nations based on the belief that security is best maintained by a balance of power. For example the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was introduced as a result of the Czechoslovakian Coup and the Berlin blockade. It was created because the United States feared that without a strong military defensive system‚ Western Europe was threatened by Soviet expansion NATO was a regional military alliance. It agreed that an act against one member would be interpreted as an attack against all. Alternatively
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Title:Afrighanistan? International terrorism Full Text: The real danger is that the world turns its back on another poor place threatened by jihadists AFTER 11 years spent waging war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq‚ almost $1.5 trillion in direct costs and hundreds of thousands of lives lost‚ the Western public feels it has learned a hard lesson. It is more convinced than ever that even the best-intentioned foreign intervention is bound to bog its armies down in endless warsfighting invisible
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America while the eastern European countries came under the sway of communist Russia. This was a state of extreme unfriendliness‚ although no actual war was fought. During this period‚ both the superpowers formed various military alliances such as NATO‚ SEATO‚ CENTO‚ Warsaw Pact and the Baghdad Pact. This also led to a mad race of armaments by both the blocs. It led to the existence of two universal ideologies in conflict‚ and two different self-images‚ the United Stated championing a world made
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all the help we could get and the forward defence policy. Australia was also a member of the SEATO. The purpose of SEATO was to help ensure stability to South East Asia and stop the spread of communism to the area. It was designed to be similar to NATO and created because of the Truman Doctrine. The members of SEATO were: Australia‚ France‚ New Zealand‚ Pakistan‚ the Philippines‚ Thailand‚ the United Kingdom‚ and the United States. The US attempted to get help from SEATO’s member nations in Vietnam
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Europe. When they begun to spread communism‚ the West responded and opposed the influence. The Soviets were the ones to start things off. Nevertheless‚ after the USSR started to spread‚ the West had to respond. As self defense‚ the West created the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). The USSR responded with the Warsaw Pact. Most of the tactics the West was creating were as self defense and preparations for an attack from the
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Soviet Union impacted how Europeans coped. However‚ despite the ideological divide‚ both East and West stood steadfast to the evils of fascism. Eastern Europe gravitated towards Communism while Western Europe let democracy reign. Organizations like NATO and the Warsaw Pact formed and led to a‚ once again‚ divided Europe.
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Written by: Phua Seng Yoong Singapore Armed Forces‚ 2011 Question 1: Do the insights provided by Clausewitz who died 180 years ago – friction in war‚ the culmination of the attack‚ the roles of chance‚ uncertainty‚ and irrational elements in war‚ and the center of gravity – offer anything worthwhile for 21st Century strategists and war-fighters? Introduction The work of Carl von Clausewitz continues to bring about heated debate in the 21st Century. While many scholars see
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The Non-Proliferation Treaty: Its establishment‚ Issues‚ and Current Status On March 21‚ 1963‚ President John Kennedy warned in a press conference‚ “I see the possibility in the 1970s of the president of the United States having to face a world in which 15 or 20 or 25 nations may have nuclear weapons. I regard that as the greatest possible danger and hazard.” Kennedy made this statement a month after a secret Department of Defense memorandum assessed that eight countries: Canada‚ China‚ India‚ Israel
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The Geostrategic Nightmare of Afghanistan A geostrategic outlook does not depend on one single topic or attribute of a country. It encompasses concepts from geography‚ politics‚ demography‚ and topography to characterize a region. When we look into the country of Afghanistan we look into the concepts of Afghanistan being land-locked‚ their vast mountainous region‚ their relatively large population of extremists as well as the country being over all less developed than many other nations in the
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The Fight for Freedom Neham Marwah CHC2D1 Ms. Ballantyne January 15 2011 Some may ask themselves‚ to what extent has the 20th century contributed to Canada’s autonomy? Canadian autonomy came as a result of the events that occurred within the 20th century. Without these vital events they would have never gained full independence from Britain to become their own nation. The main events that influenced their autonomy are their brave and fearless fighting in WWI‚ their mid-war self-success and
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