American International Group

Foreign policy is the way the nation deals with other groups, nations, organizations and political parties. There is a deliberate obliviousness present amongst American citizens regarding international relations and foreign policy that only breaks when something shakes us. Many Americans pay attention to foreign policy only when it directly concerns our personal affairs, an issue we passionately care for, or our perceptions of world danger and peace. Even then, we tend to polarize the issue and…

(Anderton, 2008, p.613). Although free trade has many benefits, nowadays, almost all countries implement protectionist policies to some extent. Generally, there are two arguments for economic intervention: politics (protecting interest of a certain group) and economics (boosting the overall wealth of the population). The governments…

Universities in general invest a lot of resources in recruiting large numbers of international students which in turn generate significant revenue for its coffers. American universities have a stake in making sure that the stream of foreign students coming to their shores do not go elsewhere. The list of ideas to improve the educational and social experiences of the international student body is quite inexhaustible, and its essential components have already been discussed. In order…

opportunities focused on global mindedness during the high school years. Attitudes towards others start in the classroom; it is here that students develop a sense of self and others. The International Baccalaureate Programmes focus on developing the mindset of students so that they are thinking on a more international scale. ¹ Rampart High School should focus on incorporating more globally minded volunteer opportunities in order to help develop student knowledge and awareness of…

Globalization and its impacts on Culture Globalization is the interaction between people, companies and government of different nations. Globalization focuses on changes which occurred in economic and political affairs. Globalization also have significant impact on local cultures and values. The effects of globalization on local cultures have received less intention due to the fact that the issue of local culture is more confusing and sensitive. With the development in economics, culture and…

Fraudulent actions are allowed by judges in courtrooms all the time. Often African Americans are discriminated against in the courtroom, which is a fact proven by the proportion of the African American serving time in the criminal justice system. This occurs because of “implicit bias,” which can be, and was measured by the Implicit Association Test (Rachinsky). Rachinksy’s research into the…

for instance, sexual violence, tortures and persecution on political, religious and racial grounds in the country were revealed by numerous testimonies of defectors from North Korea. Further, it argued that international aids to people in the nation should be more demanded instead of international sanctions to the head of the country, because to save people endangered from a lack of social and economic supports in North Korea must be the highest priority. More serious thing in terms of this…

Globalization has a dramatic impact on the United States economy. Major American suppliers of medical instruments and pharmaceuticals have a global presence. From the historical perspective, companies in developed countries have promoted globalization by providing products and services in developing countries and emerging markets, and at the same time enjoying the benefits of economies of scale. For the time being, the situation has changed developing countries are expanding and supplying their…

believed that the lack of a high degree of international economic collaboration among leading nations would lead to instability and economic warfare, which in turn would lead to military warfare. The representatives from the leading countries agreed that an open international economic system needed to be developed. The Bretton Woods conference was responsible for the formation of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the international Monetary Fund (IMF) and the General…

Free Trade or Isolationism In principle, we can take for granted that free international trade brings the maximum benefit to world economy. If two countries completely remove trade barriers on the way of commodity streams, both of them will be the winners, and total growth rate of economies of these countries will be at maximum. However, it is never impossible to claim that the prize from free trade will be identical to both countries, most likely one country will win more, than the other will,…