly consist of fertile black soil steppes; this country also has a mountainous area, which includes the Carpathians and the Crimea chain. Ukraine is bordered by Belarus, Russia, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland. In 2014 the Ukrainian land Crimea was annexed by Russia. This country is currently engaged into the war against pro-Russian mercenaries, who is coming from the west-south of Ukraine’s territory, called Donbass.
Ukraine was also known as “Kievan Rus” until the 16th century. In the end of 10th Continue reading...

Introduction

A few decades long conflict between Russia and Ukraine has reached its culminating point recently when Russia made a military invasion into the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol and forcefully annexed them to the Russian Federation in the early 2014. This event has raised a huge controversy in the world. Several world leaders, including NATO, have vehemently criticized and opposed to this illegal annexation of the Ukrainian territory, by which the Russian Federation completely violated the assurance it had extended to Ukraine in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin cited Continue reading...

International media

I chose as the client the person that has received media attention from American as well as international media for the same issue. This is the president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, whose actions on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis are in the center of attention of the world mass media. As examples of coverage I chose the American CNN and the Russian RT.
The difference of the Ukrainian president's activity coverage is certainly huge. In the American media in general, and in CNN in particular, there is a neutral showing of information about Poroshenko with the focus on Continue reading...

Did Beatle­-Mania’s influence on Soviet teenagers contribute to the fall of the Iron Curtain? An argument can be made that Gorbachev’s opening up to the West through glasnost and perestroika was the final nail in the coffin of the Soviet Union. However, due to the overwhelming evidence of an underground musical movement amongst the Soviet youth, the demands of a disillusioned youth were the catalysts for these reforms. With this taken into consideration, a major change in the political landscape of Russia’s domestic and foreign policy may be observed through three stages, initial distribution, Soviet Continue reading...

Current Events and U.S. Diplomacy
Current Events and U.S. Diplomacy
Presidential doctrines can be described as the main attitudes, goals and stances, which the various presidents of the United States outline for the foreign affairs. As one continues to study the presidential doctrines, they realize that most of the presidential doctrines are somewhat related and linked to the cold war (Rossides, Academy of Political Science and Conference, 1998).
The presidential doctrines, in a summation, can be understood better as items and ideologies that completely characterized the foreign policy of a number of United States’ presidents (Ray, 2004). They are Continue reading...

P5+1: Negotiations on Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Program
Russia continues to demonstrate its political authority in international relations with little sign of relenting in its role to polarize the West from the rest. The manufactured crisis in Ukraine positions Russia as the charitable nation for ceding any control in eastern Ukraine, despite its role in orchestrating the crisis, not to mention its annexation of Crimea. In 2013 Russia acquired international recognition for beating back US threats of air strikes in Syria by convincing its Middle East ally to agree to terms to destroy its chemical weapons stockpile. And Continue reading...

Establishment

Abstract
The main feature of the development of the modern Ukrainian sociological thought is its independence from the former Soviet Union and strong ideological pressure. There were many scientists, who worked in repressive conditions in Ukraine, and those, who were forced to remain in exile. However, free from ideological pressure development, Ukrainian sociological thoughts developed abroad had significant results. Modern sociological science has absorbed the thoughts, ideas, theoretical generalization of many Ukrainian scholars of the 20th century, which could be called the founders of Ukrainian sociology. Their socio-philosophical exploration, anthropological, cultural, and historical research paved the way to sociological Continue reading...

Introduction

A survey of the human population will show that people exhibit different levels of creativity. People have different abilities to generate novel solutions to significant problems in the society (Duxbury 1). Different theories have been advanced to explain the origin and factors influencing creativity among individuals. For instance, proponents of psychoanalytic theories argue that creativity is the result of reactions to repressed emotions or difficult circumstances. The major tenet of this theory is that the creative process is inspired by the need to find solutions to difficult situations in life. On the other hand, psychoticism theories posit that all Continue reading...

"All animals are equal, but some animals

Are more equal than others"
Alexis de Tocqueville has been quoted as saying that the skills used to create marvelous literature do not necessarily produce coherent and well-founded political thought and in most cases one might say that he was right. But that was not the case for English novelist Eric Arthur Blair more commonly known as George Orwell, whose work is characterized by political insight, linguistic clarity and irrefutable literary value, a work that can still inspire almost sixty four years after his death. A keen analyst of his turbulent times, Orwell was, according to Newsweek magazine, the Continue reading...

Establishment

Abstract
America took the initiative to create the security mechanism to involve the majority of democratic countries and stabilize Europe, because the fact that the Soviet Union no longer controlled the surrounding countries increased the tensions in the region. In April 4, 1949, the countries signed a final treaty that established NATO. The USSR has strongly opposed the formation of the organization. In a response, it created its own structure to maintain its stability in the Western Europe. Not all countries became beneficial because of the creation of NATO. Some countries found themselves on the wage of the war Continue reading...

Critical Thinking of Anthropological Questions

The term descent group is associated with the term kin group. So it is important to know the term descent group, it is essential to know the kin group. A kin group is formed of the relatives both blood relationship and in-law relationship. A descent group is a kind of kinship group whereby being a linear descendents of a particular real or mythical ancestor is a criterion of membership. The Descendent may be considered exclusively through men, women or through both. Descent groups form from extended family organization. (p. 193)
Unilineal descents are also called as unilateral descent. They Continue reading...