International Baccalaureate

Military force is only one of the four instruments of power on the United States D.I.M.E. (Diplomacy, Information, Military, and Economic) model of national power. I am going to discuss how the use of force relates to the D.I.M.E. model and two types of power (“Soft” and “Hard” power), as well as resources associated with D.I.M.E. instruments of power. I agree with Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye’s idea that force is not normally used to solve disputes between states. However, to say force is…

Vanessa Mesa Professor Thomas Glaser Period 2/ #G27 11th March 2015 Foreign Aid: Does it help or hurt us and/ or them? Foreign aid is a financial help to other countries in need of money. Those monies are then distributed into different sections to benefit the country and its people. Will the United States lose money? What will it gain? The United States government spends only about 1% of our U.S budget, in aiding these foreign countries. This 1% of our federal budget contributes to the…

Annotated Bibliography Topic: Fair Trade Claim: Fair Trade promotes honest trading conditions, and better, safer lives for the farmers and workers, their families, and their communities all across the world. Resource 1: Buying Fair Trade: A Local Way to Help Communities Around the World This resource was useful for my topic and claim, because it tells how fair trade is beneficial for so many people. By "cutting out the middleman" the farmers and producers are growing their communities and the…

If America remains connections with Great Britain, trade would play the role of supplying America with the goods that are located around the world that wouldn’t be located in America. Therefore, if America separates then Americans will have to figure a way to supply resources that are not provided within the colonies. If trade would be cut off from Great Britain, it would more likely to be cut off from the rest of the world. As Charles Inglis explains that if we continued trade with Britain,…

The current state of the globalized economy and the principals of neoliberalism exemplify the concept of having too much of a “good thing”. In this case the concept of free trade, as a good thing, can be debated. The current intensity of free trade global structure has led to exploitation of workers, communities and the global South. It empowers major corporations, both in the North and corporations run by elites in the South, to further deteriorate working wages, standards and well beings.…

Dante Miller Mr.Williams US History 17 May 2018 The NAFTA contributions to Mexico,Canada and the United States While signing the NAFTA Bill Clinton said it meant jobs.NAFTA was created to as a way to encourage free trade.Trade barriers would be a huge problem for the United States,Canada and Mexico so introducing this make sure that barriers would be broken. In 1994 the North American Free Trade Agreement came into effect,creating one of the worlds largest free trade zones and laying the…

Canada’s balance of [international] trade” (“About Canada’s Fur Trade Facts and Figures”). But, a major problem in Canada is the fact that illegal poaching is increasing which hurts Canada’s wildlife. Every single country deals with international trade, which is a good thing, until problems within international trade emerges. Some problems with international trade includes, “… sweatshops, child labor, trade deficits, the euro, sanctions, tariffs, embargoes…” (“Issues of International…

Foreign aid is not a new concept to American people. For generations there has been programs set in place to help impoverished nations struggling to survive and industrialize. Money and supplies is continuously poured into countries such as Africa, with varying effects. Article after article has been published in substantial newspapers and magazines encouraging the donation and help of everyone, but should the people respond? Have these countries become dependent on foreign aid, or is it pulling…

In the 20th century, countries across the world attempted to reach prosperity through government control of economies. Totalitarian regimes implanted central planning of the economy, such as in Russia, whereas Democratic nations, such as Chile, nationalized industries to protect economies from foreign competition. However, by the 21st century as deficits and inflation continued to augment, due to the current economic policies, dramatic global economic reform was inevitable. “The Agony of…

1. Research Report 1.1 The Issue of Competition/Overseas Brands Entering the Australian Market The increasing number of overseas brands entering the Australian market has created wider spread competition among businesses as well as changing the way businesses operate in order to maintain and protect their profits. While competition is necessary in any business environment, too much poses a threat to brands already in the market, whether they have a large or small share. The operations of…