army retribution. Unlike western powers that knowingly sent back tens of thousands of Lithuanians‚ Estonians‚ Ukranians and Tartars to certain death in Stalin’s Soviet Union after World War II‚ India has allowed compassion to prevail over both realpolitik and even economics. The present government may be wary of the Dalai Lama but‚ unlike Nepal‚ India is unlikely to forcibly handover a Tibetan asylum seeker to the Chinese authorities. The information that the government overruled the Left Front’s
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and there was a large disconnect between the superior race (white) and the subordinate race (African). All of the new ideas‚ and changes happening throughout Europe had a huge impact on why imperialism became a major problem. During this time realpolitik was growing‚ everyone wanted to build their nation and tighten their social order; because of this people were power-hungry. During
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Unification of Italy and Germany By 1871 both the kingdom of Italy and the empire of Germany were united. Even though both countries used popular trends to that time‚ both liberalism and nationalism‚ the process unifying these two countries was very different. The end result was Germany emerging as a strong nation and Italy appropriately‚ the weaker. Italy’s problems started with the fact that it didn’t have one main ruler‚ but two people and a concept‚ resulting in a different approach to
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Machiavelli’s The Prince is a work that‚ despite its bleak assessment of human nature‚ remains firmly grounded in the Renaissance humanist tradition. No more apparent is Machiavelli’s emphasis on individual freedom of choice and the authority of observation‚ as opposed to that of religion‚ than in the above passage. While the author concedes that fortune plays an integral role in the life of a prince or aspiring prince by‚ for example‚ providing opportunity (Machiavelli 26)‚ these humanistic tenets
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Cavour was a very important‚ if not key player in the reunification of Italy in the 1800s. His role in Italian unification is widely debated‚ as are is aims and underlying motives. Many hold contrasting views as to whether he was an Italian nationalist or merely a Piedmontese expansionist‚ and the subject is still a controversial one to this day. The existence of many wide-ranging sources which often challenge each other on the subject does not make the task of determining what drove Cavour any easier
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FRQ 16 After World War II‚ the continent of Europe was left in socioeconomic and political disarray. A devastated Europe was divided between Eastern and Western nations with distinct differences until the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. Social and political differences polarized Europe from 1945 to 2001 whilst the desire for economic prosperity united the countries of Europe. Social Differences Preserving the unique history and cultural differences of European nations presented itself as a
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Allen never failed in fascinating her readers and followers through her anthologies‚ which more than often were tapestries than mere shedding of light on issues central to realpolitik‚ embellished with a brilliant display of language sense and riveting insights. Two phrases combined‚ though a having a semblance of mismatch‚ can adequately contain her intellectual gamut- “optimism as spiritually necessary” and “intellectually
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allied with France and Prussia when he felt it necessary. Cavour also had credibility as a monarch which no doubt helped facilitate his political power. Cavour was also a realist which can be seen in his political practices‚ specifically that of Realpolitik. This was the idea that politics must be conducted by realistic assessments of power and the self interest of individual nation states. Cavour exactly utilized this notion. He had the upper hand in international politics which Garibaldi would never
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The Cold war Thaws After Stalin died in 1953‚ nikita Khrushchev became the dominant Soviet leader. In 1956‚ the shrewd‚ tough Khrushchev denounced Stalin for jailing and killing loyal soviet citizens. His speech signaled the start of a policy called destalinization‚ or purging the country of Stalin’s memory. Workers destroyed monuments of the former dictator. Khrushchev called for peaceful competition with capitalist states. But this new soviet Outlook did not change life in satellite countiries
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"Geopolitical‚" according to Kissinger’s application of the term‚ refers to the doctrine that the interests of the United States‚ like those of other countries‚ are best defended through an accurate read- ing and skillful manipulation by the country’s leadership of the changing inter- national balance of power. As geopolitics is a strategic doctrine‚ the validity of its maxims depends somewhat on the particular political constellation being con- fronted at any given time. It is also informed by the
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