has pursued a multi-vector foreign policy since 2000‚ when Vladimir Putin began his first term as Russian president. Putin focused on establishing strong alliance – type relations with the United States and on further integration with the European Union as part of what was called Russia’s “European choice.” That short period was characterized by Putin’s support for the U.S. after the events of 11 September 2001 and was highlighted by Putin’s speech to the German parliament in October 2001. By the
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benefits. It made other states less likely to threaten America or its vital interests directly. By dampening great-power competition and giving Washington the capacity to shape regional balances of power‚ primacy contributed to a more tranquil international environment. That tranquility fostered global prosperity; investors and traders operate with greater confidence when there is less danger of war. Primacy also gave the United States the ability to work for positive ends: promoting human rights
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International Trade Trade Most economists believe in free trade - the movement of goods between countries in the absence of harsh restrictions placed upon this exchange. The comparative cost principle is that countries should produce whatever they can make the most cheaply. Countries will raise their living standards and income if they specialize in the production of the goods and services in which they have the highest relative productivity: the amount of output produced per unit of an input
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meet high health and safety standards for workers‚ respect human rights‚ protect the interests of consumers and meet environmental standards. This concern had been repeatedly expressed in a series of international summits right from the sixties. Between 1968 and 1972‚ two international conferences met to assess the problems of the global environment and to suggest corrective action. For the first time the World Conference on global environment was held in June‚ 1972 and it was considered
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In May 2002‚ Christina Gold joined Western Union as the chief executive officer. In early 2003‚ Gold has started implementing a new organizational structure‚ the aim of the restructure is to unify the company’s U.S operations with its international division. Instead of having a U.S. centric product line‚ it will change to a regional structure with three main division: Asia-Pacific‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ the Middle East and South Asia; and the Americas. Gold has also made it clear to the employees that
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challenge facing many of the countries that make up the international system‚ and it can have both a diabolical and paralyzing effect on a country‚ regardless of its’economic development‚ if doesn’t successfully achieve financial stability‚ economic growth and higher standards of living. Many countries are plagued with such adverse economic conditions which consequently cause them to become an unambiguous‚ inferior player in the international system. What is the solution to such a complex and multifaceted
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impossible without a firm grasp of geography‚ geopolitics‚ globalization and small state verses large state. State borders have established a major topic in the tradition of political geography. Border analysis has focused on the international scale‚ since international borders provide possibly the most explicit manifestation of the large-scale connection between politics and geography. The locations of small countries are sometimes at a disadvantage to large countries because of their geographical
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International Human Resource Management (IHRM) Dr. Shyamal Gomes Chapter – 2: Introduction: Nature and concepts of IHRM The advent of the era of liberalization and globalization along with the advancements in information technology (IT) has transferred the world around us. It has brought to centre stage the importance of human resources‚ more than ever before. The purpose of human resource management (HRM) is to enable appropriate deployment of human resource so that the quality culture can maintain
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Introduction International trade theory provides explanations of the benefit for country to engage in international trade‚ even for products it can produce for itself. As time goes by‚ there are mainly 7 types of theory‚ namely‚ mercantilism‚ absolute advantage‚ comparative advantage‚ Heckscher-ohlin theory‚ product life-cycle theory‚ new trade theory‚ Porter’s diamond national competitive advantage theory. Although some of the theories hold different view of patterns of international trade and vary
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Our objective is simple‚ to merely bring to you the best product‚ with the best taste at the best price. Brief History Energy drinks have their origin in Japan during 1960s‚ Lipvitan D which was a mix of the B Vitamins‚ niacin and taurine which was reputed to boost your energy levels and make you more focused. Lovers of the night time activities soon adopted this drink to raise their stamina and physical performance so they could party longer. In today’s world energy drinks are used by all sorts
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