act of war that must be justified because of the considerable losses which war entails. Pacifism? The pacifist will pursue every other option a prior to resorting to war. War actually has some advantages and can be justified; mainly it establishes peace. It stimulates the economy e.g. weapon development‚ employment‚ reparations‚ rebuilding. War raises consciousness of civil and human rights. It also advances technology and medicine. The Just War theory was developed my Augustine during the 3rd century
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Qualities of Effective Principals Cross-posted at the Huffington Post: Effective Leadership in the Age of Reform. School improvement efforts rely heavily on quality leadership. Educational leaders are tasked with establishing a collective vision for school improvement and initiating change to spur innovation‚ ensure student learning‚ and increase achievement. On July 13th I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. James Strong‚ from the College of William and Mary‚ deliver a keynote address at the
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Twain‚ man is diesis that is just consuming the face of this earth‚ but man has also done great things. Like any other being in the world they have their gad side and good side. Man for the most part has shown its bad side to the world‚ but that doesn’t mean it’s not there. For instance the fact that most of us are trying to undo all the terrible things we did to the world. We are recycling more and caring for our endangered animals. We are starting to treat each other with more value. There are many
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CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE >Internationalsim- politics based on cooperation or harmony among nation. 3 key aspects of world politics: Power- all forms of politics revolves on power. >Hegemon- leading or paramount power. Security- most abiding issues in politics. >International security- mutual survival and safety of states; preventing aggression. >Security regimes- ensure peace; cooperation of states.
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product of international peace Academy. It is the compilation of various research articles by 14 different scholars. The book is edited by Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu‚ Cyrus Samii and Bushra Asif. Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu is on the faculty of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. He is coeditor of both The United Nations and Regional Security: Europe and Beyond and China and India: Cooperation or Conflict. Cyrus Samii‚ formerly senior program officer at the International Peace Institute‚ is a doctoral
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The aim of creating peace in a country that is conflict-prone or a post-conflict environment is to prevent the reoccurrence or escalation of violence and establish a durable self-sustaining peace. The root causes of conflicts clearly need to be addressed adequately otherwise violence will recur. There are numerous root causes of a conflict‚ such as these major causes; political‚ economic and social inequalities‚ poor governance‚ high unemployment and poverty. There are many examples of violence recurring
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conflict situation. Christians have a fairly long history of refusing to take part in war and many of these Christians are pacifists in one way or another ranging in active pacifism‚ who are heavily involved in political activity to help promote peace‚ or those who are very difficult to convince that war is justified. One argument for pacifism is based on the idea of ‘What Would Jesus Do?’ Because Jesus had a very pacifist nature‚ many Christians believe that by following in his footsteps means
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as the UN and other NGO’s that focus primarily on peacekeeping and peacebuilding have influenced wars both positively and negatively. He refutes the argument that the 20th century is the most violent century thus far and sets out to prove that the world is actually becoming more peaceful. He offers explanations on how this transformation has come about through an analysis of peacekeeping efforts and in his conclusion offers proposals to strengthen them. In this paper I will argue that Goldstein does
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Jane Addams: An Emotionally Intelligent Leader Throughout history‚ there have been many great feminists and social activists. There are many women who have changed history and made their mark on the world. Few however‚ can be titled as “the greatest woman in the world” and still regarded today as a pioneer social woman in United States history (Times‚ n.d). Jane Addams‚ Born in 1860‚ knew at a young age that life was not all ice cream and trips to the toy store. As the daughter of a well-to-do
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Cosmopolitan peacekeeping and peacebuilding in Sierra Leone: what can Africa contribute? David Curran and Tom Woodhouse Kofi Annan called for a reform in the UN General Assembly in regards to global politics. Annans process of reform was called ‘thinking anew’. In spite of Annans process of ‘thinking anew‘‚ more than 300 recommendations for reform have been filed. Debates at the theoretical level has developed‚ which places an emphasis on reconceptualizing security. Norms on security have changed
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