International relations

Our international relations essays span a range of topics, offering analysis and debate, together with discussion on different perceptions on foreign policy and consequential impact. They are a valuable resource for IR students looking for inspiration when preparing their own research and writing on this topic. Find more International Relations essays here.

President Barack Obama

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President Barack Obama spoke to the American people this January in his annual State of the Union Address, though his true audience was Congress and more specifically the Democratic Party

Land Reform In Zimbabwe

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Land Reform in Zimbabwe has been highly controversial. It has led to Zimbabwe’s economic and social collapse. The invasion of the largely white-owned farms, accompanied by violent evictions and wholesale and wanton destruction and looting in 2000

Psychological Warfare

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Psychological operation or PSYOPS is not only important in warfare but also important in current world situation. In my understanding, PSYOPS is persuade other people or influence people for political and military purpose

Tensions In Darfur

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Beginning in 2003 and with raging conflict to present day, tensions in Darfur, a region of Sudan has been constant. 480,000 people have been killed and over 2,8 million people are displaced and numbers continue to rise each day

The arab culture in negotiations

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Within the scope of this research, we will elaborate on Arab culture in the negotiations. We will also discuss the similarities and differences between the Arab culture and western culture in the negotiation. Since the term ‘Arab culture’ is a rather general one, and even in different countries that are associated with Arab culture negotiations styles may vary (not conceptually, but in some minor details, for instance), it would be more useful to base this analysis on a specific country that would encompass characteristics of most other Arabic countries.

Violence is a pervasive aspect of existence

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Violence is a pervasive aspect of existence. Violence occurs at all levels of social life.(Deutsch,1991) There is violence within the household, violence between religions, violence between races, violence between the weak and the strong, both individually and communally, violence as a criminal act and violence between communities, mankind has perpetrated violence on itself. Before we examine the question of Is violence a social construct we must first look at the root causes of violence to better understand why it happens, and to better understand that violence is a part of who we are and part of what allows us to function as a human race. Violence is a social construct to such an extent it is ingrained into our whole human evolution.