Concepts of Terrorism Analysis of the rise‚ decline‚ trends and risk December‚ 2008 Deliverable 5‚ Workpackage 3 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction........................................................................................................................ 4 PART A. .................................................................................................................................. 5 1. TERRORISM RISE AND FALL: ROOT AND TRIGGER CAUSES AND CAUSES FOR DECLINE
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1914 to Present 1914–Present Major Developments I. Questions of periodization A. Continuities and breaks 1. Most tumultuous eras in world history a. “age of extremes” 1. Tons of democracies vs. extremist dictatorships 2. Unprecedented prosperity vs. total poverty – income gap widens b. 1914 clearest demarcation line 1. After war‚ nations fight everywhere for power and territory 2. Empires weakened‚ monarchies toppled‚ new nations rose 3. Last 100 years
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10NFL1-Nuclear Weapons www.victorybriefs.com Page 1 of 199 TOPIC ANALYSIS BY RYAN HAMILTON 11 TOPIC ANALYSIS BY TARA NORRIS 16 TOPIC ANALYSIS BY CHRISTIAN KEIL 22 TOPIC ANALYSIS BY TODD RAINEY 30 TOPIC ANALYSIS BY CAMERON BAGHAI 37 TOPIC ANALYSIS BY SAAD ASAD 49 AFFIRMATIVE EVIDENCE 54 DETERRENCE FAILS 54 NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO DETER NON-NUCLEAR STATES IN CRISES 54 NUCLEAR ADVANTAGES DO NOT PROVIDE A COERCION BENEFIT VIS-À-VIS
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INDIA’S Contemporary Security Challenges Edited by Michael Kugelman IndIa’s Contemporary seCurIty Challenges Essays by: Bethany Danyluk Michael Kugelman Dinshaw Mistry Arun Prakash P.V. Ramana Siddharth Srivastava Nandini Sundar Andrew C. Winner Edited by: Michael Kugelman ©2011 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars‚ Washington‚ D.C. www.wilsoncenter.org Available from : Asia Program Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
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Alyssa Tuman Poli 227 Final Exam Study Guide Approaches to Development Why are LDCs underdeveloped? How can this be fixed? note: both theories underestimate value of religion in development Modernization Theory (or Development Approach) developing nations must acquire modern cultural values and create modern political and economic institutions; emphasizes historical process of interrelated social changes Basic Beliefs: - transforming culture is the most crucial step in developing. - judge
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Klaus Solberg Søilen Geoeconomics Download free ebooks at bookboon.com 2 Geoeconomics © 2012 Klaus Solberg Søilen & Ventus Publishing ApS ISBN 978-87-403-0128-1 Download free ebooks at bookboon.com 3 Geoeconomics Contents Contents 7 1 From geopolitics to geoeconomics 8 2 The legacy of the discipline of geopolitics 21 2.1 The seduction of maps 27 2.2 The seduction of history 30 2.3 The seduction of current events 35 3
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Peace Treaties Peace Treaties Versailles Aim: punish Germany‚ prevent war and allow self-determination Territorial Aim: to weaken Germany by taking away territories‚ to get compensation for cost of war by gaining land‚ and to allow for self-determination -Germany lost 13.5% of land‚ 12.5% of population‚ 15% of farm production‚ 48% iron production and 16% coal production Alsace-Lorraine | France | Eupen‚ Moresnet‚ Malmedy | Belgium | North Schleswig | Denmark (through plebiscite) self-determination
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GP NOTES 2010 (ESSAY) Content Page 1. Media a. New vs. Traditional b. New: narcissistic? c. Government Censorship d. Profit-driven Media e. Advertising f. Private life of public figures g. Celebrity as a role model h. Blame media for our problems i. Power + Responsibility of Media j. Media ethics k. New Media and Democracy 2. Science/Tech a. Science and Ethics b. Government and scientist role in science c. Rely too much on technology? d. Nuclear technology
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Monstrous Debt Pakistan’s chief problem is a monstrous debt. Without monetary resources with which to fight the numerous problems of the nation‚ Pakistan remains overpopulated and poor. | Sources of debt | Large military spending | Long‚ costly war with India | | | Trade imbalance | Imports exceed exports | | | Power/Fossil fuel issues | | | Debt controls budget | Loans total 25% of revenues | | Loan repayments equal 50% of expenditures | | | Social‚ economic‚ and
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MODULE 04 Cross-Cultural Competency Culture Culture is the pattern of action and the ways of perceiving‚ feeling‚ and thinking acquired growing up in a particular group of people Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism is the attitude held by the members of a culture that theirs is the only true‚ right‚ and best way to view and act in the world. Cultural relativism Cultural relativism is the idea that human behavior‚ ideas‚ and emotions must be understood in the context of the whole culture in which they occur
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