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matter their proximity to the reader. While Singer’s writing is focused specifically on the 1971 Bengali Famine, the ideals proposed are applicable for modern situations as well. Singer begins by outlining the fact that, if willing, first-world nations and their citizens are more than capable of alleviating states of famine in the third-world, but have not provided assistance of a high enough quantity to do so. This, according to Singer, is morally wrong. He postulates that dying from famine…

Theoretical issues centered around the phenomenon of conflict and war seek to explain an important part of international relations. This is reinforced through Vasquez’s acknowledgement that “Despite claims that interstate war is on the wane, it is still a very serious social problem” (2012, 301). These explanations will be explored through an analysis on the concepts of the security dilemma, deterrence, and alliances. Such issues are not solely rooted in any one IR theory. Therefore, the second…

measurable and time bound objectives, the MDGs help to promote global awareness, political accountability, improved metrics, social feedback, and public pressures. As described by Bill Gates, the MDGs have become a type of global report card for the fight against poverty for the 15 years from 2000 to 2015. As with most report cards, they generate incentives…

Security Dilemma has been one of the core concepts of international relations theory since the past fifty years or so as it has played an important role in explaining the major events in the world such as World War 1 or the cold war. It looks into the problem of states going into war even though they do not desire to only because they feel insecure or threatened by the actions of another state. This term looks into the dynamics of relationships between countries and how lack of communication…

refugee is a contentious matter which hampers the relation between Myanmar and Bangladesh since 1970s. The crisis of Rohingya problem started in the Rakhaine state of Myanmar when the then military Janta governments widespread violence of human rights against the Muslim minority. Having no citizenship right and continuously tortured by the state sponsored violence Rohingya people fled Myanmar and entered neighboring countries mainly Bangladesh as it is the easiest way to enter Bangladesh…

Revolutionary United Front (RUF) exploited and killed the innocent Sierra Leone villagers Briefly describe how the issue was portrayed. In the Blood Diamond movie, the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) used the illegal ways to sell the diamonds for purchase its military operations. Revolutionary United Front (RUF) is very cruel to the villagers in Sierra Leone which treat them merciless in order to diamond panning for the purpose to exchange of arms and weapons. The Revolutionary United Front…

to the colleges due financial problems, family pressures and patriarchal norms. The girls once out of school get meager opportunities to learn and earn to lead a decent life. Regarding the Higher education, there is gender disparity Male 25% as against females 18%. One in three of all child marriages in the world take place in India (UNICEF 2014) and more than a third of rural Andhra girls get married before the legal marriageable age of 18. Girls married as minors are more likely than those…

Long live reason and common sense! Long live the Autonomous Republic of Kunigunda (ARK)! What is wrong with the world we live in? Can you imagine a more tolerant and lavish world for everyone, irrespective of someone’s color, form or size, regardless of someone’s god, size of their package and their wishes? The Autonomous Culture Zone of the ARK shall enable all visitors of the 19th Kunigunda Festival of Young Cultures to experience exactly that! Free of prejudice, intolerance and emancipated…

Julius Caesar’s Death Is it okay to assassinate someone? World leaders have to face this decision every day. There have been some awful rulers around the world, but it is impossible to kill someone without there being consequences. When the U.S. decided to kill Saddam Husain, it caused chaos in Iraq which is still going on today. The same thing happened when the conspirators killed Julius Caesar. They rushed into it and didn’t think about the things that would follow after murdering him. Caesar…

Globalization seems to be a catch-all term that refers to any activity that involves more than one country. In fact, to define globalization simply, it can be seen as ‘complex connectivity’ and the expansion of social ties across the planet (Tomlinson 1999). With globalization developed, the conflict of diverse cultures has gradually sparked controversy around the world. Interestingly, A General Motors auto advertisement with "Body by Fisher" became "Corpse by Fisher" in Flemish (Intercultural…