then any administration since World War II. Most people don’t know that Obama spent more on defense than Busch did. Obama spent about $700 billion a year while Busch only spent $500 billion. In response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks‚ Bush launched the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Obama cut back both wars. He instead relied on military intelligence and technology to catch and imprison Osama bin Laden. Bush and Obama used expansionary economic policy to fight recessions by motivating economic growth. Bush
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The aim of creating peace in a country that is conflict-prone or a post-conflict environment is to prevent the reoccurrence or escalation of violence and establish a durable self-sustaining peace. The root causes of conflicts clearly need to be addressed adequately otherwise violence will recur. There are numerous root causes of a conflict‚ such as these major causes; political‚ economic and social inequalities‚ poor governance‚ high unemployment and poverty. There are many examples of violence recurring
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the existence or absence of a consolidated democracy be measured? In my paper I am going to compare the democratic advancement of two African countries. After defining the key points that will help me to measure the respective degrees of democratization‚ I am going to evaluate whether or not one can speak of consolidated democracies or not. When it comes to finding criteria for consolidated democracies‚ there can be found many resources not only in the academic world‚ but also by the United
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President Ronald Reagan‚ originally an American actor and politician‚ became the 40th president of United States serving from the year 1981 to 1989. President Ronald Reagan term saw a restoration of prosperity at home‚ with the goal of achieving “peace through strength” abroad. At the end of his two terms in office‚ Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution‚ which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance
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ANIL BIRKAN DAGASAN DUTIES AND HISTORY OF NSC‚ AND MILITARY ’S ROLE IN TURKISH POLITICS To understand and make clear the duties‚ structure‚ and history of National Security Council‚ we should first analyze the term national security.We should see national security as polirical and judicial term. It is political‚ because it changes according to the political circumstances in different states. For exaple‚ Turkey ’s understanding of national security is different
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The Future of U.S. Democracy Promotion: Strategies for a Sustainable Fourth Wave Democratization. Washington: Henryn M. Jackson School of International Studies‚ 2011. 66-79. PDF. Nicholson‚ Kailyn. "The Relationship Between Rhetoric and Policy for Effecticve Implemetations." Force‚ U.S. Democracy Promotion Task Force. The Future of U.S. Democracy Promotion: Strategies for a Sustainable Fourth Wave Democratization. Washington: Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies‚ 2011. 80-104. PDF.
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Tunisia‚ still have manifestations‚ and terrorism began to spread around Iraq and Libya. ISIS‚ formerly AL-Qaeda‚ used this chance to take over some countries. C. Democracy and the Arab World? Currently‚ there is no democracy in the Arab World‚ except for Tunisia. This is because the government have taken the wrong steps into the development of democracy. An optimistic assessment of the long-term prospects for the democratization of Arab countries showing that the trials and tribulations of the Arab
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Spring 2012 PSCI 140 Democracies around the World Final Exam Study Guide Instructor: Satoshi Machida Part I: Words Identification (Content of Important Articles) (40 points) 1. You have to be prepared so that you can explain the following words and concepts. * Authoritarian states ---A small group of individuals exercise power Government is not constitutionally responsible to the state Public—little role in leadership selection Individual freedom is restricted May be institutionalized
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Alan Gewirth justifies the existence of human rights in his “Duties to Fulfill the Human Rights of the Poor” by claiming that human action is the grounding to possessing rights. Essentially‚ Gewirth explains that what makes one human is the ability of “action.” And therefore‚ in order to “act” one must have certain essential rights—rights of well-being and freedom (Gewirth 222). Gewirth then attempts to claim that the humans themselves have a duty to make sure other humans are entitled to the same
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undergone a transition to democracy. This rapid political transformation began in Eastern Europe‚ spread to Latin America and parts of Asia‚ and then moved to parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Nevertheless‚ the democratic wave did not engulf China‚ Cuba‚ Iraq‚ Iran‚ Ivory Coast‚ Kuwait‚ North Korea‚ Libya‚ Zimbabwe and many
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