Invasion of Grenada

In his article ‘The Path to Sokkuram’, Robert Hass develops the idea that reality is subjective in nature, and something that is sometimes based more on the overriding feelings and opinions of large groups of people than on an impartial analysis of the situation. Hass illustrates this through examples of various groups of people in Korea and the political ideologies they subscribe to, which he compares and contrasts with his own creeds. In psychology, the projective hypothesis suggests that the…

“The use of violence can never be legitimate.” Discuss the validity of this claim, with reference to at least on violent conflict you have studied. In this essay I will discuss violence and its legitimacy. I will provide arguments how use of violence can be legitimate and illegitimate. Who has the authority to use violence legitimately and whose violence will be considered as illegitimate. I will write a balanced essay with both arguments in for and against the claim given in the question. I…

A Review of Fearon’s “Rationalist Explanations for War” War and peace have played the central role in the field of international relations. In the paper “Rationalist Explanations for War”, Fearon provides three coherent rationalist explanations for the central puzzle about war, namely, why war occurs and recurs albeit war is inefficient ex post. Fearon first refutes five rationalist arguments that accepted as tenable in previous literature. These arguments are: 1) anarchy; 2) expected benefits…

Q-What are the similarities and differences between the views of non-western political thinkers like Sun Tzu/ Kautilya with western political thinkers like Hobbes and Machiavelli, with regard to war/security of a state? A war is “A state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.” In this essay, I will be focusing on the ideologies of western and non-western political thinkers with respect to war and security. This topic interests me mainly…

Do you ever get up in the morning for work and say this is going be a decent day? Will you get a promotion or a pay increase on your job? Well consider going to work and seeing planes collide with your employment. This day was known as 9/11 when George W. Bush reported a War on Terror. The war on terror has been going on as far back as Sept. 11, 2001. This war is murdering people. The answers for ending the war on terror is to make a Peace Treaty, to forgive and never look back, and to bring…

Similar to the mutually beneficial relationships of wild animals, liberalism is a theory founded on the principles of cooperation and relationships within an anarchic system. The animal kingdom, an undisputed anarchic system, exemplifies an institutionalized relationship between two species. A crocodile will allow an Egyptian Plover bird to clean its teeth, because their symbiotic relationship helps both of them in different ways. The crocodile ends up with a cleaner mouth and the plover bird…

Ali Khadery (2014) Three years ago, the Islamic State (ISIS) did not exist; now it controls vast swaths of Syria and Iraq. Showing off its handiwork daily via Twitter and YouTube, Isis has repeatedly demonstrated that it is much more than a transnational terrorist organization – rather, it is an entity with sophisticated command, control, propaganda and logistical capabilities, and one that has proven its ability to take and hold strategically critical territory at the heart of the Middle East.…

One of the raging civil wars in the cryptocurrency world is Ethereum vs. Ethereum Classic. Similar to the in-fighting with Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, this civil war is causing a big divide among the cryptocurrency owners. So, what has caused the rift? Should you be moving away from the original and hedging your bets with Ethereum Classic? What Happened to Ethereum? The fallout began with a hack on the integral component that ran on the original Ethereum. There was a significant amount of money…

Perpetual War "We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex...Dwight D. Eisenhower" We accept that war used to be fought for outcomes like treasure, resources, territory, and to "save Democracy". Today the war-making itself is the treasure. Ask FedEx, who has a no-bid multi-million dollar contract to fly pallet loads of bottled water from Seattle to Baghdad, or Lockheed-Martin, who constructs incredibly complex…

ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) is a group of terrorist in the Middle East that has been a major threat within the past years. The main goal of ISIS is to achieve an Islamic state in Syria and Iraq. They are trying to achieve this goal in extreme and violent ways. To America, ISIS should be considered a minor threat, but to areas in the Middle East it should be considered a very large one. The United States should follow Obama’s four step plan to combat ISIS because it can help take down…