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United Nations and the European Union

(Palmer and Colton, 1969). Where countries had interdependent financial markets there was a lower possibility of war and trade cou...

Australia's Qantas Airlines and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's Global Compact

a single company; Qantas, the goals and implication of adapting this framework may be better appreciated. 2. The Global Compact ...

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...

Human Development Index and the Human Development Program of the United Nations

included many notables who would go on to be awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science (Mendez, 2002). Harry S. Truma...

Twenty First Century Demands and Meeting Them

slaver and other American citizens acted so savagely at the time. The thinking is that if the United States tried to make amends ...

National Missile Defense Shield and Nuclear Disarmament

"bad guys" also known as "rogue nations." That is part of the conundrum faced by the United Nations and the efforts of those activ...

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...

An Agenda 21 Overview

In three pages the UN concepts for sustainable environmental development are considered and include program goals. Two sources ar...

United Nations' Human Rights Commission

has failed quite miserably in recognizing the ethical significance of human dignity throughout the world, with particular emphasis...

United Nations' 1945 Charter

In twelve pages this paper discusses the 1945 UN Charter within the context of subsequent international incidents such as those in...

Genocide in Rwanda and Lack of Intervention by the United Nations

In twelve pages this paper discusses the Rwandan genocide of 1994 in terms of the lack of intervention by the UN with the organiza...

World Events, Bias, and Religious Prejudice

In seven pages this paper discusses such global events as sect to established religion transition, Medieval Christianity and Europ...

Global Organizations and Their Power

In five pages this paper discusses global organizations such as the UN and NATO in a consideration of internal balance of power. ...

United Nations Treaties and Laws Governing the Seas

In 5 pages this paper discusses how UN treaties interpret laws of the seas. There are 4 sources cited in the bibliography....

Embargoes and the Relations Between the United States and Haiti

In five pages this paper discusses embargoes and their impact with the emphasis being on the UN and United States sanctions on Hai...

Growth of the United Nations

Poverty eradication As the century ended , on October 17, 1999, United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan not only declared a...

Conflict Between the Palestine and Israel

In nine pages this paper focuses on the conflict between these groups from the UN partition of Israel until the intiffada of 1987....

Understanding the Relationship Among Nations Through the Use of Game Theory

$50 billion due to the events of September 11, they are reluctant to willingly allow insurance coverage due to the inability to ca...

Improving Human Rights and International Efforts

to the survival of international law, for without this controlling entity there would be no sense of responsibility. With no modi...

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...

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...