Diplomatic mission

Business Expansion in Taiwan Introduction Taiwan is a small island/country situated off the eastern coast of China. Home to over 23.5 million residents, the country is densely populated only covering 13,900 square miles which is about the size of Maryland. The weather may vary, but rarely reaches temperatures below zero or above 85 degrees Fahrenheit. The people of Taiwan, or the Taiwanese, are used to a slowed business culture. In preparation for the future, the board has given us a project in…

Was the Afghanistan War an Intelligence Failure? Osama bin Laden and many of his key leaders relocated to Afghanistan from Sudan in 1996. They soon established headquarters and training camps in the country and began orchestrating operations from there Following the terrorist attacks of September 2001, the United States found itself at war with al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden’s international terrorist organization. In response to the terrorist attacks, and because al Qaeda utilized it as a base…

President McKinley stated his desire for the creation of an "open door" that would allow all trading nations access to the Chinese market. The following year, Secretary of State John Hay sought a formal endorsement of the concept by circulating diplomatic notes among the major powers, enabling the secretary to be credited with authoring the Open Door policy” (The Open Door…). What John Hay did was he divided China into territorial pieces and allowed foreign countries to come in and use China’s…

The Medici family did not always start off with controlling Florentine’s politics and being Florence’s richest family. They were the first dynasty to not prevail their social position by warfare or inheritance but through financial transactions and banking. Not only they are the head of Europe’s largest bank but they dominated the Italian city throughout the Renaissance and beyond from 1434 to 1737. The House of Medici rose to prominence and power around 1291. Together with bringing peace and…

Therefore, the need to put off conflict from arising and solve those that are taking place. Humanitarian intervention. Humanitarian intervention has been defined as when a state or a group of states employs military force within another country’s territory to protect civilians against atrocities and/or the consequences of a humanitarian conflict. (Hrea.org p132). It is in every essence different from humanitarian aid which is provided by non-governmental organizations such as Red Cross.…

The United States and the Soviet Union fought together as allies during World War II against the Axis Powers. Although they had fought as allies, the relationship between the two was one of much tension. For a long period of time, the United States had been wary of the Soviet communism, and had concern about the Russian leader Joseph Stalin’s bloodthirsty, tyrannical rule of his own country. In turn, the Soviets had resented the Americans for their decades-long refusal to treat the USSR as a…

September 11, 2001. After this tragic event of New York being attacked, the United States was out for revenge. They targeted al-Qaeda, and they knew Osama bin Laden, a Saudi millionaire living in Afghanistan, was the engineer of the attacks. Our mission was to overthrow the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban regime, which provided terrorists training grounds. Our national security had been seriously affected by this event, because it traumatized most U.S. citizens for life. We felt threatened, so we…

restoration between Singapore and Indonesia with community development approach. This proposal targets middle into longer term outcome. Therefore, other policies in short term basis complement this program and existing programs are consolidated. Diplomatic aspect is one important part of this proposal. Our government need to make haze problem as one concern from the new administration. Joko Widodo or called Jokowi who is a new president. He has a long list of programs he has to meet on his…

Under what circumstances should national security hold greater importance than human rights? In order to mitigate the direct threat of terrorist acts, what policies should democratic nations enact? Both civil society and political leaders seek to answer these philosophical questions – especially during times of war – in an effort to reach moral clarity. Issues surrounding torture are controversial and extremely emotional, therefore most individuals may avoid taking a position. American-born film…

Intelligence Agency was created to gather intelligence and perform covert operations. The act also formed the National Security Council, a cabinet to advise the President on national security matters. All three changes directly linked the military with the diplomatic sectors of the government, giving foreign policy makers greater power. The changes equipped the United States’ military and policy makers to take action in the Cold…