Eric Meyer is a British author with over thirty detective and military fiction novels to his name. Writing about political intrigue and military type fiction comes easy to him given his varied professional background. He graduated from the University College‚ Cardiff as a political science major before serving in the Royal Marines Reserve as a Commando where he rose through the ranks to Colour Sergeant. He was involved in several sensitive missions during his time of service and took several instructor
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Arabia created the petrodollar. What Is the Petrodollar? It is a mechanism that was put into place whereby nothing in the way of trade in the Western or capitalist economic system could be bought or sold unless it was purchased with American dollars‚ especially sales of oil. It could only be sold and purchased in American dollars. Petrodollars. This system gave America an unchallenged position in the capitalistic world. The Americans promised and gave military backing to the house of Saud and
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Multiple Roles of the President: American Government The president of the United States has to fulfill many roles. He not only has to serve as the political leader but also as the social leader. The president must put on a smile when meeting the public but a serious face when holding meetings. The president must be Chief of State‚ Chief Executive‚ Chief Diplomat‚ Commander in Chief‚ Chief Legislator‚ Chief of Party‚ and Economic Leader. The chief of state requires the president to exemplify
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War as compared to more significant events like that of the overarching German Question‚ instances of Soviet aggression in Manchuria and Iran‚ Kennan’s Long Telegram of February 1946‚ the Marshall Plan of June 1947 and the entry of West Germany into NATO in 1955. The Berlin Blockade is merely seen as a subset of the umbrella German Question and a mere reflection of the divide between the US and the Soviets‚ especially because the division of Germany into different zones controlled by the different
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To what extent was there a thaw in the cold war between 1953 and 1960? The cold war dominated international relations throughout the world for over 35 years. It showed political and military tension between the Western and Eastern powers. Some people suggest there was a thaw (improved relations) in the cold war between 1953 and 1960 while others suggest there wasn’t. One the one hand it could be said that there was a thaw in the cold war between 1953 and 1960. There were two main events that
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creation of two independent German States‚ divided city of Berlin. Plus‚ this event hastened the creation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization‚ an American-Western European military Alliance. • • • • 2. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) • Who - Belgium‚ Netherlands‚ Luxembourg‚ France‚ Britain‚ Italy‚ Denmark‚ Norway‚ Portugal‚ Iceland‚ Canada‚ United States‚ Western Germany‚ Turkey‚ Greece • What - The nations who signed the treaty of Brussels were joined by Italy‚ Denmark‚ Norway
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The Islamic Republic of Pakistan came into being on August 14‚ 1947. Pakistan has a strategic location in South Asia‚ surrounded by India‚ China‚ Afghanistan and Iran. Pakistan has a total area of 803‚940 sq. km and an estimated population of 170 million. Pakistan is a federation‚ with four federating units‚ called Provinces‚ namely‚ Punjab‚ Sindh‚ North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Baluchistan. The capital is Islamabad‚ and the tribal belt adjoining the NWFP is managed by the Federal Government
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bomb was smaller than the Atomic Bombs launched in Japan but 2500 times more powerful and when Russia produced an H-bomb in 1953‚ it brought the world fear and chaos. It was due to the arms race‚ NATO and the Warsaw Pact was formed. Even though the Warsaw Pact was formally dissolved July 1st‚ 1991‚ NATO is still very active today. One very dramatic moment during the time was the Cuba Missile
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Webster Dictionary defines foreign policy as “the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states”. Much of the U.S. Foreign Policy following World War II was based on a long ideological power struggle between the Soviet Union. This heated period between the two superpowers was given the name Cold War because it never resulted in military engagements between the two countries and was more of a competition over military superiority and political influence. The U.S. embarked
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Cold War Notes (Chapt. 26/27) Pages 803-812 (Truman) Anti-communism and Containment‚ 1946-1952 late ‘46 tensions rose between U.S and USSR ‘shotgun wedding’ dissolved after defeat of Germany and Japan misunderstandings of gov’s→ powers sought greater security→ feeding fears→ Cold War Polarization and Cold War U.S and USSR fought over destiny of Eastern Europe Stalin→ Soviet Sphere of Influence Saw as crucial to Russian Society wanted to end USSR’s vulnerability to invasions from the
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