point of view‚ cooperation in international institutions leads to greater international security. A possible solution to overcome an arms race in the Taiwan Strait might for example include its complete demilitarisation and deployment of controlling forces that include members of all regional actors. Institutionalized economic cooperation would also aid the same end. Australian mediation to establish such frameworks would help to underline its role as a ‘good international citizen’ and thus promote its
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States have long sought to use a broad range of tools to achieve their foreign policy goals and thus reinforce their international position. This can lead to conflicts with its neighbours and competitors on a local or even global scale‚ creating a negative or positive image of the country abroad. In the late twentieth century American political scientist Joseph Nye divided states influence and use of power into two categories: Hard Power (HP) and Soft Power (SP). HP is the ability to achieve foreign
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witnessing the creation of a new society‚ in which nation-states develop new long-lasting connections between each other. Political‚ economic and social interactions between the states call for development of International Organizations (IO) that can regulate and contribute to the international system. With the creation of IOs‚ another issue arose – how can IOs function in the world still accustomed to sovereignty of states‚ will they have a mostly positive effect on the global community and what makes
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passive. This has compelled the creation or deepening of ‘panic’ alliances (e.g. US-Australia‚ US- Indonesia)‚ counter alliances (e.g. India-Japan). In this regard‚ the Asian nation has indirectly influenced world order by precipitating new power relations. Even Beckley who methodically denounces claims of declinists‚ agrees that the US should prepare for the end of unipolarity noting the “potentially disastrous” impact of fear over real or imagined changes (p.77) Meanwhile‚ as the biggest global
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At its core‚ human nature‚ outlines the views and essence of the three normative traditions (realist‚ rationalists and revolutionists). Human Nature outlines power and its role in the fundamental international political condition. Realism sees human nature as inherently egoistic and driven by violence. Realism is rooted in a permanent and unchanging human nature which is basically self-centred‚ self-rewarding and self-interested. Ultimately‚ human motivation is seen to be at the root of conflict
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Diplomacy is a tool to apply policy. It depends on the foreign policy. It includes four different meaning in dictionary as treaties‚ representatives‚ respresentative duty and the community of foreign officials. In Oxford dictionary‚ conducting international relations with negotiations and govern them is the duty of a diplomat. According to alternative definitions‚ an example from Ambrose Bierce it means ‘the ability to tell a patriot lie fort he sake of country’. Machiavelli Niccolò di Bernado dei
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In international relations‚ aid (also known as international aid‚ overseas aid‚ or foreign aid) is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another.[2] Humanitarianism and altruism are at least partly an objective for the giving of aid.[3] It may have other functions as well: it may be given as a signal of diplomatic approval‚ or to strengthen a military ally‚ to reward a government for behaviour desired by the donor‚ to extend the donor’s cultural
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policy tool. For clarity‚ I offer the following definitions: According to the report “Hellfire and Grey Drones: An Empirical Examination of the Effectiveness of Targeted Killing”‚ targeted killings‚ though lacking a concrete definition under international law‚ are characterized by 6 key features: 1. The act is carried out by a state actor. 2. The target of the act is an individual actor {or‚ a small group of specific individuals}. 3. The targeted individual actor is a member of a group which
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editorial Introduction: militarization and international business Peter Stokes Lancashire Business School‚ University of Central Lancashire‚ Preston‚ UK 5 Ryan Bishop National University of Singapore‚ Singapore‚ and John Phillips National University of Singapore‚ Singapore Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce a special issue which looks into how militarization can be seen as an entity from which international business‚ management and organization can or cannot
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remains often obscure and arguable who are the most powerful global actors. States are frequently referred to as a politically organised system or entity that consists of a government‚ society‚ and people. Due to state sovereignty and state-centric theory‚ which compromises of a supreme and legitimate authority with the ability to control/influence behaviours of others and the ability to harness coercive military power‚ they have long remained the most powerful. While states remain incredibly powerful
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