United States Ambassador to the United Nations

for the benefit of its member state. Thus, the emphasis on prevention and direct control is not unexpected. At the same time, by 20th century the rising of germ theory and modern bacteriology were also affecting the institution in two ways (Scott 2015: 34). First, infectious disease outbreaks posed a direct threat to social contact between citizens and the government (Scott 2015: 34). If the government allowed the disease to rage unchecked, the legitimacy of the state would be questionable.…

The Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment report by United Nations ESCAP states that “the decreasing FDI in 2013 in Mongolia may be due to new Strategic Foreign Investment Law (the SFI Law) passed in March 2012, stating that the parliament must approve foreign takeovers in strategic sectors, such as mining. Investors…

consumerism and negative cultural impacts. Yes, globalization increases consumerism, but is that an all bad thing? Consumerism is a sure sign of wealth, and when we contribute to a rise in this, we contribute to an end to poverty. As Daniel T. Griswold states in his discussion about how consumerism has spread to less developed countries: “More than a billion people continue to live in deep poverty, but the real story of our time is how many of them are escaping to a life that more closely…

Development interceptions in Nigeria Development is both a physical reality and a state of mind in which society through some combination of social, economic and institutional processes, secure the means for obtaining a better life. Development in all societies must have at least three objectives: to increase the availability and widen the distribution of basic life sustaining goods, to raise the level of living and to expand the range of economic and social choices (Torado & smith 2003:22).…

Volunteer Service Abroad, VSA, is one of New Zealand largest, most experienced volunteer organisations, targeting international development in the wider Pacific. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, it is funded by the New Zealand government, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). VSA originated in 1962, by the founding President, Sir Edmund Hillary, he passionately believed that people working together as equals had the ability to achieve incredible things (Volunteer Service…

hurricanes. (United States. Central Intelligence Agency, 2016) In 1978 the corrupt democratic national government lost to the leftist Sandinista’s. This is a popular people’s government symbolized by its red and black flags and paintings that are seen throughout the country. The United States has opposed this government from its inceptions and in the 1980’s funded the Contra’s to overthrow the government but those efforts failed. This left leaning government has put it at odds with the United…

elements including ownership advantages, Locational advantages and Internalisation advantages. 2.2 Ownership Advantages 2.21 Definition of Ownership Advantages Company competitive advantage derived from ownership issues. Dunning, J (1981, p 202) state that ownership advantages comprises three ingredients: 1) 'on premises' services which offer a particular life style and ambience for the customer. 2) The provision, or arrangement 3) The product o f hoteliers is the extent to which a…

In 2013, Paul Bloom wrote the article, “The Baby in the Well: The Case against Empathy” in response to the devastating tragedies that had taken place right around this time. He argues that empathy is not enough and we need to look and address the world’s problems clearly or dispassionately. Bloom is persuasive in his writing because he points out the issues we are having, how people are reacting to them, and ways we could act better. Bloom indicates that empathy has been used for a long time…

In the article titled,“They fled Boko Haram and famine - and then they were forced back,” author Kevin Sieff highlights issues surrounding events of what the United Nations has termed “forced returns” of thousands of refugees, specifically in the case of Nigerians in Cameroon. Sieff informs readers of the thousands of Nigerians that have fled their villages and homes to seek refuge in Cameroon, escaping violent attacks of the Islamist extremists, Boko Haram. Upon escaping, Nigerian refugees are…

globalised, and this proposition means that global security is contradictory to sovereignty in a state system which was established from the Peace of Westphalia following the Thirty year’s War. In fact, Contemporary global security in a wide sense encompasses intricate as well as debatable issues in terms of human security resting on universal morals and ethics, and it would extort authority from a state. This phenomenon is depicted that internalised external political issues or externalised…