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- New Democracies - A Study By Artur Victoria By : Artur Victoria
Political scientists have long argued that low levels of citizen support can pose serious problems for democratic systems because both the functioning and the maintenance of democratic politics are intimately linked with what and how citizens think about democratic governance. This is not only the case for more mature democratic systems; it is equally true for systems undergoing democratic transitions - Talking Politics to Worshippers of the State (Part 2) By : Szandor Blestman
This article is part 2 of an article discussing certain ways to try to get people to better understand the freedom perspective when it comes to politics. - Talking Politics to Worshippers of the State (Part 1) By : Szandor Blestman
This article gives some advice as to how to handle political conversations with those who might be emotionally attached to their ideas and may not take the ideas of freedom too kindly. - What if Everyone Voted for Ron Paul? By : Szandor Blestman
This article discusses what the establishment would do if Ron Paul were to suddenly become wildly popular. - The Harmful Influence of Politics on Everyday Life By : Szandor Blestman
This article discusses how divisive political discussions can be and how government encourages such behavior. - 999 is 666 Upside Down and Backward By : Szandor Blestman
This article discusses the realities of Herman Cain's 999 tax plan and why it is a tax increase for all. - Why political institutions should open up to succession discussions By : Crispy Kaheru
If you have just started following events in Ivory Coast, you might be tempted to think that Ivory Coast is just like any other African country that has plied through the standard road from Independence. For many African states, the standard route from Independence to four or five decades down the road has been characterized by civil wars, coup-de-tats, guerilla warfare and many other political and economic catastrophes. I call this standard, because out of the fifty two African countries, ..... - The Casanova Club: The Sexual Escapades of Zuma, Gaddafi, Berlusconi & Co. By : Mwaura Samora
Some rulers are known to have a weak bone for the fairer sex, but there exists a breed that tenders no excuse for frolicking with its subjects. Call it a god-given gift, or simply another feather on an already colourful political cap, but for several heads of states across the globe, their Casanova tendencies are but a pointer to their leadership qualities. - Evidence reveals it's corrupt women who corrupt their men By : Jenerali Ulimwengu
The woman who said something to the effect that behind every successful man there is a woman of substance got it right. But she of course could have added a rider, to the effect that beneath every male shipwreck sits a huge iceberg. One can hardly argue against the first statement, which forms part of our conventional wisdom, seeing as we all have been raised on a diet of narratives of greatness that was achieved by male actors only because they benefited from the silent, unobtrusive and unsung inspiration given to them by their female companions. - USA-Russia: Peregruska to Perezagruska By : Sameer Jafri
On taking charge, Obama vowed to "reset" the bilateral relations with Russia. It all started with Obama's visit to Moscow in July last year, where they agreed on a New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) to succeed the previous START I which was to expire in December 2009. New START was subsequently signed in Prague in April 2010. This treaty is aimed at significantly reducing nuclear warheads both the countries possess. It is now waiting ratification by the US Congress so as to ...... - The Scientific Method Versus the Religion of Science By : Szandor Blestman
This article discusses the differences between exploring science and discovering what makes the world tick and simply believing what someone says just because they're a scientist. - Immature, Rogue, and Failed States By : Sam Vaknin
The US State Department's designation of "rogue state" periodically falls in and out of favor. It is used to refer to countries hostile to the United States, with authoritarian, brutal, and venal regimes, and a predilection to ignore international law and conventions, encourage global or local terrorism and the manufacture and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Most rogue states are not failed ones. - Exterior Interventions in Sovereign States By : Artur Victoria
Governments represents only those whose consent they have sought, action to prevent them from oppressing those whose consent they have not sought ceases to be seen as 'intervention' in the traditional sense Those who try to protect the oppressed would not be interfering in the internal workings of a sovereign territory or trying to break down the walls around a sovereign state - Sovereignty and Conflicts By : Artur Victoria
Once governments are seen as representatives of those whose consent they have obtained, an entirely new question arises: What powers have the people consented to delegate to their representatives To a constitutional lawyer, this issue is strangely absent from much international law - Disputes of Peacekeeping Forces During the War By : Artur Victoria
If a belligerent becomes a peacekeeper, they are more likely to be targets of those who had been on the opposing side of the conflict It is obviously the kind of demand that is likely to be rejected by those who are independent minded, let alone those who are suspicious of NATO motives - About a Reform Process Plan By : Artur Victoria
Any reform process (whether in a scandal and strife ridden government or one that is seeking to get a new start) should start with values - and keep coming back to them The start of the process should involve the articulation of the values that the reform is intended to promote and those values should inform the rest of the reform - The Legal and Organized Political Power By : Artur Victoria
The components of national power of the state, qualitative and quantitative factors of economic, political, social and military power are needed to interpret the same state as a dynamic social relationship, which necessarily interacts with all facets of social behavior. The combination of these optical multidisciplinary appreciate the history and present of nations, as part of social and institutional contents of the country, under the deposit of state powers in the government figure ..... - The Concept of Power By : Artur Victoria
The conditions of domination and subordination of power have always been a constant in the history of human relations and its forms of social organization
For that reason, analyze the nature and dynamics of power is one of the most important elements of policy analysis and to develop prospective scenarios - The Paradigms Review By : Artur Victoria
The state and its sovereignty are the face of new poles of power In the realm of theory, revision of interpretive studies of the international scene has led to such divergent responses ranging from the conservative behaviorists to postmodern iconoclasts - Summarizing Power By : Artur Victoria
Summarizing power relativity imposes social dynamics, explained by the concepts of relativity and comprehensiveness of power Social mobility encourages internal and external procedures to continuously review and evaluate information, taking as long as the reference point which is the permanent strategic interests and objectives - Guide to National Security and Foreign Policy - Policy Analysis By : Artur Victoria
In defining the state policy, national security and foreign policy, the starting point is the national interest If we take as a reference point that only one state is able to give your business a sense of political security, global and comprehensive objectives and national interests are the basic parameters of its overall activity of the state - Policies and Interventionism By : Artur Victoria
Foreign policy is clearly defined their goals and permanent is the synthesis of the exercise of power of the state in the field of international relations This applies to all nations and is, as noted in the previous chapter, the guidance of national interest for all States - Different Conceptions of Power By : Artur Victoria
The respect that American democracy gives to its constitution and generally the rule of law that emanates from it forms the backbone of his power and authority in the internal The powers are legally and legitimately founded by the sovereign will of the American people and their division keeps its balance date and ensures the system of checks and balances that since its genesis, constituted the basic contours of American democracy - Organizing Workshops to Design Anti-Corruption Strategies By : Artur Victoria
High-level participatory diagnoses have proved remarkably fruitful in generating frank analyses of sensitive policy issues, leading to suggestions for remedial measures But sometimes there is no carrot or stick to keep that momentum moving - Fight Against Corruption - After Deterrence Comes the Structural Changes By : Artur Victoria
A campaign against corruption must be credible The public has grown cynical - Anti-Corruption Strategies By : Artur Victoria
Anti-corruption strategies must go beyond blanket condemnations Privately, at least, one must be very shrewd about where to begin and how - Journalists, Political Intrigue and Controlling Your Thoughts By : Szandor Blestman
This article discusses the imprisonment of Ms. Laura Ling and Ms. Euna Lee in North Korea, the murder of Ms. Uma Singh in Nepal and the reasons that may lay behind these events. - Obama envy, and the two million Chinese in Angola By : Charles Onyango-Obbo
If the global economy doesn't recover, the world could be plunged into deep poverty, millions would die from hunger and all sorts of diseases, and wars could break out. Yet, even with such mega issues at stake, the world leaders who gathered in London still had time for petty sulk. After France's President Nicolas Sarkozy returned home, at a meeting with French MPs, he belittled US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Spain's Prime Minister Jose Zapatero. - Justification and Principle of the Law in Democracy By : Artur Victoria
All laws need to be interpreted, and ambiguities and uncertainties are inevitable There are two ways of dealing with this - Fabricating Terror By : Haron Nawabi
The Media has a way of portraying a terrorist as an Islamic fundamentalist who envies the rights and freedoms given to those who live in America I want you to diminish the subliminal and commercial images in you brain and open mindfully read this passage - More Pigs Demanded From Candidate in the Upcoming Local Elections. By : Wendy Stenberg-Tendys
Political arenas are brutal at the best to times, when you are a woman on a tropical island, in the South Pacific. The demands can be as ruthless as they are in any modern country in the world, even to where pigs may have to fly in Vanuatu. - The Legalization of Squatting By : Andy Carloff
The right to inhabit unoccupied buildings must be guaranteed for every just democracy. It is essential. "Until all governments are abolished in favor of a just, mutual, and cooperative relationship between all civilizations, until that day, all states, governments, and councils should legalize squatting; that is, they should allow people to sleep in unused buildings, even if privately owned." - There is No Business Like Political Show Business By : Jim DeSantis
Well, friends, as predicted, the onslaught has begun to sell us Hollywood's particular brand of anti-Republican, pro-Democrat, anti-evangelical politics as we head into the 2008 battle for the White House and greater control of the House and Senate by the Democrats. - Plots, Assassinations and the Devious Worlds of History and Politics By : Szandor Blestman
This article discusses the history of assassinations and the coincidences surrounding them. - The blurred line between truth and lies By : Mwingirwa Kithure
Propaganda is frequently accompanied by distortions of fact and appeals to passion and prejudice. It is often thought to be invariably false or misleading and when it steals its way in books, it forever packs potential to poison a generation. Propaganda attempts to persuade through rational or emotional appeal or through the organisation of personal opinion. Efficient use of the communication media is central to these efforts. - Turkey for UN SC Permanent Membership By : Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis
A consideration of criteria for the selection of a Muslim country as permanent member of the UN Security Council. The Vicar of the Islamic World at the UN must be a modern, secular, democratic country, and not a barbaric and analphabetic realm ruled by the lunatic sheikhs of impoverished countries. - A Chance for Global Future: Reforming the UN. Part II By : Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis
This article sheds more light on the dramatic changes the UN has to undergo, if importance is still to be attached to the international body. It stresses the need for extending the Security Council Permanent Membership to Brazil and Mexico. - Avoid the French Trap in Reforming the UN. Part I By : Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis
First published in 2004, this approach to the UN need for reform remains fully valid as no reform took place. - Modern Arabic: the Anglo-French Tool of Islamic Terrorism Promotion By : Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis
The US faces difficulties in Iraq that pertain to structures set up after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. What is totally unknown in the West is the nature of the colonial work carried out by France and England; it has little to do with politics and economics, its main dimension being educational – cultural. Only false nations with fake languages can turn out to be the permanent victims of the Colonial Scheme. - UN Reform: the Tribune of Oppressed Peoples By : Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis
By institutionalizing the Tribune of Oppressed Peoples, the international community provides the UN with a valuable tool of pressure over persistent dictatorships, and proves that the major reason to exist for the UN is the greatest expansion and the proper implementation of Human Rights, Democracy, and Multiculturalism allover the world. - Media Should Tell Reality, Not Reflection By : Tanveer Jafri
Media which is hundred percent linked with social works, is a profession that has always faced the challenges that stood before it. But in the present age, when we talk of globalization and liberalism in the world and there is being polarization the war and terrorism are the standing dangers before the world. At such a critical time the responsibility of the media increases many fold. - Poor man’s weapon spreads terror By : Staff Writer
The car bomb has become the ubiquitous weapon of choice by all manner of groups and movements fighting a militarily superior foe and by governments out to prove they can play the game, too. With the possible exception of Australia, car bombs have exploded on all continents at one time or another. Today, car bombs reign supreme in Iraq.
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