Politics Essays

The containment policy was intended to re-examine the expansion mechanisms of the Soviet Union based on political, economic, military as well as diplomatic means. The policy of containment was initially proposed by George Kennan immediately after Work War II and its main objective was to bring to a halt the spread of communism using economic as well as political means.

Iran’s nuclear program lasted from the 1950s until 1979 when the Shah of Iran was toppled during the Iranian Revolution (Dahl, 2011).  The program was disbanded temporarily after the revolution but it was revived again. However, when the program was revived, Iran did not seek assistance from European governments or the United States.

Overall, a number of people felt that Thatcher’s political ideologies made Britain be economically viable once more, as a result raising its status globally. Others are of the opinion that her ideologies made Britain meaner, and therefore a less tolerant place where money-making was viewed as more significant than anything else.

The author indicates that there are 2 causal paths to war which are theoretically delineated as distinctive of a pattern related with the beginning of world war with one path centering on the utilization of power politics to settle territorial disputes and the second path which makes the first interstate war expand to encompass more and more actors 

Globalization is a collective term for a multifaceted series of social, economic, technological, and political transformations viewed as increasingly interdependence and relation between companies and people in different locations. In layman’s language, globalization has been described as the world becoming a global village.

The collapse of the Soviet Union transformed the bipolar international relations system into the United States-dominated unipolar system. During the mid-1990s, foreign policy experts embarked on numerous debates about whether America’s hegemony could be sustained over the long term or it was momentary.  

The results of this revolution include the review of the constitution in the three countries as one way of ensuring equity, justice, and good governance. Through good governance and proper management of state resources, young people will get jobs, and people be allowed to vote for the leadership they want.   

The first section explains local media’s role in political campaigning, the extensive power that they wield in influencing public opinion, and their love-hate relationship with politicians. The second section underscores the importance of editorial leadership in the quality of local media reportage and the ethical practice of journalism.

The elements to be discussed will be government control, the taxation system in both China and the United States of America, and the political stability before finalizing on the type of business that would be strategically preferred and among the two countries which is the most preferred one to invest in.

In Discovery of India, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote that life was precious and had to be lived to the fullest, without fear of a past full of economic exploitation and colonialism. This is one of the thoughts that motivated almost all his ambitions to ensure that India was free from any form of colonialism.

Politics covers a variety of concepts as it is used to demonstrate the power relations within various organizations. For example, it may entail the foundations of political power as found in the state as well as in organizational production. Politics may sometimes be used to offer description to a set of practices or policies that one actively engages in.

The World was convinced that the Cuban Missile Crisis would lead to a nuclear war between the superpowers. However, political dialogue between the superpowers and negotiations proved successful in preventing a nuclear confrontation between these countries (Cuban Missile Crisis ). As such, the Cuban Missile Crisis is an example of balanced diplomacy. 

Australians perceive social welfare in a negative way in that citizens believe that the burden of facilitating the system falls entirely on the taxpayer and that social welfare is better suited to the poor. What citizens do not know is that when there is an equitable distribution of resources in the state, the taxpayer also stands to benefit (Chapter 1, p. 14).

In many countries around the globe, the ruling political class is totally viewed with suspicion and mistrust by most citizens and as a result, public activity is definitely synonymous with gross mistrust and suspicion. It is in this aspect that traditional political parties have meaningfully lost credibility in terms of corruption and deficiency in the reformation of their ideologies and leaders.

Today, the field of international human rights faces a wide variety of issues. Issues such as the role of states in the development of international human rights (IHRs) laws, state compliance to various United States’ charters and declarations, and racial and gender discriminations, among others have become common captions in the human rights arena.

The irony in this is that the Chinese people do not view their rise as a means of dominating other regions. This is in contrast to what other nations such as the United States think of China. The country is known for its technological advancements that have led to the growth and development of industries within China. It is these industries that have seen the economy grow a great deal.

Genocide is a combination of the Greek word for the tribe (geno-) and the Latin word for killing (-cide). The term was devised by Raphael Lemkin in reference to a coordinated plan which was aimed at making eliminating the Jews. Under the UN convention, genocide is defined as any act aimed at destroying racial, religious, or national either as part of it or as a whole.

Pateman argues that while the social contract as conceptualized by Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau present a facade of equality, they actually conceal the underlying story of a sexual contract- of how men came to dominate women and how women were subjugated or subordinated to men within patriarchal modes of government. 

A social contract according to John Locke is an agreement that the sovereign enter with the authorities. The sovereign is the citizens who have the right to enjoy the privileges and the life that is admirable to all (Locke 24). However, the state of human nature or rather the principle of liberty provides man with uncontrollable liberty.

Due to the magnitude of the countries, as well as the population living in the countries regarded as the third world, there is no dispute as to the existence of the third world in relation to international politics. These countries and their population continue to play an increasingly large role in influencing both the shape and development of contemporary international politics (Wilkinson 2007, p.83).

By definition, forced migrants are people who are forced to involuntarily leave their homelands. This contradicts economic migrants who are defined as people who leave their countries in search of better economic opportunities. The predicament of forced migrants is urgent as they might undergo life-threatening situations and even death if their situation is not addressed.

Instead of limiting the big two parties’ powers through constitutional reform, MMP offered a less drastic alternative of a multi-party executive as well as the legislature. This essay seeks to prove that Australia's electoral system of preferential voting is more effective as compared to New Zealand’s MMP voting system.

According to Abramowitz and Saunders, clearer differences between parties' ideological positions made it easier for citizens to choose in terms of policy preferences. This paper explores the Democratic policies in regard to issues such as tax, budget, ethics, government and election reform, health, education, and defense.

As much as he was adored for his image as the liberator from British tyranny, he is now viewed as tyrannical as the regime he dispelled. But as is always the case in politics, things are not always black and white. Political decisions are almost inevitably a mixture of good and bad elements and the Mugabe regime should be adjudged.

Public participation through pressure groups is an unequal method because it benefits well-organized sections of the society and poses a disadvantage for the poorly organized sections. Due to this reason, pressure groups can be considered as those who do not work in favor of public interest. There are more divisions within a pressure group.

The boundaries of politics have been pushed to the limits time and again in history. Julius Caesar pushed it for world conquest, Napoleon pushed it to conquer Europe, and Hitler pushed it for racial superiority. In the ultimate analysis, however, history has a way of getting back at those who make it. Time is a great leveler.

Justice, according to Aristotle is defined as the mutual respect arising from this philia in a particular society. In that given society, citizens are mutually affiliated with each other and share the same objective of living a good life together. Thus, the role of a political institution is to secure every individual’s good life, which refers to moral obligation. (Deneulin, 2001)

I would be interested in seeing what sort of new educational techniques is being developed in the technology fields for people entering the health profession. I would like to learn more about voter participation and why it seems to be so low. As well, the future financial health of the country is an issue that I would like to better understand.

England not only required trustworthy friends in the form of France and Russia but also she was in urgent need of making full-fledged war preparations, which she did. It was England that declared war on Germany in 1914 with great fervor and enthusiasm; even then she had to involve the USA to win the war against the Central Powers.  

Much importance has been laid to liberalism in the 20th century. It is the practice of the independence of human thoughts and minimal interference by the Government. The practice promotes the transition to a free economy. In a way, liberalism has been responsible for economic development around the world.

The author states that the genetically modified food that is generated also has to be labeled so that consumers are aware of what they are buying. The 2004 regulation made sure that they have to label all kinds of food if they have been genetically modified. Apart from these social welfare policies, there are other factors present too.

The author states that President Clinton addressed an audience comprising clergymen and ministers. The buildup to this event was much hyped as the earlier statement made by the President before the independent Ken Starr counsel on August 17, 1998, was charged with perjury and deliberate obfuscation of truth.

The author states that Capitalism and Socialism formed the First and the Second way in that order as the latter grew out of the concerns for the former. While the boundaries between capitalism and socialism are well defined and easily recognizable, the differences between these two with the Third way are not clear cut and often confusing.

This paper will briefly outline the Logan Act and how it has affected the roles played in the international arena by ex-Presidents and private citizens. It will also argue that while technically former Presidents are at risk of prosecution when they engage in foreign policy activities after they leave office, their chances of being prosecuted for such are almost zero.

The threats from the terrorists seem to be the most serious ones for UK security in the future. It is difficult to anticipate that from which corner the terrorists strike. Moreover, terrorism is mostly associated with religious fundamentalism and it is difficult to anticipate that religious fundamentalism may vanish in the near future. 

The ongoing globalization process has been successful in stabilizing the economic development of the countries that have willingly and aggressively taken part in this process. However, the studies show that it has progressed with a global escalation of economic inequality and environmental ruin (Grabie 2004).

In regards to the effect of urbanization in Europe, Smith observes that the advent of capitalism in East-Central Europe through urban development projects had an uneven effect on society. Smith observes that the restructuring of the urban economies spelled doom for the society as well as for the industry-leading to the collapse of many.

What makes the so-called present one different is the ease of travel and the porousness of the Western security envelope. These are important contemporary political considerations involving the way we live now in the West that isn't covered enough in this documentary. However, everything else was well done.

There is a need for “increasing the frequency of the coast guard inspections will further avoid accidents” to enhance safety standards amongst their vessels. The intensity of the fight against the drug cartels calls for enhanced safety standards to minimize the occurrence of fatal accidents that only hinder the fight.

The state of a person can be caused by a mixture of many factors among them, psychological, condition, will among others. The psychological state of an individual is the mental condition that determines what he or she does politically (Feldman 2008, p. 522). The essay looks at people from different perspectives and comes to a conclusion.

As soon as the iron curtain was over, the agenda of human rights has grown to global importance and an increasing body of international laws favors the human rights paradigm. Thus, immigrants and asylum seekers living in democratic nations like Australia enjoy significantly more rights today than it was in the past.

The study on the causes of terrorist aggression is very complex. Scholars have not fully been able to identify the causes of terrorism. One theory that gives deep insight into the causes of terrorism is the relative deprivation theory. It argues that social class issues stimulate frustrations that induce violent and aggressive reactions.

China grew into a strong country among the Asian countries, with an intention of superseding the US economic and political influence. Currently, China has a strong political and economic influence, which poses a great threat to the USA. With the Muslim terror attacks on the US government, the country shifted its focus on fighting these erroneous acts in order to maintain its global leadership.

Public participation in policymaking is hence being accepted worldwide as an ideal method of designing and deciding on appropriate policies. This paper is a comprehensive study that will exhaustively consider the strengths and weaknesses of public consultation during the process of policy formulation, using the Australian context as the main reference. 

A case for laxity of community laxity was evident in the Rwanda case. The country entered into turmoil after the serving president and his deputy who was both Hutu died in a plane crash after being shot with a missile while approaching Kigali Airport. The Intaharamwe with the help of the presidential guard organized a killing spree of Tutsi and moderate Hutus resulting in the death of millions.

A good political system translates to good social and economical states f a country, and vice versa is true (Kingsbury, p.199). The following essay will discuss in detail the following issues. Nationalism, economy, education, political party’s movement, and political parties’ coalitions and associations Nationalism is a feeling of belonging to a nation.

As the paper tells, there exist divergent views on the exact position and role of international migration in regards to development. Therefore, it becomes necessary to establish the linkage between international migration and development; whereby, the linkage is evaluated within the realms of a win-win scenario.

“The boat people” is a common term used to refer to illegal immigrants who enter a country through the use of boats (Barzilai, 2003: 4). These people usually use crude boats during their journey to certain destined countries. The increase in the boat people in the twentieth century was due to various factors which include searching for greener pastures or seeking protection.

Socialism is the only area I have so far identified, where the government aims to ensure equity, justice, and fairness through the provision of jobs, access to affordable health care, provision of educational opportunities to all, people to have decent houses and living conditions, availability and access to quality food and access to water and clean air.