Category: Politics

US War on Terror

To begin with, the terroristic attack of 11 September 2001 has become one of the most significant actions in the US’s history of struggle with terrorism in different parts of the world. The policies were approved by Congress a week later after the 11th September’s through the Authorization for the Use of Military Force project. Furthermore, thi...

Essay Questions: Australian-Asian Relationships

Introduction Geographically, Australia lies close to Asia but it is a separate continent. It borders on the Indian subcontinent in the west, Pacific Ocean in the east, and China in the north. The boundary between Australia and Southeast Asia lies in the island of Papua New Guinea and the northern Australian coastline. It means that the country’s...

The Rise of ISIS

ISIS is an acronym of Islamic States of Iraq and Syria. From the name itself, it is quite clear that the group has its roots in these two countries. As indicated in the abstract, it is true that ISIS is an affiliation of the Iraq group by the name of Al-Qaida which was run by the extremist Sunni Muslims. Their major aim was to drive away the United...

The Conflict between Israel and Palestine and Ways to Solve It

The conflict between Palestine and Israel has been considered the most “intractable conflict” (Falk, 2005) in the world due to its challenging history and the lack of a solution which would satisfy all parties involved in it. The conflict started in the middle of the previous century with disputes about the territories and the issues regarding ...

The Effect of Globalization on State Sovereignty

Globalization is a subjective and ambiguous term that continues to attract divergent views on whether it is undermining state sovereignty or not. Critics have repeatedly downplayed its influence. They believe that geopolitics and states are undoubtedly potent forces and agents with the real impact on the world. On the other hand, hyper-globalists a...

The Background of Deng Xiaoping Southern Tour in 1992

The 1992 southern tour of Deng Xiaoping was a very significant event in Chinese politics. The tour was quite diverse, and its background is of paramount importance for better understanding of China and its own development at the end of the twentieth century. This essay is devoted to the analysis of the main purposes of the tour that were to generat...