Canada – United States relations

The United States Government was at risk from lawsuits that would seek to place the blame on the head of the United States Government for the damages that came as a result of Agent Orange. Approximately four years earlier, in 1980, Dow filed a lawsuit against the United States Government. This lawsuit aimed to place full responsibility for the side effects of Agent Orange on the United States Government. In 1984, after settling with the United States Veterans, Dow sought to reopen…

there was no executive branch to enforce any acts passed by Congress. During its short lifespan, the Articles of Confederation became increasingly ineffective at governing the continually growing American states. The main causes of this ineffectiveness aroused from a lack of stable foreign relations and economic conditions; however there was one benefit, which was the settlement of western lands. Nevertheless the end the Articles of Confederation were one of the most inadequate form of…

concerning a suggestion which I made to him that sometime during the International Birth Control Conference there be a round-table discussion between the Eugenics group and the friends of Birth Control… “ Margaret Sanger, Sanger Letter (E-1-1), Truman State Special Collections, March 13, 1925. The connection between American first wave feminism and the eugenics movement, at first glance seems unusual. Eugenics is largely branded in the 21st century as being a racist and sexist ideology while…

During the period from 1970 to the end of the 1980s, there was a major structural factor change in the industry and that is farms have become less numerous but larger and with increased concentration of profit. As Dutton and Cornish (1988) note, “between 1950 and 1981, the number of farm units decreased from 26,406 to 20,012 units... Yet land in agricultural production has actually increased by 17 percent over the same period” (p. 165). This same trend was evident looking at cash sales where,…

Russia, France and Germany began recruiting the male population. The male population were forcibly dragged into war, thus giving the military experience and taste of war to the countrymen. The arms buildup and recruitment ensured that every European state had large army at its own disposal. Even though the armies were creating a negative impact on their economies, they could not get rid of them since, they were needed to destroy their enemies and hence provide them with the required security for…

Executive Summary Talisman Energy Inc. is an upstream oil and gas company located in Canada. Talisman purchased Arakis Energy in 1998 having the largest asset and a stake in GNPOC. After entering Sudan Talisman’s political and economic situation became insecure. They were accused for being part of and helping the Sudan Government with the civil war. They were also being blamed by the human rights commission in Sudan of providing of weapons; which ultimately led Talisman to sell their assets in…

Most countries have extradition laws. Most countries also have extradition treaties such as Mexico and the United States, as shown above. If two countries have an extradition treaty, they have an agreement to extradite each others wanted fugitives based upon the terms of the treaty; “considered simply as a contract between two independent Governments” (Spears 95). Even when a treaty is not present, extradition will usually be granted if it meets certain conditions regarding how the extradition…

The Trudeau Government anticipates change in the foreign policy. As well as, change for Canada in the international realm. On October 19, 2015 there was a highly contested election in Canada. This election had a significant liberal victory and a high voter turnout. The parliament composition was taken by the new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. Justin Trudeau plans on reinventing Canada’s government and following in his father’s footsteps. Trudeau says “The future’s going to be better, and this…

surprise attack and dealing an intensive blow that could wipe the Americans off the grid of war. Yamamoto exclaimed that he led the Japanese into a gamble that would eventually decide the fate of many Japanese citizens. Yamamoto realized that the United States had ten times the…

Introduction: Liberalism is one of the primary schools of international relations theory or hypothesis. Liberalism originates from the Latin word "liber" meaning "free". “ Liberalism is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality”. The basis of liberalism is based on an understanding of private property, the freedom to express idea. Liberalism is the social structure and not included in the context of political party. The purpose of liberal program is to…