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former Soviet Union like Georgia and Armenia were categorized as low-linkage and high-leverage countries. Both these countries were dependent on foreign aid and therefore leveraged by the west. On the other hand, neither Georgia nor any country of the South Caucasus was offered benefits of entering European networks and institutions as opposed to the countries of Central Europe. As a result, these countries had not enough linkage with the West that could have stopped the manipulation of…

places of asylum. However, different countries in Europe hold different attitudes toward whether they should shelter more refugees. The intention for sheltering refugees or not is not only about the humanitarian spirit between the countries, but also about political and religious considerations. Many refugees flee for their lives. Half of the 23 million population of Syria have been forced from their homes, with four million becoming refugees in other countries. “It is an era of violence in…

The differences in government structures determine how well a country can govern itself. Germany, France, and the United States, are three countries that have similarities and differences between their branches of government. Due to that, the ideas of maintaining of stable government is different between each of them, but also similar in certain ways. After all, a country is shaped from its government structures. This paper will explain the differences and similarities between each of these…

Brazil was a growing economy that beckoned for many new types of immigrants. This growing population went to work in the vacant plantations and later the newly industrialized factories popping up across the country. “With mass immigration also came discontent among those unwilling to endue terrible treatment on plantations and in factories.” (77) This terrible treatment echoed the treatment of the slaves however not as gruesome but just as strenuous. The growing…

outside force – which is in this case the European Union. So now that the British Public have voted to leave the Union, where does the power sit? As of this moment, the UK has not invoked Article 50 – and is therefore still in the EU and, legally, in the same position that it was in before the referendum. And, most importantly in reference to UK Sovereignty, the 1972 European Communities Act, passed in the Commons, still applies. This…

eleven million people and about five million have fled the country. Although most of the Syrian refugees are being hosted in neighboring countries, “Europe is experiencing one of the most significant influxes of migrants and refugees in its history.” European leaders and policymakers are now faced with the tough decision of dealing with what many claim to be, “the biggest refugee crisis…

increase in foreign trade, effective capital allocation, growing competition, and price transparency. Macro-economic advantages include: elimination of problems that can arise from foreign currency instability, and low inflation due to independent European Central Bank, and having euro as the common currency (Kotilainen,…

Dollar V.S. EURO The two currencies, US dollar and EURO, can be said two of the most effective systems in the economy world. As US dollar is used by the United State, an influential country in terms of both economic and political and EURO is used by twenty-six countries and nineteen of those countries are in the European Union. Perhaps we are not using those two currencies, but we cannot deny that we are affected strongly by them, since the world is becoming smaller because of the globalization,…

These two countries have tapped into each other’s markets and business between them is getting stronger and this has been to the benefit of the two. China’s economy had gone down simply because, its industrial sector faced a hard hit in terms development. However, with the new bilateral trade with South Korea as well as the recovery of its developed markets, the economy is bound to take an upward curve. Basically, the bilateral trade agreement has opened up trade between the two countries…

1. What are the factors that motivated United Kingdom exit European Union? What is unique about the United Kingdom from other members of the European Union? (Yixiao Xu) 1. Cressey, Daniel, and Alison Abbott. "Researchers reeling as UK votes to leave EU." Nature, 2016..doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20153. According to Nature, most scientists were against the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union. However, 52% of British people sill voted to leave. To analyze this outcome, we have to…