Russia, during its transition to democracy, helps illustrate that a multi-party system alone does not ensure “more” democracy. Many factors shape a country’s level of democracy.
The UN, IMF, and World Bank are characterized by democratic deficit. Chains of accountability are long, indirect, and consequently, very weak.
The Chicken game theory is not only applicable to the strategies of current global actors. It forms an explanatory framework for all strategic interactions between any two actors.
It is possible to observe that the US has sufficient strategic reasons to block the creation of a Palestinian State in order to not jeopardize its security strategies.
The mainstream media and the Bush Administration blended the Taliban and Al-Qaeda together making the two groups the same terrorist entity in the eyes of the American public.
Argentina miscalculated how, and to what degree, Britain would react. This was the primary reason for Argentina’s failure to gain sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
The U.S, throughout the invasion and occupation of Iraq, exhibited an overreliance on force, to the exclusion of more appropriate forms of soft power, including the promotion of democracy among the Iraqi population.
IMF prescriptions often carry adverse effects on the countries that adopt them, leaving the country and its citizens in a deeper state of crisis.
The United States is unique among wealthy nations in its vast private inventory of firearms, consisting of nearly 300 million guns, used for hunting, recreation and murder.
Allegations of sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers generated controversy and criticism against UN missions. Response measures have been insufficient to resolve these abuses.
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