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United Nations and the Importance of America's Continuing Presence

far removed from the days when a country could independently govern within its own boundaries in oblivion to what was occurring on...

Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy and McCarthyism's Damage

censured by Congress, McCarthy was the instigator of the investigations of so-called Communists within the government of the Unite...

Operational Discharges, the Law, and Marine Pollution

pollution. Maritime law has recognised the need to protect the environment for many years. However, there are still many breaches...

'Keeping the Peace' with International Law

to provide a structure for keeping the peace. The same is true for international law, the rules of a classroom or the advice of a...

Shaping History Through Cinematic Narratives

rather how it appears to the person that is hearing or viewing the story. Does the narrative appear to distort or change what ha...

Ten Year Planning of United Nations Finances

In seven pages this paper discusses UN funding operational member nation shifts and their implications within the next decade. Si...

United Nations Security Council Threats

of challenges that constitute threats to international peace and security, and whether this new trend is a positive development fo...

Korean War, Stalin and Soviet Union's Agenda

In twelve pages this paper discusses the theory behind the so called Stalinist Agenda with regards to the Korean War and the Thirt...

China and Rights of Women

In five pages this paper examines this historical problem as addressed by the Bejing UN conference on women's rights in 1995 with ...

21st Century Economics and the Policies of John Maynard Keynes

for survival, it must deal with redistribution of wealth. It must work to create a highly profitable privatized group of business...

Foreign Business Climate in Singapore

This extensive paper takes the form of a business report to the UN on factors that affect conducting business in Singapore. The wr...

Kuwait Invasion, Gaza and West Bank Occupation, and the Responses of the UN

In twenty two pages this paper discusses how the United Nations has responded to these Middle East conflicts in a consideration of...

New Role of Russia in the United Nations

In twelve pages this paper discusses Russia's past, its present, and speculates on what its future might be with an emphasis upon ...

Political and Economic Perspectives on Human Rights

In eight pages this research essay considers the UN's economic and political considerations regarding international human rights p...

International Participation, the United Nations, and Human Rights

In eight pages this research paper examines how the U.N. approaches human rights issues in a discussion of organizations such as t...

Comparing the United Nations and The League of Nations in Political Approaches

Wilson outlined what he believed to be the basic steps to peace. Not all of the points were incorporated into the Paris Peace Con...

Effectiveness of the United Nations' Peacekeeping Efforts

peace and, in particular, for the safeguarding of human rights" (Manzower 47(17)). The UN charter was upgraded to provide sanction...

United Nations' 1987 Peace Proposal to End the War Between Iran and Iraq

In six pages this paper discusses peace terms negotiated by the UN and why Iran ultimately accepted them. Eight sources are cited...

An Agenda for Peace as Developed by Boutros Boutros-Ghali

The writer discusses former U.N. Secretary General Boutrous Boutrous Ghali and his peace proposal. The paper is eight pages long a...

Biodiversity and the UN

participated in preparing the report (Reid 16). Five hundred others were involved in its review (Reid 16). It has become widely ...

Yugoslavia War and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

In ten pages this paper discusses the UN's role in the war in Yugoslavia and also considers the actions and motivations of the maj...

Kosovo and the Possibility of a United Nations Role as Peacekeeper

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the problematic Kosovo situation and the need for a UN peacekeeping stabilizing force in the...

Analysis of Asian Crisis and Effects on ASEAN Financial Policy

In tweny pages the 1996 crisis background is provided along with proposed 1998 IMF, EU, and UN policy changes devised to address t...

Uniform Code Value, European Law, Contract Law, and the 'Battle of the Forms'

In 28 pages the impact of globalization on twenty first century European contract law is assessed in a paper trail that covers amo...

Human Dignity According to the UN Declaration on Human Rights, Confucius, Judaism, and Veritatis Splendor

What is the ethical significance of those who are still not given the opportunity to earn a decent wage or eat a balanced meal eac...

Pros and Cons of the UN

The United Nations and its significance are the focus of this paper consisting of six pages in which its strengths and weaknesses ...

UN Speech of Mikhail Gorbachev

In five pages Soviet President Gorbachev's 1988 speech delivered to the United Nations is analyzed....

China and the UN's Human Rights Policy

signed by individual nations as State parties. In order to assess their commitments under those covenants, committees meet regula...

U.N. and Canada

In six pages the United Nations is examined in terms of the role of Canada in the organization throughout the years and its signif...

The Un-Human Enemies of Beowulf

The writer discusses the fact that in Beowulf, which is the oldest poem in English, many of Beowulf's enemies are non-humans. Thes...