croatia to the south and southeast, and the adriatic sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.06 million. It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, European Union, and NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana There are a lot of places in Slovenia but majority of them are smaller then what we're use too. Depending on definition, between 65% and 79% of people live in wider urban areas. The top three largest…
excused by saying that the people who committed the crime did what they believed what was right. However, groups of people can learn from their errors; further in the article it says, “A reunified Germany is part of the European Union and a member of NATO…” (17). Germany of today is a free and equal society. The actions of the few in the Nazi party is something that Germans of that time and Germany now is against. In conclucion, Actions that result in the death of millions of people is not…
“Why Has America Stopped Winning Wars?” Though, this too had the limited objective of removing Sadaam’s Iraqi forces from Kuwaiti sovereign soil maintaining world peace and balance between nation states. US forces were also dedicated in support of NATO peacekeeping operations during the Balkan Wars with the limited objective of maintaining peace among the nations and to prevent the atrocities that were being committed. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001 on US soil, a shift in thought…
The end of World War II saw a drastic weakening of every other great power other than United States and Russia, both of them came out of the war with immense power. This dangerously simple bipolar superpower nature of the world led to a growing rivalry between the two nations, also the vastly contradictory political opinions of the two nations help increase the rivalry. This post war rivalry initially started with competition to gain supremacy in Europe, but quickly turned in to a global thing,…
Whether they were formally declared by the President or not, American has been involved in multiple wars over the course of its history. One war stands out as an outlier and unlike any war, the Cold War. This war was fought between two physical nations at odds but also two opposing ideologies. Very soon after World War II had ended in 1945, the Soviet Union showed no indication of allowing democracy to flourish in neighboring countries, specifically Poland and other Eastern European counties.…
war is to gain power, politically, or economically. Every war monger need its justification. I will give you an example: in the Syrian Civil War ISIS’ justification is that they conduct war in the interest of God, on behalf of religion. Russia and NATO, which is headed by the United States, also participate in that war. Russia…
whole.’ (Marshall Plan, 1948) It channeled over 12 Billion dollars between 1948 and 1951 to aid the recovery of European democracies like France and West Germany. He was also responsible for the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) when his tactic persuasion brought the Western European powers together. The concept of the Truman Doctrine was to supply the countries with resources to reduce their attraction to communist…
Canada has a relatively short history at about 150 years but it does cultivate many people that had great contributions to the country and the world. John A. Macdonald is the first prime minster of Canada and a truly funding father of this country. Ellen Louks Fairclough, the first woman who had served in the Canadian cabinet, as a member of parliament, she advocated women's rights including equal pay for equal work. David Suzuki is the best-known environmentalist in Canada; he organized the…
Throughout history many changes have occurred relating to the war powers of congress and the presidency. The constitution can best be defined as a document stating the rules and institutions of government and the various limits placed on its power. Modern era use of war powers has changed since the original draft of the constitution was created. Some may argue that the changes of war powers were unnecessary and others may favor it. According to Miroff in, “The Presidential Spectacle” a…
From 2001-2014, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) led security mission comprised of soldiers from many nations occupied Afghanistan in an effort to stabilise the country. The ISAF served to train the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), rebuild government institutions and remove Taliban, Al-Qaeda and other factional warlords from the areas surrounding Kabul. One of these the Forward Operation Bases was known as Armadillo.…