Global Politics

Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the twentieth century's most recognized figures, is considered by many to be one of the greatest Americans who ever lived: the civil rights leader was influential in ending segregation and other institutional forms of racism that were commonly accepted by many, and helped turn...

Gamal Abdel Nasser was one of the most interesting figures in twentieth century Middle Eastern politics. The second president of Egypt, Nasser took over after his forces overthrew the monarchy in the 1950s. Nasser was a powerful figure who cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood and sought to unite Arab...

The 1960’s and 70’s can be described as a very painful time in American history. Black people endured a struggle against an oppressive government which supported the mentality of white supremacy. White people struggled against one another. One sector of white America wanted to maintain the segregation and laws that...

Question OneThe three factors that have affected relations between the United States and China are international trade, human rights and security. Competition between the United States and China is based on two reasons. The first reason is the change in political power between the United States and China while the...

Abstract Officially known as the Russian Federation, Russia is politically defined as a sovereign, federal semi-presidential republic in northern Eurasia. While the country is geographically the largest of any in the world (taking up more than an eighth of Earth's populated land), Russia is the ninth most populated with just...

China and India are both industrial nations that have suffered from immense poverty in part due to their overpopulation. These issues are perhaps more prominent in India, which is an objectively smaller landmass, but both countries have massive swaths of farmland where poverty-stricken farmers work to support their families in...

Society is inundated with media coverage of every story, large or small. This is especially true when it comes to politics. The field of journalism has proven to be a powerhouse in the political arena. What the media reports, carries much weight in the outcomes of all things having a...

The issue this paper will address is whether, and to what extent, journalism has a significant causal impact on the nature and practice of politics. This question is important because one central purpose of journalism is to inform the public about what is going on in the world. If it...

Robin Wright gave a talk to the World Affairs Council of Oregon in 2015. She discussed various key trends, places, and challenges in the Middle East. She covered countries like Iran, Tunisia, Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, and Syria. Tunisia and Syria have been selected for the present project. According to Wright,...

Instead of threatening the power of the Saudi rulers, the Arab Spring has strengthened it. Coronation of the new King in Riyadh has ensured the renaissance of authoritarianism in the Middle East. The Saudi political influence strongly relies on their profits from obtaining natural resources, and it is a glaring...

The testimony to Congress under analysis is Richard Boucher’s (Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs) statement to the House International Relations Committee on April 26th, 2006. This statement on US policy was developed to relay several factors about how Mr. Boucher proposed to prioritize stability, democracy,...

The United States of America being the sole superpower with the strongest economy and military is involved in various countries in Asia. After the Second World War, US presence has been quite significant in different parts of Asia, for example, Middle East countries such as Iran and East Asia countries...

Riabov & Riabova in their publication apply the category of gender in order to explain and better understand modern Russian politics. It is, however, very hard, what such attempts provide. On the one hand this sounds like an explanation of modern, sometimes seen and referred to as aggressive politics of...

According to constructivist theorists, words and actions are the basis of peaceful or chaotic societies. They also claim that the nature of society determines the actions and words that people use. Constructivists argue that values, ideas, and beliefs influence the identity of the state. They determine the strategies and policies,...

There are continuously rising tensions in the South China Sea. The disputes result from the longstanding disputes over the sovereignty of the shoals, atolls and the reefs that demarcate the sea, covering an area of about 1.2million square miles. These disputes ally to the massive overlapping claims between nations over...

Globalization used to refer to the process by which people, goods, services, money, and information traverse national boundaries, allowing for greater access to markets, products, cultures, and cultural practices than ever before (Rizvi & Lingard, 419). When we think of the practices of globalization, typically the images that are conveyed...

For the achievement of China’s economic, social and economic success, the country’s government has enacted and adopted various policies to assist in management of the nation’s affaires. With the assistance of National People’s Congress (NPC), the China’s parliamentary delegation, china has been in a position to lay down strategies and...

The author seeks to bring out the various approaches that describe imperialism and their limitation. Additionally, the author justifies the fact that despite the challenges faced by the developing nation as a result of imperialism and exploitation, they have experienced dramatic advancement in social, economical, technological and political aspects. In...

After the economic reform in the late 1970s, the Chinese government was unable to support the media despite the rapidly growing demand and evolving technologies. The new decentralized economic system was also too weak as a great portion of the national wealth was lost due to frauds and theft, and...

The issue of the healthcare system reform in the United States has been a subject of great focus among politicians from either sides of the political divide. While majority of them agree that the healthcare system in the country requires some reforms in order to ensure accessibility, quality and affordability...