However, the Korean conflict was particularly central to American policy and indeed world security as it outlined the American policy of containment from NSC 68, and demonstrated that America, to quote President Truman that America was committed to, "the cause for a just and peaceful world order through the United Nations.... NSC 68 (and NSC 48) policies would be put to the test first in Korea as they fitted the outline of a nation, "in their deepest peril," subjected to threat of the Soviet Union achieve[ing] its fundamental design.... Consequently, the need for tactical contr...

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Going into this decision President Clinton was faced with a challenging decision either decline MFN status and support "democracy, human rights, and the need to control the spread of dangerous technologies" or grant MFN status to protect US economic interests in China. ... On the other hand, supporters of MFN status look at the issue and point out that 150,000 American jobs rely on Chinese trade, and furthermore they believe that trade with China will lead to more democratic reforms. 2) The two main worldviews that underlay the various positions of the U.S. debate over China Policy are syst...

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The Foundation and its group controls the economy of the second group, it controls their policies and how things will be run. Just as the United Nation has control of third world countries it tells them what to do when to do it and what will happen if they don't. ...

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One could think of it in this manner: if there were two televisions sitting side by side on a table, both with no remote control, and one of them did not have an on button, which television would be chosen for use? ... When it comes to morality and American foreign policy, I feel that it is important to recognize the essence of humanity. ... One should take into consideration morality when composing a foreign policy. ... So if I were left to make a foreign policy involving an underdeveloped country, I would not go in and try to destroy everything I could. ...

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These two men have different names and slightly different meanings and policies to deal with the under-privileged states of the world. ... Barnett was also a supporter of the war in Iraq but not for humanitarian or the WMD reasons but for the policy towards the underdeveloped world that the U.S. would have to take after the invasion. ... The policy of dealing with these states is where the two men differ further. ... Barnett proposes a more unilateral policy for the U.S., Mr. ... With the European Union working to put together a constitution and create a more powerful executive that has mor...

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The Soviet Union, however, tried control areas it considered vital to its national interest, including much of Eastern Europe With the threat of the Soviet Union no longer existing the U.S. is now free to use unlimited force against almost anyone it may choose. ... The U.S. government has continued a policy of convincing the American public of the great evil existing elsewhere to achieve their economic, technological and defensive objectives. ...

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While one country's nuclear weapons exist under civilian control, the other countries remain under the control of the military. ... Taking these vastly different challenges of the NPT into account, the United States must revamp its security policy to accommodate differing proliferation problems. ... Taking into consideration their blatant and essential role of addressing, controlling, and enforcing non-proliferation, they will continue serving as the cornerstone for preserving international security. ...

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The Watutsis were pastoralists (nomads with cattle as their chief commodity and status symbol) and warriors; in time they shaped and controlled a feudal society with the Bahutus at the bottom. ... By mid-May, President Micombero had sanctioned a policy of selective genocide of educated Bahutus. On May 10, U.S. ambassador Thomas Patrick Melady informed his country's Department of State that the period of civil strife appeared to be over and that what the government was now doing approached an official government policy of selective genocide of elite Bahutus. ... The State Department accede...

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I understand them because the United States' foreign policy is the root of the evil of terrorism. ... Even furthermore, the USA has failed to recognize the underlying problems that the causes and roots of terrorism lie in their own foreign policy. ... So how does the impoverished and un-educated Arab get a message to the entire world when the only global media is controlled by the United States? ...

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Not only were there problems on the motherland, but Britain's economical position left it unable to control the vast empire it held around the world. ... All early policies had been carried out and the public felt that Labour were trustworthy and delivering their promises. ... The tensions and arguments over policies by the Soviets to the Western Powers left matters stuck without solutions. ...

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Multi-national Corporations: Are they at the heart of many Environmental problems facing the Global South? Introduction The worlds changing perception of the environment and the further development of globalisation throughout our planet is having a profound effect on our ability to maintain a balance between development and the environment. Globalisation is taking over and it is the opinion of many that multi-national corporations are gaining more power in areas of politics and economy while damaging the environment in the process. However, it is unfair to say that only multinational co...

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Richard Garfield, an epidemiologist at Columbia University who analyzes the health consequences of economic embargoes, calculates that 225,000 Iraqi children under 5 have died since 1990 because of these policies-a figure based on the best data available from UN agencies and other international sources (Gordon 19). ... "For" Sanctions The supporters of continued military presence and the application of sanctions against Saddam Hussein have argued that Iraq continues to be a hostile country that currently controls a significant body of oil wealth and natural resources that define i...

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Bashar al- Assad has been in control over Syria since June 10, 2000 and represents a continuation of power and authority over the Syrian civilians succeeding his father Hafez al-Assad. ... As the National Security Advisor of the United States, I have reviewed the current situation regarding Syrian refugees and am proposing three policies in order to improve the status of the existing humanitarian crisis. ... The Assad regime has insisted on its right to control the distribution of this assistance, diverting the funds that we send. ... The regime of Assad is going to continue to behave violent...

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Scotland, though a nation, is not a sovereign state as it does not have control over its borders and territory, and its parliament is subordinate to The British State. ... There are a number of different varieties of these - supranational organisations such as the European Union that are made up of a number of sovereign states (Viotti & kauppi, 1987 pp 212), and organisations like the world bank that are in theory independent of any national control yet can influence or enforce nation states to do things. ... Multinational corporations can influence, even force countrie's economic and...

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In 1967 the Security Council decided to isolate Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) for its policy of racial separation following its unilateral declaration of independence from Britain. ... With respect to universal participation, even states usually sympathetic to Britain's policy demonstrated weak compliance. ... The resistance of governments to a financially independent UN arises principally on their insistence on maintaining control over sanctioning processes in international politics. ...

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It was with these weapons the US administration has decided to pursue a policy of defending its national interests in the world, "the US military said this quite openly. ... In domestic policy, the army served not only as the basis of authority, but also used as cheap labor. ...

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Babies are being born every second, the population is starting to get out of control, there are more and more people in the world, I think some governments are trying to use their control on food to control the population by starving their people. ... So a poor country's economy moves away from providing food and resources for its own people. 2) Government by the elite: Many of the world's poorest and hungriest nations are controlled by governments consisting of the nations' wealthiest members. Government policies tend to favor the interests of the wealthy rather than the poor. ...

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The thought process that motivated this congregation involved worries about the coal and steel industries between France and Germany; the European community was concerned that the economic control of these industries could potentially start another armed conflict, something that they all wished to avoid at all costs. ... Its progress is remarkable; "the treaty of Rome contained a minimal and disparate number of articles concerning social and employment affairs,"" whereas today's committee, although still working towards its goals of complete eradication of poverty, inequality, pollution a...

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The League and its collective security policy were very successful in settling border disputes during the 1920's. ... Both Germany and Poland wanted control of it so in 1920, a plebiscite was organised for Silesians to vote on which country they wished to join. ... Both Sweden and Finland wanted control of the Aaland Islands, which were midway between the two countries. ...

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The concept of pricing present-day consumption of environmental services, such as waste discharge has found easier application in development policy (pg 159). It is widely accepted, for example, in the form of the "polluter pays" principle incorporated into the pollution control legislation (pg 159). Therefore, something is trying to be done in order to try to control pollution and the loss of resources in certain third world countries. ...

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The mandate of this operation was countries economical development, state building, and formulations of policies. ... Another step could be International assistance in establishing effective state control over the country in order to form effective administrative structures. ...

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On July 16, 1945, a brilliant flash on a quiet reach of desert in Alamogordo New Mexico changed the world; the Nuclear Age began. On that day civilization took a long step towards its own passing. Just three weeks after the leading test on august 6, a second atomic bomb was detonated, this time over...

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And in a global market the investment within a country is not limited to its citizens, yet foreign investors do enter the market affecting the governmental policies as much as the citizens do if not to a higher level. ... Samir Amin argues that this clash of communities, and cultures is what hindering the process of globalization, he adds to that this difference in norms and culture is what limiting us from controlling the future of the human race (Amin 72). ...

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One cannot help but feel fortunate to live in a country such as Canada; its richness and prosperity go relatively unequaled in the world. Canadians, to an extent, have lived a life of sheltered ignorance when compared to the lives experienced by those in other nations. The problems that the greater ...

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The U.S. saw Soviet actions as trying to gain complete control of Eastern Europe and turning every country there, communist. ... China feared that if the U.S. had control of the south part of Korea, it would give the U.S. strategic location for use in the future. ...

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