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'The imperial presidency ' is a term first used in 1973 by Professor Arthur Schlesinger to describe a trend that had developed since the USA had entered the Second World War and subsequently entered the Cold War. Following the attack on Pearl Harbour, the constitutional restrictions specifying congressional checks on the President 's powers regarding foreign policy were seemingly relaxed in the following decades. For example, in 1950, President Truman sent troops to South Korea without…

Harold Pinter was born in London on 10th October 1930. He spent his childhood in Hackney, a multi-cultural working class neighbourhood in London's East End where mostly Jewish people lived. With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Pinter was evacuated from the city; he did not return to London until he was fourteen. He recalls: On the day I got back to London, in 1944, I saw the first flying bomb. I was in the street and I saw it come over….There were times when I would open our back door…

Mark Biondich is a professor of the Balkans at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. His book, The Balkans, looks at the region following the decline of the Ottoman Empire. More specifically, he discusses how the contrasting forces of nationalism and foreign intervention have caused the mass violence which are unfortunately synonymous with Balkan history. Balkan nationalist movements followed a similar path beginning with cultural revival and ending with political agitation for national…

The feminist theory has concentrated on publicly displaying the gender inequalities present in our society since the publication of the first true feminist works in the end of the 18th century. Even then feminist writers in the likes of Mary Wollstonecraft wrote on the subject and recognized the inequalities blatantly present in everyday life. In her publication “A Vindication of the Rights of Women” she defends the rights of women by proclaiming their essentiality to the society as human beings…

Burmese military rule can be classified into two phases: from 1962 to 1974 was the first phase of absolute military rule; and from 1974 to 1988 was the second phase of ‘constitutional dictatorship’ (Silverstein, 1977). In April 1962, the Revolutionary Council formed by the junta led by General Ne Win proclaimed its political programme entitled ‘The Burmese Way to Socialism’, wherein the policy on education was given as follows: Education: The Revolutionary Council believes the existing…

Looking back at the Battle of Mogadishu, also known as Operation Rescue Hope particularly during the events of the third and fourth of October in nineteen ninety-three it is shown that maintaining high technological intelligence assets is what typically leads to failed goals. During Operation Rescue Hope more commonly known as Black Hawk Down U.S Forces utilized special operations in response to continue failed efforts to apprehend Mohammed Farah Aidid by the United Nations (UN) forces. This…

Up to 200,000 women and children were trafficked through the Balkans in 2004 alone. Eastern European countries such as Romania, Moldova, Albania, and the former Soviet Union Republics are especially impacted by sex trafficking, due to lack of anti-trafficking law enforcement, high poverty and domestic violence rates. Each year, between 600,000 and 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders, two thirds in the sex trade and 20% under the age of 18. Sometimes women voluntarily sell…

Is it legitimate to intervene another state’s internal affairs? Do gross violations of human rights justify armed interventions to stop atrocities? According to the UN charter protection of human rights is the responsibility of the international community hence humanitarian interventions are foreign military actions which prevent or halt mass muyrder and other sever violations of human rights. In contrast the charter also prohibits forceful interference against the territorial intregrity and…

is fully licensed for operations in Bulgaria and abroad, according to the Bulgarian Law on Banking and Credit Activities. RBI has a well-developed network of daughter companies in countries including: Bulgaria, Albania, Belarus, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine and many other countries in Europe. And has been awarded with many decoration such as “Bank of the Year in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)” by the he special interest magazine of Financial Times LTD, The Banker,…

people in countries affected by disasters, they collectively started Mercy Corps in 1982. Throughout the years, Mercy Corps has done a ton of work. This includes helping 175,000 emigrant persons in the war torn countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Croatia, providing $3 million worth of goods in Honduras and Nicaragua to the affected families who were hit by Hurricane Mitch, or recent assistances to people hit by massive earthquakes in Haiti and China, just to name a few. Fast…