much Kennedy’s death influenced the president’s security for decades to come. (Dwyer, Devin. "5 Ways JFK's Assassination Changed Secret Service"; Rossoll, Nicki. "Five Ways Kennedy's Assassination Changed Presidential Security Forever”; Shinkman, Paul D. "After JFK:…
As earlier said, with the end of the Cold War, the UN Security Council began the utility of sanctions more often. In mid-1990s alone they were implemented so as to effect a series of goals, such as enforcing a democratic governance in Haiti and ensuring the Yamoussoukro Accord to put an end to military war in Liberia. Sanctions were used as “instruments meant to alter the cost–benefit assessment of the targets in their policy choices and to enforce international norms, generally but not only…
The Mexico City Policy (MCP) is damaging for women and communities and will have consequences that reverberate around the world for years to come. The Mexico City Policy came to be known as the Global Gag Rule (GGR), referring to the “gagging” of any abortion related talk (Gezinski, 2011, p.839) if an organization receives U.S. federal aid. In order to improve the quality of international development and global health and reproductive rights, it is important to understand the harms that this…
In 2003, the United States launched a full-scale invasion on Iraq, only two years after the attack on 9/11. This lead to war almost immediately between Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan against both the United States and the United Kingdom. For eight years, the American government tried to subdue Iraq, ruled by Saddam Hussein at the time, because of an assumption that the Iraqi government was in possession of nuclear weapons and to stop Saddam Hussein’s aggression against his own people, thus attempting…
September 11, 2001, was a terrible tragedy by any measure, but it was not a historical turning point. It herald a new era of international relations in which terrorists with a global agenda prevailed, or in which such spectacular terrorist attacks became commonplace. On the contrary, 9/11 has not replicated. Despite the attention devoted to the “Global War on Terrorism,” the most important developments of the last ten years have been the introduction and spread of innovative information…
Donald J Trump is the 45th president-elect of the United States of America. However, of the 231 million people eligible to vote in the United States, only 48.1% of Americans are are pleased with this outcome. States, as well as thousands of Americans across the country are demanding ballot recounts in hopes of redirecting the outcome and the fate of the country. Many are dumbfounded, wondering how a businessman from Queens, New York with no political background whatsoever managed to pull this…
System of a down wrote a song called “B.O.Y.B” or bring your own bomb. They wrote this incredible protest song about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. This song came out in 2005 after the war had already been going on for a bit and continues to go on. They really tried to get you to think about what was happening and what the war was really about. Their use of sarcasm and metaphors really makes you think, and gives you a great song to listen to. The song is definitely a hard rock song, with a beat…
Logline: The political outsider’s path to the White House and his vigorous fight against the establishment politics as he embarks on the most honest presidential campaign that the U.S. has ever seen. Query letter: I'm excited to introduce my biopic, "the Political revolution." This political movie with elements of biography is inspired by the Bernie Sanders campaign that in my opinion has transformed the American politics and showcased its flaws. Nobody believes in him. When an underdog in the…
Barack Obama,our 44 president.Who was raised in Hawaii.Grew up with only his mother by his side and grandparents,Gramps and Toot which is Hawaiin for grandparent.With the help of his grandfather he attended one of the best private schools in Hawaii.Throughout Barack faced so many challenges he would soon over come. Barack Obama was born on August4,1961 to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama Sr.Growing up without a father Barack always had a role model.Gramps who he loved and did special things…
Many scholars believe that in recent years the executive branch has become too powerful. At the founding years, the executive branch was less powerful and in modern day society presidents’ have made strong claims tied to their constitutional powers. On the contrary, the courts do not see the presidency as too powerful. According to various political writers such as Eric A. Posner, they believe the Courts frequently worry about legislative intrusion on the presidency, and in disputes amid…