According to Grotius, the only factors that should lead to a war include jus ad bellum, which involves particular conditions such as a just cause and a decision to engage in war that has come from the right authority. The other condition is that war should commence with the right...
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The US involvement in Vietnam was spearheaded by a number of reasons, one of which is to avoid the spread of communism. The War began in 1955 stretching until 1975 when the US finally acknowledged failure. Despite the size and military might of the US, she was not able to...
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1. The Challenge of Terrorism At any given time, the world is grappling with a particular issue, especially those that severe stability and internal relations. One of the challenges that require urgent redress is the issue of terrorism. The increase in terror-related activities that are propagated by different groups across the...
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Israel is the only Jewish state, whose location is found on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea. Palestinians, on the other hand, is Arab population that also claims ownership of the land Israelis currently occupy as they refer to it as Palestine. Their hope would be fulfilled when they...
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A great power in the discipline of international relations is one that excels in competence, size of population, political stability, size of territory, military strength, resource endowment and economic stability. These characteristics collectively referred to as power capabilities are a source of assurance for such a power the ability to...
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Introduction Until the 1990s, terrorism was not a global security issue and was only considered as an insecurity concern for a few unstable developing nations. However, after the year 2000, the world has seen the rise of militant Islamic extremism who perpetrate terror attacks on many countries around the globe, regardless...
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During the Civil War in America, Abraham Lincoln came up with a plan to reintegrate the Southern States into the Union called the “10 Percent Plan.” The model stated that a state could be reinstated into the Union when ten percent of the 1860 votes cast in that particular state...
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Prophet Mohammed founded the Islamic religion in the 7th century (Council on Foreign Relations, n.d.). The doctrine split in 632 after his death. Although Shi’ites and Sunnis share common religious beliefs, they differ on Mohammed’s successor. Sunnis believe that the person who would have replaced Mohammed should come from the...
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International Relations and Cold War International relations is the manner in which two or more countries associate with and view each other particularly in the circumstances of political, cultural, or economic relationships. International relations handle mutual relations among different nations and incline to lessen the action and activities of other players...
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During World War II, there was war between Japanese verses Americans-Filipinos (1942-1945). The Japanese launched a crippling surprise attack on US-Filipino forces with a fleet of high flying aircrafts out of range of the US-Filipino forces. Bataan Death March explains the atrocities committed by Japanese to the US-Filipino soldiers after...
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Al-Shabaab started as an equipped wing of the Islamic Court Union that later split to smaller divisions when it was defeated by the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and Ethiopian army in the year 2006. The group defines itself as conducting jihad against the enemies of the Islam religion, and...
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The Emotional Address by President Obama The speech by the president Obama after the assassination of Osama Bin Laden was an emotional address focusing on the pain of those who were affected either directly or indirectly by the 9/11 attack. Bin Laden was the mastermind behind this attack and Obama took...
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