The Syrian government received a surge of backlash following their attack on protestors, which could prompt an intervention by the United Nations. Almost five months ago, protestors took to the streets, inspired by the recent government overthrows in Tunisia and Egypt. With barely any progress for either the protestors or the government, demonstrators vowed to temporarily forego their demonstrations in honor of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. ... Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin agreed, "It is not new" (ABC News). However, near the end of the day, Russia and China began to soften thei...

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The Syrian government received a surge of backlash following their attack on protestors, which could prompt an intervention by the United Nations. Almost five months ago, protestors took to the streets, inspired by the recent government overthrows in Tunisia and Egypt. With barely any progress for either the protestors or the government, demonstrators vowed to temporarily forego their demonstrations in honor of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. ... Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin agreed, "It is not new" (ABC News). However, near the end of the day, Russia and China began to soften thei...

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Western countries, Gulf Arab states, and Turkey all support the rebels, but Iran, Russia, and China stand behind Assad and his current government. ... President Francois Hollande urged Syria to create a government in hopes that this would entice the Syrian government and rebel groups to work toward a peaceful resolution (Erlanger). Hollande berated Russia and China for vetoing an intervention by the United Nations in an attempt to protect Assad. ... France will recognize the provisional government of Syria once it is formed" (Erlanger). ... According to the United States, the rebel forc...

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Rebels claim they control over half of the city, but they are quickly losing their grasp as the government forces begin to use their air power. ... Daraya suffered for three days at the hands of the government army, which resulted in daily death toll of 440 on August 18th alone. ... Syria, backed by Russia, vowed to encourage peaceful resolutions themselves, although no significant action has taken place. The United States has threatened to intervene, but Syrian deputy prime minister, Jamil Qadri, and Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. ... Western countries, Gulf Arab states, and Turkey al...

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Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Jamil Qadri, and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey V. ... However, Qadri and Lavrov, in their news conference at the Russian Foreign Ministry, berated the United States for using the matter of unconventional weapons as an excuse to interfere in Syria's conflicts (Cave). ... Russia, Syria's closest foreign ally, plans to help the Syrian government and its rebels reach a peaceful agreement (Cave). ... Dara'a, near the Jordanian border, also saw a great number of deaths as government forces shelled, bombed, and executed rebels. ... The Syrian gover...

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In 1921, the League established the first high commissioner for refugees under the guardianship of Fridtjof Nansen to deal first with the Russian refugees in .A passport was established for the first time for these refugees. ... These revolutionary style governments were seen in countries like France, Germany, Poland and Russia. ... But also before then, the war between Russia and Poland did not help as the dismemberment of Russian empire and the associated famine of 1921 many refugees fled to mostly France and Germany .others who could not make it to these two countries ran to Asia minor...

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This second front was important for Stalin, as it would help to take the pressure off the Russians on the Eastern Front. ... This had frustrated Stalin as he was hoping the German troops to be withdrawn from the Russian Front leading up to more tensions arising. ... America and Russia built up their stockpiles of nuclear weapons where power became dependent upon the ability to outspend each other. The development of various bombs particularly the B52 bomber produced by the US, required massive financial backing from the government. Russia also concentrated on producing bigger bombs making the ...

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The best example of constructivist theory at work was Russian president Mikhail Gorbachev's acceptance of the idea of common security, (Walt, 1998) which was similar to Prime Minister Lester B. ... In the early 1960's the American government attempted to change the newly formed government of Cuba by launching an invasion which took place at the Bay of Pigs. ... Canadian and Russian relations have been strong for over 35 years with numerous visits exchanged by the heads of states and other government officials (Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Even while the Cold War was a major factor...

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For example, the war against terrorism in Afghanistan, the Afghan government used artillery against the United States that the United States sold to them when they were fighting the war against Russia; this is referred to as deadly returns. ... Landis in Introducing Global Issues, "when the Indian government detonated its first nuclear explosion in 1974, it symbolically ended the monopoly on nuclear systems held by the great powers. ... Through the G-8 Summit held each year, eight key countries; Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States are ta...

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To be precise, immigration is beneficial for society, government and economy. ... Secondly, immigration also brings benefits for government. ... The main purpose of immigration is filling workplaces of countries where immigration is encouraged by government. ... However, this idea is wrong because the statistics of USA and Russia, where the rates of immigrants are higher than in other countries, show that immigrants make only quarter of criminal and economic offences. ... Immigration has a variety of benefits, particularly in the areas of society, government and economy. ...

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The five permanent members include: China, Russia, France, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US); the other ten members are elected every two years by the General Assembly. ... The Council demanded also that all States adhere strictly according to the resolution and it finally highlighted that the sanctions imposed should not affect assistance to the legitimate Government of Kuwait . ... On the other side, Russia, China and France adopted a more sympathetic attitude and strongly believed that the sanctions should be lifted as early as possible. ...

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If the NATO action is designed to coerce the Yugoslav government to accept the allied peace plan for Kosovo, it would require Security Council authorization under Article 53. ... The people of the troubled countries or their governments that is responsible for the conflict. Most other countries that have civil wars are one country only with few of its nationals against the government, where in the case of the Yugoslavia these were different republics with different religion, language and different mentality. ... Or should they destroy the government that is causing all of these issues and crea...

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Though the string of US sanctions on Iran up to the Bush government undoubtedly reduced the funding available for terrorist organisations and damaged the Iranian economy, they did little to remove the autocratic government in power in Iran and served to further damage the image of Western society within the nation, pushing them further into isolation. ... Iran's pursuit of Nuclear technology, whether for use in weaponry as alleged by the US, or for use in research and the production of power as claimed by the Iranian government, has been the main point of contention with marked progress ...

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The past decade witnessed many conflicts which focused around the issues of sovereignty. States have invaded other sovereign states for reasons that seem to be dubious by the international community. National separatist movements have intensified and are associated with the rise of the doctrine of s...

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The past decade witnessed many conflicts which focused around the issues of sovereignty. States have invaded other sovereign states for reasons that seem to be dubious by the international community. National separatist movements have intensified and are associated with the rise of the doctrine of s...

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Belgium initially called for reinforcement and was supported by the United States, United Kingdom, Russia and many more for a withdrawal of the UNAMIR. ... Due to the failures in Rwanda, Somalia and Yugoslavia, the Canadian government is slowly decreasing its involvement in United Nations peacekeeping to prevent such disasters from happening again in other nations. Yet, what the Canadian government does not realise is that decreasing its funds and soldiers in peacekeeping is ruining the reputation gained in the past accomplishments....

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Finally, the ramifications of an internationally regulated internet by exploring the challenges, pros and cons and future intent of the international governmental organizations and the control for cyberspace. ... After the Russians launched the satellite Sputnik I, then President Eisenhower began the establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). ... It's at this point we can see how a concern for the control of communication in this medium has become so important at the governmental level. ... As with most governments, every state has established their own ...

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The government of Canada has also viewed it as the employment of choice for the forces in the country. ... The government of Canada has continued to acknowledge such services by its soldiers. ... Air marshals, the generals, and admirals saw United Nation operation as a diversion from their core task of preparation to triumph over Soviet tank armies in order to defend North America from the longrange Russian bombers armed with nuclear weapons, and in the North Atlantic to fight Soviet submarines. ... Such an idea became very important in the country as well as within the government such that i...

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As John Locke discusses in his Two Treatises of Government (1690), a representative government should represent the individual rights of the people (Locke). Conferring with the multiple actors would only lead to undermining the existence of self interest, an idea on which Locke based his ideas in the form of a representative government. ... Thus, it allowed only 5 states to retain nuclear programs: United States, Russia...

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Also in attendance were thousands of delegates from more than eight hundred non-governmental organizations (UNHCHR, 1996). ... When the Malaysian government refused to restrict logging and protect the territories of the Penan people, the Penan took matters into their own hands. ... By becoming a signatory on this convention, the "governments agree that children should be protected and not exploited" (Innocents Lost). ... The government of the UAE has stated that children are not allowed to ride racing camels and that the jockey must weigh at least 100 pounds. ... In Russia, the governme...

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A certain role in the development of the situation in this area has played and the position occupied by formally independent (from the USSR), the governments of Eastern European countries. ... One result of the war was the US economic leap, predefined and adequate growth of their political ambitions in world politics, what mood prevailed in government circles of America B. ...

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