Diplomatic mission

should be consulted about the choice of the Mandatory Power. The mandate to be of a maximum duration of twenty years” (Nubar, p. 7). The tendency among Armenians about mandatory was toward the USA. For example, the letter sent from American Diplomatic Mission in Egypt of Hampson Gary to Secretary of State, Robert Lansing, Washington mentioned that Armenian Catholicos of Cilicia, Sahag II expressed his desire and sympathy toward American…

I. INTRODUCTION The international community appears to believe that there is a direct correlation between military intervention and cessation of gross violations of human rights that are being committed by the government of a state, supposing that there will be an improvement in the conditions for those against whom these violations are being committed if there is a legal humanitarian intervention. This assumption is largely based on the concept that if an intervention is legal, it will be…

The time period between 1815 and 1914 was a time of uncertainty among the Great Powers in Europe. The center of the insecurity among the countries in Europe was the steady and fearful decline of the Ottoman empire. Due to this factor, conflicts among the Great Powers was caused by the fear of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire due to the fact that the fall of the Ottomans would unleash chaos upon Europe that has not been seen since the Napoleonic wars, and the since the establishment of the…

Empire of Bases: Good or Bad? American exceptionalism is the belief “that the United States is different, better, and morally superior to the rest of the world” (Layne, 142). It also implies that the United States is both destined and entitled to play a distinct and positive role on the world stage. In essence, exceptionalism is a popular ideal held by many Americans, but is it practical? In this paper, I will be arguing on the impracticality of American exceptionalism. I will discuss how the…

Nationalism, Imperialism, and Militarism There were many overlapping causes behind World War I. To begin with, Serbian nationalism and Pan-Slavism led to a desire of the Serbian people to expand Serbia to include several Balkan states and territories that were populated by Slavic people but under rule by the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. This desire for Slavic independence was supported by Russia (who also had a military alliance with Serbia), and was naturally opposed by Austria-Hungary (which had…

We have all heard “The ends justify the means” in conjunction with the renaissance politician Niccolo Machiavelli. This quote paints him as a sketchy, heartless, ruthless, double-crossing politician. When I heard his famous saying, I wanted to find out, what events in his life lead him to believe in such heartless way of life? Also, did he ever use this mantra in his own life? As I started my search for the answer, I learned MACHIAVELLI NEVER ACTUALLY SAID THE ENDS JUSTIFY THE MEANS (CS…

For as long as the Roman Catholic Church has been around, it has tried to solidify its control by strengthening its orthodoxy. One way the Church did this was through persecuting the populace for heresy. It is then ironic to find out that one of the churches most influential organizations, the Jesuits, were disbanded by the pope on rumors of heresy. The pope, Clement XIV, did not suppress the Jesuits for heresy but for more political reasons. After losing the support of Portugal, he dispersed…

The Counter-Reformation, or the Catholic Revival was a period in church history from 1600 AD to 1960 AD and it was a response to the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation was a split from the Roman Catholic Church which began with Martin Luther followed by John Calvin and others (The Reformation - Facts & Summary - H...). It is said that the Protestant Reformation had begun with the publication of the “95 Theses” by Martin Luther(The Reformation - Facts & Summary - H...). The…

The reading over these past few weeks covered a pretty expansive timeline. Starting in 1534 with the founding of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits, on to The Council of Trent in 1545, and through the issuance of both The Doctrine of Papal Infallibility, 1870, and The Doctrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,1950, our readings covered a span of more than four hundred years of Church history. During this era, of which we now identify as the period of Counter-Reform of the Catholic…

Introduction This essay will discuss the role of international organisations in contemporary global politics. An overview of international organisations will be provided with the main part of the essay focusing on the role that international organisations play in contemporary global politics with examples being provided to back-up the arguments. The main questions that rise from the role of international organisations is; the effectiveness of international organisations? Are they fit for…