This was so that a clear conclusion could be made over whether or not Iraq, under Saddam Hussein, had been developing so-called weapons of mass destruction, and whether or not he posed a threat to international security. However, the US and UK did not allow these inspections to run through to completion, and invaded Iraq and toppled Saddam Hussein based upon their own intelligence and foreign policy stances. ...

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Cold War, a term used for the period of tense relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, stretching from the late 1940s to the late 1980s when Communism collapsed in Eastern Europe and the USSR ceased to exist. The two superpowers faced each other as leaders of conflicting political, ...

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Although Saddam Hussein is no longer in power, he continually defied the United Nations resolutions to comply with weapons inspections for weapons of mass destruction and weapons proliferation while he was dictator over Iraq. ... Removing Saddam Hussein from power was a huge step not only for national and global security, but also for the security of the Iraqi people. ...

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Sitting on the swings at an elementary playground, one may witness a group of boys take another boy's lunch money. Many moral ideas come to mind, but does one actually think that the single boy will be able to ask the group for his money back? Will the victim be able to say "Stop please, let's be ...

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Does Canada have an Independent Foreign Policy? Canada, a Nation Ahead of it's Time? The question regarding "Does Canada have an independent foreign policy?- must first be deconstructed before it can be answered. Firstly, the nation of Canada' must be defined. ...

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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 self-determination among nations and ethnic groups (versus sovereign states). The decline of the concept of sovereignty, the increasing international recognition of the principles of human rights and the rise of self-determination all caused many implications on the norm of non-intervention in the do...

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After the US troops completed their mission of taking down Saddam Hussein who was the dictator in 2003, Iraq was soon soaked in chaotic civil wars between the Sunni and Shia branch of Islam, which are the minority and majority of the Iraq population, respectively. ...

• Word Count: 1901
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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 self-determination among nations and ethnic groups (versus sovereign states). The decline of the concept of sovereignty, the increasing international recognition of the principles of human rights and the rise of self-determination all caused many implications on the norm of non-intervention in the do...

• Word Count: 2503
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate