International

CHINA AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE In 1978, China opened up its doors to opportunities that brought about development of foreign trade which lead to the promotion of its economic growth. Over the past 30 years, it has seized the opportunity of the world’s long term prosperity and economic globalization by attracting foreign investment, introducing advanced technology and rapid development in foreign trade around the world to increase its trade volume globally. “The total volume of China’s…

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) describes international tourism as a socio-cultural and economic phenomenon that involves foreigners travelling to different countries for either personal or professional purposes. The travel and tourism industry is the world’s largest and most diverse industry. Many nations rely on this dynamic industry as a primary source for generating revenues, employment, private sector growth, and infrastructure development. However,…

1996, the International Court of Justice extended an Advisory Opinion as a response to the inquisitive anomaly between international states, organizations, and special agencies. The General Assembly (GA) and World Health Organization (WHO) were the contributors of the question regarding the “Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons by a State during Armed Conflict.” Agencies such as these rely on political actors in order to function as organs in maintaining International Order. These international…

With this data we can get a good visual and general idea of how international trade is going for Bangladesh. By an almost ridiculous amount, textiles make up most of Bangladesh’s exports. This is somewhat understandable given the country’s situation. Most industry for them is new, textile factories are often less expensive than more complicated factories like ones for cars; making textile factories a suitable starting point for them. Labor is also relatively cheap, giving even more incentive for…

since 1980s, period due to rapid industrialization and increase in multinational corporations’ expansion to developing counties (Croome 1998). Apart from the role played by WTO in mobilizing and harmonizing international trade activities, disputes on policies of WTO always raised in international media. The main argument raised by the correspondents of developing counties is related to the benefits received by developed countries as a…

who to accept to their university and who does not is to create a diverse and unified community. Nonetheless, not all the international students like the idea of mingling with domestic students. There is no explanation to such fact, but it happens and it seems as if no one is ready or simply does not care to talk about it. However, I want to talk about it, an international student, named Chengcheng Xiang ’18, has her own thoughts on this issue. According to Xiang, a foreigner will inherently…

With the growing number of incoming Chinese international students on campus in the past five years, language barrier stands as a major challenge. 300 out of 1700 undergraduate international students at Stony Brook University are from Chinese speaking country according to the International admission office, language barrier is the first challenge for them when they step on campus. Mariana Catalano, a 10 years coordinator of the undergraduate English as Second Language Program (ESL) at Stony…

important is credibility during international crises? Why? Introduction International crises are not traditionally seen as a foreign policy aim of the leaders of states yet they continue to dictate foreign policy in a post cold war world. One of the most common concepts linked to international crises is credibility. This essay aims to address the role of credibility in International Crises. To begin the essay will assess what constitutes as an International Crises by looking at common…

of the Soviet Union have a severe contradictory economic, social and legal effect on my homeland in spite of 24 years of Independence. My passion to study international law goes back to 1991, when the Soviet Union had collapsed, with Kazakhstan becoming an independent country. One of the aims of our first president was to build new international relations. I was four years old when I recall watching a news report covering an official visit of our president in UN assembly attempting to become…

Trade Policy: Power and International Institutions In recent years the study of international relations has experienced a shift in the way that interaction at the systemic level is analyzed. This can be partially attributed to the rise in globalization, which has since led to the creation of numerous types of non-state actors and fundamental changes in the way scholars conceptualize the state. This can be tied to the liberalization of trade policies that have encouraged the development of…