Eight-Nation Alliance

Poverty rates in developing countries continue to inflate enormously. Countries such as Niger and Burundi are faced with an epidemic of continued poverty and no improvement in sight. Several factors affect the rate of poverty in developing countries. The primary factors that significantly improve or deteriorate poverty rates in countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Niger, and Burundi are the mean years a women spends in school and the average age of a woman 's first marriage. In perspective, the…

While most people would acknowledge that prevalent gender inequality exists in the United States and other developed countries - whether through pay gaps, misrepresentation in governance, or blatant sexism - and that there is a struggle to address these inequalities, we take for granted the quality of life that American women have over many others throughout the world. The treatment of women throughout the world varies from country to country; in many cases, women in underdeveloped or…

assure her global security in today’s world. In my view, the more important of the two factors is the US naval power. Theorists like Alfred Mahan state that, if a nation wants to secure its borders and emerge as a respected power, then it should have a strong navy to control the seas. However, having a strong navy only does not mean that a nation is a naval power. In order to be considered as a naval power; a state also should have a strong naval tradition. The US has a strong naval tradition…

Realism is a theory essentially about power and security. Many political actors and states view the world as a dangerous place and only the strong will survive. The international community is characterized as an anarchy- no world government ruling. Nation states seek for power and security because this ideology of “self-help” exists; in a world where you cannot trust anyone and where your friends today can be your enemy tomorrow states do not want to be interdependent. Since many states want to…

International law is a broad body that operates within an anarchic system. It contains two sections of law as well as a multitude of organizations that work within the laws. These laws also are enforced, or attempted to be enforced, by international courts in which states hold each other accountable for their actions. International law contains two types, public and private. Public international law is legal norms such as treaties that apply to interactions between states or states and other…

The rapid growth of urban areas in developing countries is causing a large debate on whether it is overall beneficial or harmful to the countries and societies that they are located in. In 2000 two billion people in the developing world lived in cities, by 2030 it is expected to be around five billion. The cities that are growing the fastest are located in Asia and Africa. The question of whether this is a positive impact is rooted in how it will affect the poverty level. There is mass poverty…

World War I If your country were in a war, wouldn’t you want to know exactly what was going on out there while you were sitting at home? The people during World War I were not aware of what was really going on out on the battlefield. World War I, also known as the Great War, was an atrocious war with casualties summing up to millions and an abundant amount of people who did not perceive the war correctly. The views of people during the war varied depending on whose view it was. Soldiers and…

Affecting society socially, economically, politically, and culturally, international conflict and human rights is an important theme to study. Often young adults have little knowledge regarding this topic; however, since being informed helps one to be a valuable citizen, further education is crucial. Examining my knowledge on the topic of international conflict and human rights forces me to question why I remain in a state of unawareness, and what new concepts I must strive to learn.…

Human trafficking, one of the most disgusting human rights crime that is subsidized from public eyes and is taken too lightly. Human trafficking is one of the most profitable crime with a whopping $150.2 billion in illegal profits each year stated by the ILO (International Labour Organization). The question we must ask is how can we bring this problem to the attention to the heads of government. Human Trafficking is a undisturbed market basically after 48 Hours of a girl being abducted they are…

forcing Germany to pay for all the damages, but they also outlawed war, practice appeasement, and forced democracy on all the defeated countries, including Germany. All of these events directly led to the start of World War Two when the oppressed nations began to desire a better lives for themselves. World War One was fought with trench warfare, which meant that both sides dug into the ground in order to hold back the opposing troops. This type of warfare prolonged the fighting and caused a…