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NEPAD and African Development Policy

NEPAD and African Development Policy

Many Africans wait for it to fail as its predecessors did, and mistrust its intentions. But the New Partnership for Africa’s Development has a set of ambitious forward-thinking goals and ideals and is an excellent example of what Africans can do when they come together to help the continent out of the mire of its history and dependence.

Comparing India and Pakistan’s Nuclear Proliferation Policies During the Cold War

Comparing India and Pakistan’s Nuclear Proliferation Policies During the Cold War

India and Pakistan’s transformational process of emerging as opaque nuclear powers was an example of different the different motivations, aspirations and ambitions for obtaining nuclear status during the Cold War era.

Are International Courts Effective?

Are International Courts Effective?

International courts as they stand are flawed, yet they have accomplished a great deal in making the international order less anarchic. It would be naïve, however, to assume that the relative achievements of international justice have eradicated the risk of genocide and other heinous crimes against humanity

The on-going conflict in Somalia: A short report

The on-going conflict in Somalia: A short report

The Civil War in Somalia has gripped the country for 20 years, causing widespread displacement of citizens, and has turned Somalia into a training ground for Islamic terrorists in Africa. Since 2006 the civil war has taken a much larger religious dimension.

The Evolution of Stalin’s Foreign Policy during Word War Two

The Evolution of Stalin’s Foreign Policy during Word War Two

Throughout the war what Stalin wanted most from the Western Powers was their commitment to a second front, economic aid and their agreement to the restoration of Russia’s 1941 borders. Although his methods evolved, these objectives did not change.

Securitisation of the Arctic Circle

Securitisation of the Arctic Circle

In this essay I will be looking at the political causes for the increase of tension regarding relations for the states that border the Arctic Circle. I will be examining the relations between all eight countries, trying to establish through policy, press releases and other formats of documentation how a group of ‘Westernised’ countries are working to oppose the actions of Russia within the Arctic Circle.

Civil defence planning in the 1960s & 1970s: A propaganda exercise?

Civil defence planning in the 1960s & 1970s: A propaganda exercise?

Byron wrote in the early nineteenth century that an hour may lay that state in the dust, thinking of the warfare of his time. The twentieth century has managed to reduce that time span even further as the nuclear era began following the end of the Second World War.

Is Pre-Emptive War Ethical?

Is Pre-Emptive War Ethical?

Cicero claimed that a war is only considered “just” if a demand for the war was addressed to the opponent and that a formal declaration of war was made. However, in reality only two types of war can be judged “just”: a war of self-defence, preventing the damages against an attack presently occurring, and a war of avenging, to punish past harms.

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