Rugby union

When something so dramatic as a crisis happens, it is a common practice to look for a party to blame. With the implosion of Greek economy and the start of the European sovereign debt crisis in 2009, people looked for a place to point accusations. The question of whose fault exactly was the Greek debt crisis is a complicated matter, one that brings to light the problematic power dynamics employed in the eurozone. From 2009 until now the crisis has evolved, exacerbated by the capitalistic control…

This weapon was devastating that it would push the United States and the Soviet Union into an arms race that lasted several decades. Both countries would be so afraid of each other’s military capabilities that they would fight “limited wars” instead of facing off, which is definitely a good thing. The progression of military might…

the Soviet Union post WWII period? What was the reason for this? Why did Joseph Stalin loose confidence in their alliance with the US.1 The Soviet’s from Kennan’s observations had anticipated other countries in the post WWII period to have hostility towards them. One of the key reasons for this belief, shared by the Soviets, was over their knowledge potential conflicts over ideological political views that separated them from other countries, primarily those in the West. The Soviet Union under…

not accepted, they may become an easy target for extremist groups. Everyday, people from war-torn nations apply for asylum in hope for a better life. This hope for the future drives people to make the journey from the middle east to the European Union, however;…

tensions of political and physical war. After WWII, Germany was split up into 4 different zones ruled by different countries. The western half was split into the British, American, and the French sectors. The Eastern half was controlled by the Soviet Union. Later, the western half unified into the Federal Republic of Germany and the Soviet sector became the German Democratic…

continued his academics at the Moscow University, which was the premier school in the Soviet Union. Gorbachev graduated in 1955 from the university with a law degree (Biography, 2015). Gorbachev’s political career began while still in high school where became a candidate member of the Communist party. However, it was not until 1952 that he was…

One similarity between the two was the difficulties and hardships each country had to go through which ultimately led to their power increasing. For Stalin, the Soviet Union was always in a state of civil war before his dictatorship, first the October Revolution, then the February Revolution, and even after Lenin took over the government, there were still many incidents of civil fighting going on in Russia. Not only that…

Nikita Khrushchev, sought to “De-Stalinise” Russia by rejecting ‘the Stalin cult,’ to attempt to reform Russian government and society. However, questions arise on whether Khrushchev’s reforms were executed effectively due to limited changes being made during his regime. As a result, some historians have argued that the Stalinist regime was continued by the Soviets. De- Stalinisation was ‘doomed to failure, because the system’s inherent instability meant that radical changes, whether in the…

Fascism strongly denies loyalty across nations, since it strongly urges for national pride and loyalty (Franco; “25 Points”). The political philosophies correlate to the beginning of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, a nonaggression pact between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. However, the two nations soon turned against one another, since their “common interests” seemed to cease (“Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact”). One of the strongest traits of both philosophies is the disapproval of individualism. The…

Primitive communism was widespread in ancient times due to necessity. This form of communism in modern societies is now impractical. Much of early communist thought was based in religious ideals. Radicals sought to create a heaven on earth through Christian virtues such as simplicity, brotherhood, equality, and other such lofty goals. These groups often sought to escape the rest of society, rather than reform it in whole. The philosophical writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau marked the…