The Latin term bellum civile was first used of the Roman civil wars of the 1st century BC. The term civilis here had the very specific meaning of "Roman citizen". The English term civil war was first used in 1651 to refer to the English Civil War. Since the 17th century‚ the term has also been applied retroactively to other historical conflicts where at least one side claims to represent the country’s civil society . The terms internecine war and domestic war are often used interchangeably with
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AMERICAN HISTORY WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 5 Syed Tanimul Hoque What were the effects of the end of the Cold War on American foreign policy‚ and why did the United States go to war in Central America and the Persian Gulf? How has America tried to define its place in the new world order? After the dissolution of the Soviet Union‚ the United States was the sole remaining superpower. With the breakup of the Soviet Union into separate nations‚ and with the re-emergence of the nation of
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In the 1st century BC Italy was under the control of a single power‚ the Roman Empire‚ which remained in control until the 5th century AD. After the Empire fell‚ a Germanic tribe – the Lombards – invaded Italy and a network of smaller political entities arose throughout the country (Marino‚ 2016). For the next thousand years‚ Italy became a combination of many city-states‚ in which Rome – home to the Catholic Church – was the most powerful. This period is known as the Dark Ages. During the Fourteenth
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UN Peacekeeping Operations in Africa by Vladimír Kváča Jan Masaryk Centre of International Studies‚ University of Economics‚ Prague From the total of all 60 UN peacekeeping operations in history‚ a considerable number (over 38 %) took or takes place in Africa. Particularly in the post-Cold War era‚ became Africa a permanent challenge for UN peacekeeping attempts. Attitude of the United Nations Security Council (UN SC) towards the security situation in Africa have evolved in time‚ but the performance
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The Control of Media in the Gulf War How much do you think you know about the world around you? What if everything you viewed was a lie? During the Gulf War‚ the White House and the military seized and screened every news report‚ determining the images and information the media would relay to the public. The result was that the president and the military framed the debate‚ set the public agenda‚ supplied television with many of the defining images of the war‚ and enjoyed very favorable press
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Topic 2 – Spot Exchange Markets Question 1 You need to buy CHF 1‚000‚000 to pay your Swiss watch supplier. Your bank quotes bid-ask rates of CHF/USD 1.3990 – 1.4000. What will be your dollar cost of the CHF 1‚000‚000? The bid-ask rates of USD/CHF are: 1 1 1.4000 1.3990 0.7143 0.7148 The dollar cost: 1 1.3990 USD 714‚ 796.28 CHF 1‚ 000‚ 000 Question 2 As a FX trader‚ you see the following quotes: USD/CAD 0.7047 MXN/CAD 6.4390 MXN/USD 8.7535 Is there an arbitrage opportunity‚ and if
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pzc GEOGRAPHICA ANNONICA No7; p 21-26 Strengths and Weaknesses of Human Resources in Regional Development Planning of Vojvodina Province Djurdjev‚ B*‚ Kicošev S*‚ Vuksanović G.** Abstract Work on Regional development plan of Vojvodina province was an opportunity for the team members to articulate major strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats in an ex-post analysis and to depict them in a short and illustrative way in SWOT analysis. This paper presents major findings in
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The Role of United Nations in Peace Movement Date of submission: April 13‚ 2010 Serial no. Contents: Page no. 1. Abstract 03 2. Introduction 04 3. Peace movement 05 3.1 Types of peace movement 06 3.2 Transformations of peace movement 06 3.3 Objectives of peace movement 07 4. Systems of United Nations 07 4.1 Purposes and principles of United Nations
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Introduction: The basic purpose of this essay is to evaluate a common disorder of our society that is infecting people throughout World and particularly in the U.S. This disorder is called "Affluenza" it is very catching and once polluted with the disease it is difficult to be overthrown. "Affluenza" is characterized as an unhealthful connection with money‚ blown up hopes and tiresome efforts to keep up with the Joneses. "Affluenza" creates anxiety‚ bankruptcy‚ and becomes the reason of several
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Handbook on United Nations Multidimensional Peacekeeping Operations Peacekeeping Best Practices Unit Department of Peacekeeping Operations United Nations December 2003 This publication has been made possible by the generous support of the Governments of the United Kingdom and Germany. The Department of Peacekeeping Operations would like to thank each part of the United Nations family that provided material for and reviewed chapters of the Handbook. Copyright © United Nations 2003 This
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