Libya

How do Executive War Powers Impact United States Politics? In terms of US war powers, it is well known that Congress exclusively holds the power in the Constitution to declare war. However, in more recent times, the Presidents have found ways to declare military action without the input of Congress, starting in the Cold War Era and extending into today’s military campaigns (Burns, 2015; Hathaway, n.d.; Hinnebusch, 2007; Van Alstyne, 1972). In this paper, I will present current and former…

The Role of Social Media in Enhancing Democratic Processes. There are several roles social media can play that bring positive impacts to democratic processes. First, within the context of authoritarian regime, social media benefits ‘politically marginalized groups’ (Loader & Mercea, p. 765) to enforce democratization. It is important to be noted that internet does not only serve as a ‘medium’, but also ‘space’ (Papacharissi, 2010, p. 113). When authoritarian regime does not provide space for…

The War Powers Resolution Act of 1973 is said to have been passed by an “opportunistic” congress who took advantage of public opinion at a time of declining popularity for President Nixon, who was embroiled in the turmoil of the Vietnam War, Watergate, and several other high profile political gaffs (Crook, J., 2012, p. 157). The end result was a piece of legislation intended to further check the executive branch’s power as commander-in-chief to commit US forces to hostilities by granting…

Africa, the second most populous continent in the world with about one billion people, and over one thousand languages spoken. This level of cultural splendor and beauty can only found in Africa. The home to the world’s largest land animals, the world’s tallest animal, the fastest land animal, the world’s largest reptile, the world’s largest primate. Home to the Pharaonic civilization which is one of the world’s oldest and longest-lasting civilizations. Housing over 30% of the earth’s remaining…

The first great heresy for the Christian religion is considered to be the Arian heresy-- with the name deriving from its most influential preacher, a parish priest named Arius from Antioch. The Arian heresy arose, in the year 318, from the fact that it was difficult to explain the difference between “the One and the Many, between the ultimate unity that lay behind the visible universe and the incapable variety that exists in the world as we know it”. Arius resolved this problem by preaching…

Furthermore, Japan’s economy entered a long rehabilitation period in which was needed due to U.S. bombing. While on the other hand, in the Middle East oil played a large role in the recovery of their economies. Countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Libya contained oil, which allowed them to become the main producers in the oil based trade market. Economies in areas that contained oil sparked. Eventually, these areas with successful economies spread to the outskirts of the regions. This…

Government Censorship in Today and Tomorrow’s Society “Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings.” -Heinrich Heine. Today, governments push their citizens to believe they have a voice when what they want to say is so hidden. This is truly a concern as so many individuals worldwide have no say when decisions are made for them. Currently, governments around the world take away their citizens voices, just as dystopian novels have been predicting for many years in the…

According to Times of Malta, in December 2013 peacekeepers and soldiers were assigned to protect citizens in the Central African Republic due to the violence between Muslims and Christians. The rebel group, "Seleka" took power from the north and Christians began to blame the entire Muslim community for crimes committed by them. Currently, there are 535,000 refugees many who are women and children displaced by this war. However, instead of diffusing the situation French soldiers have only made it…

but some people think that it is discrimination against Muslims. In January 27th Donald Trump signed an executive order that banned seven Muslim majority countries from entering the United States. The affected countries include Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, and Somalia. The order bans immigrants and visa holders for 90 days in seven countries. It also bans refugees from entering the United States for 120 days.…

persecution increases more and more. As all the bad news keeps spreading like wildfire, one could ask themselves why keep the faith anyway. CNN reports that, “ISIS operatives have executed two groups of prisoners, believed to be Ethiopian Christians, in Libya, according to a video released Sunday by the terror network’s media arm.” (McLaughlin). Just as the Jewish people, Christians go through the persecution as well. There will always be persecution in the world and history has proven that in…