European Council

There are many controversies surrounding free trade, especially because there are no regulations in free trade. Yet by many economist free trade is very helpful for the economy, and to prove it there are many countries now that have benefited from adopting free trade ideas. The United States is one of several countries that has adopted free trade and has truly seen a growth in their economy because of it. The United States has now made many trade agreements that has highly influenced their…

countries. This blind hatred backs the bulk of the reasoning behind those who are against Syrian involvement and refugee aid along with what this opposition views as notable counter-claims. The main claim in opposition of accepting refugees is the evidence that host countries are suffering from the bombardment of the refugees and as a result, their livelihood has taken a toll. In the article “Development and Protection Challenges of the Syrian Refugee Crisis,” Zetter, Roger, and Ruaudel focus…

Q1. I will address this question by examining some relevant forces from the PESTEL model and Porters 5 Forces analyses (as shown in Appendix 1 and 2.). From a political standpoint, new CO2 rules are being put in place in Europe and the US to tax vehicles that don’t reach strict target efficiencies (1) (EV companies are exempt). California is also providing EV companies with ‘zero emission credits’. In contrast however, the recent drop in the global fuel price is making fossil fuel vehicles more…

Commercial society has played a huge part in the creation of society. It has allowed for the formation of nations, the creation of private property as well as the establishment of a prosperous society. The results of commercial society is the establishment of more individual freedom. Furthermore, the commercial way of life has qualities of free society by allowing for individuals to acquire freewill by incentivizing the pursuit of wealth. Second, the characteristics of a commercial society has…

In the present day, most of the countries visited are filled with all types of races and cultures. The world is a big melting pot, a mixing of cultures, beliefs, backgrounds, and religions. This can be most notably seen in the Unites States and various countries throughout Europe. As the world evolved and nations began to grow, different types of races and cultures were put at the bottom of the social class. History has revealed a nation battled itself, the American Civil War, just for equality,…

Why is it important to have multicultural society? Nowadays, almost all the countries are culturally plural due to large numbers of immigrants from all around the world. There are different cultures, languages and races in the same countries. A multicultural map of the world was published based on a research done by Erkan Gören from the University of Oldenberg in Germany, it shows that most of the countries are cultural diverse(xxxx).…

MANAGING GLOBALIZATION It has been established that globalization is unquestionable, that non-state actors are integral parts of the world system and that states still remain the primary actors. In light of these three notions, it is advantageous to examine globalization for what it is: hyper-capitalism, as capitalism is and always has been an international affair. Both Strange’s and Gilpin’s interpretations strengthen this argument. In Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel’s Communist Manifesto, they…

After the United Kingdom 's recent exit from the European Union (EU), the union is inching closer to instability is now facing the risk of other countries following suit. Should another country exit, Greece would be the likeliest party as it has long struggled economically within the union, finding itself in a perpetual state of recession. It’s current debt as a percentage to GDP is in excess of 170% and is rising as it struggles to gain debt relief from the Eurozone. Multiple bailout measures…

Follesdal & Hix recognize numerous holes in Moravcsik’s arguments. Though the policies of the EU and voter preferences tend to always align, this is insufficient. Democrats, particularly libertarians, want strong safeguards to ensure that government will be accountable. They want reliable mechanisms to ensure there will be no misuse of power (Follesdal & Hix, 2006). Secondly, they stress that Moravcsik underestimated the importance of the deliberative and pluralist conception of democracy.…

The idea of Manifest Destiny had a positive impact on America. It allowed the Americans to expand their political views from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, races being treated equal as new opportunities opened up for them, and for Americans to have a stronger economy. All of these things allowed the Americans in the early 1800s become a successful group. At the time, America was a democracy which was a luxury not many countries had. The area which is the United States today, was more than…