Politics Essays

The government introduced the Localism Act, which was meant to play a part in its big society policy under the presupposition that when local communities have been decentralized, they can have more power and control over resources. The background of community empowerment can be traced back to community action that gained prominence in the 60s and 70s.

The poll tries to determine which of the two candidates’ stands a chance of winning the election should it be done at the time of collecting data. The poll achieves this by asking participants various questions in relation to the two main contestants. Using the data collected the polls indicate the most preferred candidate among the two, which is presented in a tabular chart.

Since its inception in the mid-1960s, affirmative action has aided many thousands of previously disadvantaged peoples who have since gained previously denied access.  This includes those of color, other minorities and all women who were previously excluded from jobs, educational opportunities, or were denied chances for advancement within the institution once given access.  

Vladimir suppressed the Chechen insurgency and through his term, the Russian currency has gained stability through high oil prices, increased domestic demand, consumption, and investments, leading to increased economic growth, enhanced living standards, and domination of Russia in the global arena (Hedenskog et al 2005, p.1). 

The purpose of this paper is to research the political leadership of Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. Malaysia has specifically caught the eye from amongst the countries of East Asia suffering an economic crisis. It has almost become customary on the part of the policymakers of Malaysia to scoff at the conservative ways of overcoming crises that are best suited.

Franco staged a coup with the help of his loyal officers who were also disgruntled by the same government; the army did not support the Second Republic because of the cuts made in the military budget because of the effects of the depression. In 1939 he took power and declared himself as the supreme ruler of Spain; it being a monarchy he declared himself king and the commander in chief.

Terrorism has a negative impact on the country’s economic status. Financial losses caused by pirate attacks in Indonesia are approximated to amount to billions of dollars. According to an OECD report, it is estimated that the total cost of a huge terrorist activity on shipping in a tactical location would be easily measured in many billion dollars.

During Hajj, millions of pilgrims from around the world visit Saudi Arabia for Islam’s annual pilgrimage. In the past, the event has been characterized by numerous security threats, such as fires, protests, and stampedes, which have led to the death of hundreds of people. These events highlight the security issues that have affected the Hajj event since the 1950s.

According to Sandford (1985, p. 4), a policy is “a set of decisions which are oriented towards a long-term purpose or to a particular problem”. Policies are coordinated mainly by politicians in an attempt to ameliorate problems that exist in society. Policies can include government instruments such as regulations, quotas, taxes, and subsidies among others (Sandford 1985).

Various quarters have different views concerning the cold war. These views give a number of distinct claims regarding the main causes of the cold war, the end of the cold war, the nature of the cold war, and its influence on the current international relations. The highly touted view tends to indicate that the cold war was sparked by a heated tussle of power among the superpower countries.

The first section discusses the historical development of the European Union. This section particularly focuses on the historical process of the economic and political integration of the EU. The discussion focuses primarily on the impact of the political and economic changes in Eastern and Central Europe during the 1990s on European integration. 

One of the major challenges that politicians have been forced to contend with in the understanding of the new international environment is the rise of China and similar developing nations. It is worth noting that change is not new in the international system, there have been radical shifts in global power with great powers like the Ottoman empire or even the recent disintegration of the British Empire has taken place over the centuries.

The digital divide is a reality. It exists between countries, regions within nations, between classes in the society, and even between men and women, the young and the old. The digital divide is e lack of access to cyberspace or connectivity; rather it is part of the modernist means to compartmentalize and categorize complicated socio-technological issues into a one-dimensional social analysis.

According to Adrian Hyde-Price (2001), he states that the word ‘securitizing’ means removing a particular issue from its political discourse and at the same time signaling for it to be addressed urgently and exceptionally. The issue of security is therefore not only a preserve of an individual but that of the state to ensure that citizens or people are secure from any form of threat.

Given that a huge amount of research has been produced regarding Brexit, the study will utilize a systematic review to produce reliable information regarding the effect of Brexit.  The systematic review is utilized to address the issue through identification and critical evaluation of the findings of every high-quality and relevant individual study

This will be an important discussion for economic planners as the causes and implications of the rise of right-wing movements are of global concern. For instance, in 2015, Greece and Italy received at least 550,000 refugees from Syria (Berry, 2016, p.21). Moreover, Germany, which receives at least 1 million refugees spends roughly $13,990 for the care and housing of every head.

I was born Asian but did not realize the importance of that identity until I moved into a foreign land where people hail from different regions. This identity makes me comfortably relate to people from my culture with whom we can share cultural ceremonies and beliefs. It gives me a great sense of belonging.

The central mission of practical social work is to enhance social justice through policymaking and social work practice. Children's development and well-being are not exclusively parents' and families' responsibility. Through the social policies, society can be either neglectful or supportive of children (Healy 2001). 

Besides, it will enable you to understand their functions, at large. From there, it will also provide you with some pros and cons for both that you might want to review. Read on for all that in a nutshell!

Аccording to diplomаts аnd US officiаls, experts from the IАEА hаve reported thаt Irаn is on the verge of operаtion а 164 centrifuge аccede, mаchinery thаt hаs peаceful аpplicаtions but cаn аlso eventuаlly be used to mаke fuel for а bomb. Currently, Irаniаn officiаls аssert thаt their urаnium-enrichment аctivities аre purely for energy or reseаrch purposes rаther thаn militаry ones.

All earthly power is temporary. In some cases, it is simply man’s mortality that brings it to an end - as in the case of Alexander the Great for instance. In other cases, powerful leaders come to a violent end by assassination. All too often they are forced out by failure - in the case of presidents and prime minister,

Looking at the title of the newspaper article and the research questions presented in the News-poll, we can conclude that the research questions developed were ideal for the study. The questions are clear and well worded providing adequate simplicity for the respondents to understand them and provide appropriate responses.

No statistical calculation will be required in the analysis of data simply because the data collected deals with only the views of the middle-class individuals concerning democracy in the country. After the results are analyzed and future democratic predictions made, the results will be documented and safely stored for any future reference purposes.

The members of the United Nations General Assembly have agreed that any act or action that seeks to cause or seems to cause a state of panic or terror amongst the general public or within a given group of people or within a given area because of any reason whatsoever justifiable whether political, religious, psychological, economic, ethnic or racial is terrorism (McCoy & Knight, 2015).

The research employed a qualitative method to devise themes from the codes in the Findings chapter, and use them to provide a better comprehension of the text. The study reveals similarities and actions of cause and effect which can be utilized as a level ground for the relations between both Saudi and Iran. 

Public policy decisions and making need proper advice that is good advice and timely advice.  Good advice has some features which include accuracy, impartiality, comprehension, and direction towards a challenge. The development of it is straightforward, but analyzing whether 0r, not good advice has been given in a problem.  

The Secretary-General of the U.N. and the Special Advisors do not act or support national interests, but instead, make a case for moral reasons only when presenting a case for resolution. This would indicate why in terms of conflicts NATO must leave once it has accomplished the objective of the intervention and the resolution. 

While the main question is to see how the Yakuza has been able to maintain its strength despite the strengthening of laws against it, the sub-questions involve an investigation into the diversification and growing sophistication of the Yakuza’s activities and the impediments in the Japanese political and economic scenario that have remained as the major roadblocks in eliminating the Yakuza.

The author of the following paper assumes corruption levels to be the dependent variable while dependent variables are government size, coded levels of democracy, availability, and economic reliance on oil exports. As such, semi-structured interviews with former government officials will be used to collect data.

American foreign policy anywhere in the world focuses on protecting the interests of the American people. According to Russell (2010), the aim of American foreign policy in the present administration is to keep the American people safe and reestablish America as the global leader both economically and politically.

The question of who legitimately claims autonomy over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands is a longstanding territorial disagreement between China along Japan, although also involving Taiwan and the US. The islands in the East China Sea are known as the Diaoyu Islands in China, Senkaku in Japan, and Diaoyutai in Taiwan.

The study will evaluate the validity of the assumption that after the end of the cold war, the U.S states pursued a foreign policy that incited Russia to utilize move towards a dictatorial regime weakened the relations between the U.S and Russia, which led to the failure of the ‘reset’ policy. Therefore, the study will try to illustrate the status of IR between these two countries.

The paper aims to: Identify Iran's hostility in several platforms with different countries in the Middle East. Determine the relationship between Iran and terrorist groups such as Hezbollah, the Shiite militia, Houthis among other terrorist groups in Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen among other Islamic countries.

This paper explores the strategic importance of the Oman Gulf, Arabian Gulf, and the Red Sea to the UAE's national security. The various strategic importance that is associated with the Arab seas to the national security of the United Arab Emirates has been explored through a deep review of the various literature concerning the national security in the United Arab Emirates and its position.

The various strategic importance that is associated with the Arab seas to the national security of the United Arab Emirates has been explored through a deep review of the various literature concerning the national security in the United Arab Emirates and its position. The concerns for the security of the Arab seas by the international community are discussed.

An evaluation policy is very important because it ensures that policymakers plan their program effectively and with reduced time. This is the main reason why the following evaluation policy will follow several steps like describing the existing evaluation policy, the scope, purpose, evaluation questions, conceptual approach, and data gathering techniques, research methodologies, etc.

Government is established through the sovereignty of the people for purposes connected with administration of civil services. As a service provider to its citizens, the government is imbued with the responsibility of providing efficient and cost-effective basic services. In the light of these precepts, the United Kingdom embraced the principle of modernization in governance where changes are instituted in different areas.

The objectives of the intervention were to protect the population from marauding insurgents and gangs. Sierra Leone obtained independence from Britain in 1961. However, during the early 1990s, civil war broke out and regional African peacekeeping troops could not stop the war.

In the end, it is imperative to summarize the whole discussion related to the different tangents of liberal democracy, more so because it teaches quite a few lessons to the political, business, and cultural fraternities in the times much like today. Also there is a great deal of understanding related to liberal democratic values in the way these undertakings are handled on a broader level.

International cooperation has resulted in the formation of international organizations such as the League of Nations and the United Nations. League of Nations and the United Nations are the two greatest and largest international organizations that were created for peacemaking and global collaboration purposes mainly.

The Copenhagen European Council declared that “membership requires that the candidate country has achieved stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the respect for and protection of minorities”. In relation to the Amsterdam Treaty, the Treaty’s Article O is revised to protect a constitutional code. 

The then-President George W Bush was the father of this concept. Mainly the American army operations in the geographical boundary of Afghanistan with the help of the Northern Alliance and US army operation in Iraq were categorized by George W Bush and the US allies as the significant part of the war against terrorism by the US and its allies. 

The UN’s ostensibly overall objective is to restore peace through its interventionist strategy. However, on the other side of the spectrum, September 11 has transformed US foreign policy and its strategy towards “nation-building” on humanitarian grounds often pursuing objectives outside the confines of democratic peace restoration (Jervis, 2002). 

The organ donation bill allows the donation or transfer of organs from one person (donor) to another person (recipient) for meeting the requirement of the recipient. The United Kingdom has introduced organ donation (presumed consent) bill in the 2008-09 session in the House of Commons (Great Britain Parliament House of Commons, 2009). 

Under International Law, institutions like the International Court of Justice provided a valid alternative for resolving the disputes between the nations and its verdicts and decisions were binding on the parties. As such there was a comprehensive system that ensured that the rights of each State and member are protected under the International Law

Iran adopted a low profile during the escalation of this armed conflict, the US military has already made several accusations that Iran has been secretly supplying arms to Iraqi militants who have been attacking American troops in Iraq. Since 2007, there has been an escalation of attacks against Americans in various parts of Iraq.

In reference to the future expectations of the people in the Middle East, I would say that without a severe implication of the United Nations, that would restrict any military interventions in the area and foreign control over resources, the countries in the Middle East might face the problem of poverty induced by the deportation of their key-resources.

There are even people who opine that political parties indeed play a pivotal role in the representation of several vital matters! To put the matter in a nutshell, the society is divided into two halves, each holding different views on the topic in question. Political parties do play a major part in highlighting the numerous vital political issues. 

The UNSC governing powers as postulated in the United Nations Charter include establishing peacekeeping operations, developing international sanctions, giving of authoritative measures to the military to take action, just to mention a few. All the activities carried out by the UNSC are facilitated by the United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

The Proceedings of March 2011 have provided a renewed opportunity to consider changes to the existing number of UNSC members, the status of the ‘veto’ and interrelationships between UN and UNSC states. The Nigerian delegation will continue to work towards the advancement of these proposals during its term in office.