Defectors

“Psychological warfare- n. [after German psychologischer Krieg (1938 in the passage translated in quot. 1939); the more usual term is psychologische Kriegsführung (1958 or earlier)] the use (originally as a military strategy) of tactics intended to undermine the morale or allegiance of one's opponent or opponents, as opposed to physical force.” There were two types of psychological warfare that was used during the Vietnam War and those two tactics were tactical and strategic psywar. Tactical…

When a colleague asks how we are first thing in the morning, our answer is frequently a lie; regardless of how we feel that day and what is going on our lives, we automatically present a picture of wellness and happiness. This is just the first of many lies we will tell throughout our day, assuming we have not already lied to those we may have encountered in our household. Indeed, lies permeate our lives, and the average person [insert statistics here]. Why do we do this? What is the point of…

Table of Contents Definition of Terms 1 Introduction 1 Body 1 I. Before Escape 1 A. The Struggles in North Korea 1 B. Childhood 1 II. In The Escape of North Korea 1 A. The First Phase 1 B. Second Phase 1 C. Final Phase 1 III. Present Day 1 A. Activism and Reception 1 Conclusion 1 Bibliography 1 Acknowledgements 1 Definition of Terms It is called “The Great Escape” because it was not easy to obtain the freedom of Yeonmi’s family which they wanted for many years. They had to face many…

I. Introduction In 2011, Operation Unified Protector was a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operation that performed air strikes over Libya, destabilizing the country and enabling the execution of Libya’s dictator of 42 years, Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) justified the Libya Intervention for NATO allies on the grounds of a humanitarian threat thought to occur at the direction of Gaddafi. However, the humanitarian crisis never occurred. Thus, I…