A Nation at Risk

Immigrants, especially illegal immigrants, have caused numerous hardships for the U.S. economy. The rate at which our country allows immigrants in has increased to such an amount that it threatens both the well-being of American labor and our cherished environmental resources. Others would say that America has the most resources and that we should allow our population to increase to the amount of people that can be sustained by our resources here. Denying those in need access to such…

The United Nation Global Compact’s Ten Principles explicitly targets the behavior of companies on the global stage. Derived from: “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption” (UN cite), the UN Global Compact’s Ten Principles is aimed at providing a platform for sustainable practices in…

Safety is a priceless commodity. Nevertheless, Syrian migrants paying an average of 2500 euro ($2840) to be smuggled into European nations would argue otherwise. The Syrian refugee crisis continues to be an international issue as the United States and other non-European nations begin to extend asylum offers to refugees, while European nations hope the 230 million euros they have invested in researching methods to hinder illegal immigration will prove successful in combatting refugees looking to…

I. A Reduction in Investment and Capital Inflows Both Lambsdorff (n.d) and Tanzi (1998) are in agreement that corruption reduces the attractiveness of a nation to investors. Investors in this case should be understood to be both domestic and foreign. To this effect, Lambsdorff (n.d) affirms that corruption increases the risk factors of a nation, which are taken into account in determining the economic viability of a particular country as a destination for investment. Tanzi (1998) also reiterates…

actors use cyber warfare to towards each other. Cyber warfare is defined as “actions by nation-state used to invade another nation´s networks or computer to cause damage and disruption.” Today we can also see that cyber warfare is being used by terrorist organizations, companies, political or ideological extremist groups as well. From a rational perspective, ethical decision-making involves balancing risk between mission, soldiers and civilians.…

introduced a bomb of catastrophic destructive power that could be created with nuclear fission (Hardy and Glen). Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons to nuclear technology to nations that are not recognized as Nuclear Weapon States (Hardy and Glen). Over the last decade, it has been easier for nations to acquire nuclear weapons and build nuclear weapons programs The United States should not support the Global Zero Movement or ratify the…

through many studies that under-nourished or otherwise unhealthy children are at risk of cognitive development deficits. In what is becoming a constantly more globalized world, that is increasingly propelled along by both social and technological ingenuity any deficit in cognitive development may prove damaging to an individual’s future. By extension, a state made up largely of cognitively impaired persons is at risk to be left behind. The majority of the…

discusses the connection between diet & disease. On October 26,2015, Melissa Healy, who wrote Hot dogs, Bacon and Other processed meats Increse Risk of Cancer Scientist Say, states, “ Bacon, hot dogs, and other processed meats can increase your risk of cancer “. According to the Lancet Oncology report, for each 100 grams of consumed red meat, per day, the risk rose by 17%.…

around the world. In most cases this statement may not be correct since Americans live in a nation where somebody carries some sort of weapon. In most cases the media tells us what to do in a situation where somebody is dead due to gun violence where the government tells us what to do whether we should have stricter gun laws or have more guns being…

Toward a queer politics of no borders” by Melissa Autumn White Questions being asked Is the promise of migrant mobilization achievable? By what means is it worth it? Main argument Author argues that the fight for queer no borders is worth taking the risk despite the drawbacks of not being able to take down the entire oppressive system. She references examples from the “Let Alvaro Stay” campaign videos and Julio Salgado’s portraits to show how this type of mobility moves the community forward…