Marshall‚ “what you believe and value directly affects your learning” (2006‚ p.11). These elements all directly influence my education‚ how I learn and what I can learn. I was raised within a family unit that spanned many different cultures‚ geopolitical boundaries and theological beliefs. Having two foster brothers from Asia‚ family from Europe and the Middle East and Catholic‚ Jewish‚ Islamic and a good dose of atheists from different areas within the family‚ I was raised to respect and view everything
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Wenceslao KASPIL2 NEO-COLONIALISM AND NATIONALISM Neo-colonialism is a geopolitical practice to influence a country using capitalism‚ global globalization and cultural imperialism. This practice was predominant as early as 1946 in the Philippines wherein the United States established a neo-colony in the country. It immensely affected the Philippine lifestyle‚ culture and government. This geopolitical practice unravelled a lot of issues concerning Philippine Independence. Philippine
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had a conflicting method of government‚ which ultimately led to the Cold War. The two superpowers were at the center of attention for the better part of two decades. The United States underwent a geopolitical battle with the USSR to gain ground in Europe and other Eastern countries. This geopolitical battle led the United States to ally itself with many unstable nations and leaders based solely on said nations/leaders views on communism. As these nations began to topple‚ the United States turned
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simultaneous rise of China and now India is a fundamental factor for understanding the twenty-first century. In rising as Great Powers‚ a relative term‚ they are coming up against each other across Asia and its surrounding waters. Traditional geopolitical models‚ Mackinder‚ Spykman and Mahan point to their spatial politics around Central Asia‚ South Asia‚ Pacific Asia and the Indian Ocean. Actual spatial settings are combined with perceived spatial outlooks. These powerful neighbouring states
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Space exploration has often been used as a proxy competition for geopolitical rivalries such as the Cold War. The early era of space exploration was driven by a "Space Race" between the Soviet Union and the United States‚ the launch of the first man-made object to orbit the Earth‚ the USSR’s Sputnik 1‚ on 4 October 1957‚ and the first Moon landing by the American Apollo 11 craft on 20 July 1969 are often taken as the boundaries for this initial period. The Soviet space program achieved many of
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INTRODUCTION Given the repertoire of cleavages abounding in a heterogeneous and pluralistic society as Nigeria‚ divisions among the ethnic groups‚ regions and sections of the country is bound to exist. In pre-colonial times‚ interethnic relations were often mistrustful‚ or discriminatory‚ and sometimes violent. At the same time‚ there were relationships‚ such as trade‚ that required peaceful communications. The most widespread communication was in the north between pastoral and agricultural peoples
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"Geopolitical‚" according to Kissinger’s application of the term‚ refers to the doctrine that the interests of the United States‚ like those of other countries‚ are best defended through an accurate read- ing and skillful manipulation by the country’s leadership of the changing inter- national balance of power. As geopolitics is a strategic doctrine‚ the validity of its maxims depends somewhat on the particular political constellation being con- fronted at any given time. It is also informed by the
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Introduction: About the BRICS: The Big Four or the BRIC nations is a grouping referring to Brazil‚ Russia‚ India and China that are said to be on the same stage of economic development. One- fourth of the world activities take place in these emerging markets. The acronym BRIC was first used by an economist Jim O’Neill from Goldman Sachs (2001) in the paper- “Building Better Global Economic BRICs” where he predicted that these four nations will comprise more than 10% of the global output by the
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and global level. Globally‚ they have actively sought a reform to the United Nations Security Council structure and want to change an international structure based on neorealist power dynamics decided over half a century ago. Regionally‚ the geopolitical changes in South America‚ with the decline of the United States’ relative influence in the region‚ coupled with increased trade and investment flows with China‚ has encouraged Brazil to pursue a strategic vision as a regional power. Brazil wants
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were given more rights. Secondly‚ due to the fact that the nuclear weapon was created during World War II‚ people lived in constant fear that a bomb would be released on where they lived or other tragic events. And finally there occurred lots of geopolitical changes. Some countries of Europe continued to live under a regime of a free democracy. But in others‚ the power came to the communists that were under strict control of the USSR. Due to this‚ World War II was a watershed event. Several changes
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