Enlargement of the European Union

Promise of America The Promise of America, spoken in different languages all around the world but all the same meaning and destination. To come to this land of liberty and freedom for a new beginning and a new opportunity that has been seemingly unavailable. To receive justice, fairness, equality, and a lifetime of happiness. The Promise of America, prominently known around the world as a new beginning for anyone who steps foot on this land. An example of the Promise of America is the…

Immigrants over the years have helped to shape many parts of America, however, one interesting group to specifically take not of is the Italians. When considering the Italians immigration there are many things to take note of; for instance where did the Italians typically settle? What kind of influence did these immigrants have on New York’s formation as a whole? After these questions the next ones become: what kind of social status did the immigrants hold, as well as what were they known for?…

Immigration in the 20th century peaked after the Second World War. Many people from many countries came to the Netherlands, looking for a new life, or a job. Not just locals from countries overseas migrated, but also the Dutch living in the former colonies, like Indonesia. Many Dutch people from Indonesia came back home after the war. They are seen as the first wave of immigration. At first, they were not going to stay permanently. However, they changed their minds and many stayed for the rest…

As a nation in the United States, we have to make decisions on foreign relationships and these decisions typically can be put into the category of being an internationalist nation or being an isolationist nation. Even though both have pros and cons, being a nationalist society is more beneficial because of the economic benefits, political benefits, and cultural benefits it gives our country. Many believe that isolationism would help our country prosper, but it would actually hurt it. World…

In Robert B. Marks’s introduction,” The Rise of the West?”, in the The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Ecological Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-first Century, he begins by discusses four interrelated themes that our modern world revolves around. The first is how, when, and why parts of the world industrialized and how other parts of the world then used those processes. The second, how people have organized themselves politically. The third, the gap amongst the wealthy…

However, the United Kingdom has throughout its tenure in the European Economic Community and European Union maintained certain level of autonomy from Continental Europe. For example, the United Kingdom has chosen to opt out of both the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Schengen Area. Nonetheless, the most notable British exemption from the rest of European Union is its absence from the Eurozone. Of the EU nation’s currently not in the Eurozone only Denmark and the…

Ukraine should be able to do what they want since they are no longer in the Soviet Union and are their own country, not Russia’s. Ukraine has been split in half by the Russia conflict, Donetsk and Luhansk want to secede since they are pro-Russian, but by international law will they even be recognized? The law of self-determination says “A people may qualify for self-determination and seek independence or a merger with another state if it constitutes the entire population residing within the…

The United States is a country that for many decades has struggled with immigration. Many people from around the world come in hopes of finding more opportunities they could not receive in their countries. So when it comes to the how the U.S. deals with immigration, it can affect everybody from all over the globe. Millions of people come through the borders with visas for many reasons, but a high amount also come illegally. Immigration can include the policies it takes to manage and secure the…

There are countless problems that are a hindrance to society as a whole. There is the ever expanding nuclear program in North Korea, the rapid growth of China in the South China Sea, and the Russian encroachment into Ukraine. Probably one of the most challenging of these problems is the rise of islamist organizations, such as the Islamic State, that are creating havoc on the battlefields of the Syrian civil war. This is a puppet conflict for Russia to show that it is a superpower in the world.…

The end of the Cold War marked a new beginning of time for international relations. The triumph of liberal democracy meant the expansion of capitalism and globalization. Economically and socially, states were more interconnected. However, states also started to experience new forms of threats. For a long time, it was assumed that states were the primary actors in the international relations. Based on this, it was assumed that the threat of a state was another state. The focus of security…