The end of the cold war has given the United States much more advantage in shaping its policy choices because uni-polarity ceased the opportunity of regional players that they enjoyed within the bipolar world System. Rajesh Rajagopalan explained in his article ‘Extra-regional Powers and the Emerging Security Scenario in South Asia’ that it was the regional powers‚ India and Pakistan‚ that achieved their strategic objectives by subverting American and Soviet agenda in this region. T.V. Paul also
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The Cold War was a conflict between the west lead United States of America and the communist block lead by the former Soviet Union. It lasted almost 4 decades and a half from 1945-1991- the collapse of USSR. It was fought in neutral areas‚ space‚ Africa and Asia. It was fought in all manners including: an economic war‚ media and propaganda‚ diplomatic struggles and military conflicts. Prior to the Second World there were economic‚ political‚ and ideological differences that were put aside so
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The Korean War was the first major ‘proxy war’ of the Cold War‚ and was relatively significant to the development of the Cold War due to a number of factors. Overall it can be seen as a clear example of the United States’ policy of containment in action‚ leading to the vast growth of America’s military capability‚ as well as the globalisation of the Cold War due to the military alliances constructed by the US. Along with this‚ the Korean War ended with the emergence of China as the frontrunner of
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based on the best features of a socialist economy and of a capitalist one. The factors that also helped the economic miracle that Germany underwent were: Cheap labor force due to a huge number of immigrants. Access to cheap raw materials. The Korean War which was at its peek by then allowed them to make money by producing weapons and military material for the USA. The Marshall Plan also played a significant role as it basically set the FRG on its feet. Adenauer was very pro western and was very fortunate
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The Causes and Effects of Gender Imbalance in Asia By Tom Farrer Throughout this paper I will focus on the phenomenon of the gender imbalance in Asia. I will begin by assessing the current situation and researching the various causes which have led to it. I shall then analyse the possible consequences to follow and conclude with an outlook to the future. According to the United Nations the recommended sex ratio at birth (SRB) for a country is 107‚ meaning that for every 100 females born‚ 107 males
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The Cold War became a dominant influence on many aspects of American society for much of the second half of the 20th century. It escalated due to antagonist values between the United States‚ representing capitalism and democracy‚ and the Soviet Union‚ representing communism and authoritarianism. Being the two dominant world powers after WWII‚ contention between the Americans and Soviets became a global conflict. The Cold War differed from most wars in that it was as much of a propaganda war as a
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The Berlin Crisis of East Germany was a defining period of the Cold War‚ during which both superpowers fought for control over the most highly contested nation in Europe. It can be seen that the major factor in this crisis was the division of Germany into two sectors; East and West Germany and the subsequent attempts by the two superpowers to control both. Following the rapid spread of the Soviet grip over Europe‚ it was in the interests of the USSR to gain control of Germany in its entirety; that
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fallowing the Second World War is known as the Cold War. This period was full of tension and fear that the United States and the USSR would destroy each other and the world with their arsenals of atomic weapons. The seeds of this rivalry were planted nearly a quarter of a century before its actual commencement with the Revolution of 1918 in Russia. The Cold War Rivalry would manifest itself in everything from sports in Olympic competition to science and the Space Race. The Cold War did not only take place
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GEOPOLITICS AND BUSINESS GLOBALIZATION & THE POST COLD WAR ERA Professor: Prof. Univ. Dr. Claudia Popescu Student: Cristiana Muceanu BUCHAREST‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM AFTER THE COLD WAR 3. BASIC TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 4. NEW THREATS 5. CONCLUSIONS 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY 7. 1. INTRODUCTION The end of the Cold War in the early 1990s has had a dual impact on international relations
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was driven from economic theories of Karl Marx (Gans et al.‚ 2012)‚ and Capitalism‚ which mostly comes from theories of Adam smith (Gans et al.‚ 2012). This disagreement led to biggest and most effective phenomenon of 20th century called Cold War. During this war a silent and humble but courageous and effective movement started and developed in Basque‚ Spain. The idea was simple; workers‚ owners and managers are same people. Their idea was brilliant and sustainability and development of the cooperatives
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