Strategic Forum Institute for National Strategic Studies National Defense University http://www.ndu.edu/inss No. 239 April 2009 The United States and the Asia-Pacific Region: National Interests and Strategic Imperatives by James J. Przystup Key Points Notwithstanding the 2008–2009 financial crisis‚ East Asia today remains the home of the world’s most dynamic economies. In 1990‚ the region’s share of global gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 26.5 percent; in 2006‚ that figure stood at 37.5
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Subject: Recommendations Introduction Below are my recommendations to Mr. Philip Long‚ the CFO of DeviceCo‚ regarding tasks he has assigned me to do. The tasks entail answering the following questions in my analysis of whether LeaseMed is a Variable Interest Entity (VIE) and if DeviceCo should consolidate LeaseMed as a primary beneficiary: (1) Does DeviceCo qualify for the business scope exception‚ (2) Does LeaseMed have sufficient equity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial
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I am a international student who are studying in America. My goals are improving my English and enter a collage. Studying in America has a lot of advantages‚ such as we can learn new cultures. But Studying in different country is a difficult thing for teenager‚ for example‚ we need to adapt to new surroundings. First‚ studying in America‚ it is a good thing for me. For example‚ I can improve English faster‚ because I have to communicate with teachers‚ students and my homestay in English every day
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Current Issues in International Marketing Management Jan Napoleon Saykiewicz‚ Ph.D. Duquesne University A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business Submitted for The International Conference Innovation in Management Poznan University College of Business and Foreign Languages June 29-30‚ 2006 Poznan‚ Poland Current Issues in International Marketing Management Contemporary international‚ multinational‚ or global marketing managers frequently
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in the public square‚ LGBT discrimination‚ and birth control are just some of the many issues that have arisen. To accommodate religious individuals in the face of generally applicable laws‚ the Supreme Court devised the Compelling Interest Test. The Compelling Interest Test can best be defined as “the state may justify an inroad on religious liberty
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Ashley Wall International and Multi- Cultural Marketing Colorado State University Global Campus Module 6: Third World Countries and Tobacco 12/21/13 Selling Tobacco to Third World Countries Can you recommend alternative strategies or solutions to the dilemmas confronting the tobacco companies? To governments? What is the price of ethical behaviors? Most marketing decisions have ethnical ramifications whether business executives recognize
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International Crime -Crimes against Humanity • Using the case study of Srebrenica‚ evaluate the effectiveness of international and domestic legal systems in dealing with crimes against the international community International laws and mechanisms to deal with international crime are vast in number. They aid in promoting common moral and ethical standards to be administered worldwide. Tribunals such as the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal
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International Integration Introduction The ongoing process of international integration is often referred to as ’globalization ’. An organization called the ’United Nations ’ (UN) is specifically important as it is contributing to this process by creating a possibility for its members to discuss problems‚ initiatives and much more. Almost all states are its members and through that an important environment is created for international integration. The question
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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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When it comes to politics‚ interest groups are a main component of the political system. However‚ much of the time they are not thought about‚ nor known what it entails to be a part of interest groups. Unlike much of politics‚ not a lot is known about the behaviors of these political groups‚ such as what they stand behind‚ their motives‚ or their end goals. Research is needed to really understand interest groups because there are so many‚ and they are all very different in what they stand for. In
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