Essays on War

Guy-Uriel Charles, the writer of the article, “Stop Calling Quake Victims Looters” points out that the use of the term looters against victims of earth quake is contemptuous making of moral judgment. The author argues that the term looter characterizes an individual as a criminal contrary to describing or defining...

World order is the power and authority distribution on the global stage by political players (Duncan et al. 30). The term "world order" may seem strange in the face of conflicting realities. Although it is assumed that states are the same in a formal sense, there are blatant inequalities between...

The Nigeria Civil War of 1967 to 1970 is a significant event that drew much international concern. It was significantly caused by the struggle for power between Nigeria state and the civilians of Eastern Nigeria. The war had severe effects including loss of life and property which led to a...

After the end of the Second World War in 1945 when Germany surrendered, a battle restricting the use of military weapons arose; it is termed as the cold war by George Orwell, an English writer. The fight was majorly between USA and Britain against the Soviet Union and its allies....

Nation Building and Conflict Nation building involves initiation of ideational as well as normative change in a society experiencing conflict. This is often achieved by establishing institutional framework that promotes existence of free market democracies in areas of conflict besides encouraging the diffusion of norms, ideas in addition to values such...

State-Sponsored Terrorism State-sponsored terrorism is the support given by a government to violent non-state actors involved in terror. Such organizations tend to have the privilege of doing anything without the repercussions of being held accountable in the safe haven countries facilitating their activities. History has been proven that incorporation of economic...

War and Terrorism: Two Sides of the Same Coin? War and terrorism may be construed as being two sides of the same coin. War, on one hand, is often deemed to be an organized and armed conflict between countries whereas terrorism, on the other hand, is said to be certain acts...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is an economic and political alliance of six countries within the Arabian Peninsula namely: Kuwait; Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. This alliance which was established in 1981 promotes security, economic, social and cultural corporation between the six countries and as a...

I submit herewith a proposal in regards to a research study entitled ‘Mass shooting and Violence,’ which is to be conducted under my direction and with the help of the research materials provided by the university. The report will analyze previous cases of shooting and gun violence that have occurred in...

Genocide refers to crimes that are violent and which intend to destroy and damage the existence of a certain group (Rubenstein 15).  Genocide involve certain crimes that include; forcefully transfer of children from one group into another,  causing both mental and physical damages to individuals, introducing regulations that aim at...

The Impact of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on the Public Spectrum The long standing conflict between Israeli and Palestine and the continuous war that has been waged across the two nations has taken a great toll on the public spectrum. There are many varied accounts and opinions in regard to the nature,...

Margolies, Skye Ochsner, et al. “Efficacy of a Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia and Nightmares in Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans with PTSD.” Journal of Clinical Psychology, vol. 69, no. 10, 2013, pp. 1026–1042. doi:10.1002/jclp.21970. The article discusses the psychological conditions suffered by military personnel who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan. They...