A nightmare of imperialism

This article presents a detailed account of the U.S. misadventures in Iraq and Afghanistan causing untold miseries to humankind besides adversely affecting its own image and severe melt down of its own economy.

Withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the interests of the US

The aim of this essay is to discuss the claim that a premature withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan may not be in the best interests of the United States. The American military presence in Afghanistan is one of the most important issues of contemporary international relations. During the past decade the topic of the US and NATO troops in Afghanistan has risen on the political agenda.

American foreign policy in relation to the caribbean basin 1901-1913

The most interesting manifestation of contemporary imperialism is, for Americans, the expansion of U.S. capital and the colonial power beyond the original borders of the United States. Founded as a phase of the first great period of imperialism and colonization, we have always been an imperialist country from the point of view of developing new areas of control and subjugation of inferior races.

E commerce and rules of private international law

The application of private international law to electronic consumer contracts raises new, complex, and controversial questions. It is new because consumer protection was not a private international law concern until very recently and e-commerce only became an important commercial activity within the last ten years. E-consumer contracts generate original questions which have not been considered under traditional private international law theories.

Analysis of Vietnam’s relations with China from the Cold War to now

The Vietnam and China relationship remains essential to the peace and security of South East Asia and also to the successful future development of both nations. The diplomatic relations stretch back into a history of a 1000 years of colonial possession of Vietnam by China and, in contrast, two decades of support through the Vietnam War which saw Vietnam defeat with the aid of its two superpower allies (China and the Soviet Union) two powerful Western nations (US and France).

Constitutional reform: the case of hong kong

One of the highly debatabel topics in different governments in the world is about constitutional reform and Hong Kong is never an exemption. Accordingly, constitutional reform in the country has been a hot issue after the sovereignty has been handed to the People’s Republic of China.

The Arab Spring

According to Jason Brownlee, Tarek Masoud and Andrew Reynolds (2013), the Arab Spring started at the end of 2010 in a Middle Eastern country identified as Tunisia

Consumerism

has started as early as the first civilization, from Ancient Egypt to Babylon to Ancient Rome. There were evidences that people purchased goods in excess of their basic needs. And during the Industrial Revolution, products were produced in large quantity and it was affordable for everyone thus resulting in mass production and mass consumption. Till today, consumerism is a big issue that everyone talks about as it has made a huge impact all around the world.

Arrival of ‘new issues’ in international relations

The study of international relations (IR) touches or overlaps with every other social science, which leads to several problems with concepts, methods and theories in the field. The traditional focus of IR concerns the growth and change of sovereign statehood in the perspective of the larger system or society of states. Because of the scope of IR is so broad, terminology is not clearly defined leading to confusion or lack of clarity. A common term in IR might not carry the same meaning or a clear definition in Economics, Sociology or any other social science.