International Relations Essays

Example International Relations Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jun 2020
Introduction: What are the main differences between ‘classical realism’ and ‘neo-realism’? Introduction Realism has become a foremost theory within international relations over six decades. Its contemporary...

Cities, poverty and inequality in the UK
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Introduction: With reference to London, Manchester and Glasgow in the UK Introduction Debates on poverty and inequality have been always heated and topical. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis and the d...

Changes in US Foreign Policy after 9/11
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Introduction: Introduction On September 20th, 2001, President George W. Bush (2001, n. pag.) gave a speech addressing the events of nine days before: “On September the 11th, enemies of freedom committed an ac...

The Effects of Fracking on US Energy Security
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Introduction: Introduction Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) is a novel method for extracting oil and natural gas that involves injecting highly pressurised water, sand and chemicals into shale rock dee...

The Role of Military Force in Promoting Humanitarian Values
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Introduction: Recent years have seen an increase in military force being used as a tool for increasing the scope for humanitarian values within conflict zones. This paper assesses this trend, and uses a number of c...

Ukraine and Russia Threat Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Ukraine has been a country plagued with turmoil. With seven bordering neighbors, Belarus, Russia, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland, it faces a constant threat of invasion. It’...

Liberal National Order: The United Nations and the United States
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Introduction: Product of the League of Nations, the United Nations is an intergovernmental organization that prides itself on three fundamental principles; sovereign equality of member states, international pr...

History of Canadian International Relations
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Introduction: Throughout the history of Canada, one is able to observe the gradual yet profound shift of Canada’s role and status in the world as Canada was transformed from a colony of Bri...

How Effective Is the UN in Resolving Global Conflicts? Why?
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Introduction:   How effective is the UN in resolving global conflicts? Why? The United Nations (UN) was created on the 24 October 1945, after the world had suffered through the destructi...

To what extent does the new NAFTA treaty affect the United States, Canada, and Mexico?
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Introduction: To what extent does the new NAFTA treaty affect the various parties such as the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 1. Introduction A new NAFTA deal now called the UMSCA agreemen...

Evaluation of the United Nations Global Compact
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Introduction: I. Introduction The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is a voluntary initiative that aims to promote corporate governance and sustainability by encouraging participants, including bot...

Nagorno-Karabakh: Just A Territorial Dispute, or the Fallout of Imperialism and its Borders?
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Introduction: Nagorno-Karabakh: Just A Territorial Dispute, or the Fallout of Imperialism and its Borders? Introduction  In a new round of peace negotiations that took place on March 29...

Relationship between Europe and the United States
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Introduction: Europe versus the United States   Relations between the two transatlantic allies are certainly not at their best. With  Trump Administration’s continued slippage...

Neorealism and Classical Realism in International Relations
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Introduction: Neorealism and classical realism Realism is any thought of international relations that takes the state as a unit analysis and that postulates that it defends its national interest and a...

Importance of Brexit for International Relations Theory
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: The Case Which Ceases to Exist: Brexit  All eyes are set on London as the October deadline for a Brexit deal grows near. The new British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has made it ...

Causes and Impacts of the Syrian Civil War
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Since 2011, Syria has been in civil war. What originally started as a minor conflict began when President Bashar al-Assad responded violently to pro-democratic protests. In response, rebel militi...

Trade Relations between India and Russia
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Introduction: Abstract Russia is an old and time-tested partner of India in the field of bilateral trade and cultural exchanges. Development and strengthening of bilateral relations is one of the most...

Issue of Veto Power in United Nations' Attempts to Maintain International Peace
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Introduction: Is the use of veto power paving the way for the failure of the United Nations to maintain international peace? In 1946, the winners of world war II, the allied nations; China, United Sta...

Political Science: Israel's Relationship with Palestine
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Introduction: Introduction Almost invariably, the relationship between the Jewish nation and Palestinians, has for decades been a critical regional as well as global security issue, which has in the r...

Differences in the Character of Post-Colonial States is a Reflection of their Path to Independence
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Introduction: Differences in the Character of Post-Colonial States is a Reflection of their Path to Independence Differences between India and Pakistan have been designated as a direct consequence of ...

Nagorno-Karabakh: Just A Territorial Dispute, or the Fallout of Imperialism and its Borders?
Example essay. Last modified: 9th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction  In a new round of peace negotiations that took place on March 29th of 2019, both Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed their interest in making peace among themselves and r...

Mexico's Relationship with the US
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Civic Engagement Research Project The United States’ diplomatic ties shared with its allies are a crucial aspect of the overall health of our country. Healthy relations with allied cou...

Evaluation of Explanations for Democratic Peace
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Introduction: What are the primary explanations of the ‘democratic peace’ and what are some challenges to those explanations? The central explanation behind the democratic peace theory lies in the...

Evaluation of Joseph Nye’s Thoughts on Soft Power
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Introduction: Soft power has generally been accepted as a concept by academics and politicians all over the world as a tool of diplomacy ever since it was introduced in 1990 by Joseph Nye. Great Britain in May...

The Relationship Between Politics and War
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Introduction: Introduction The relation between war and politics always been entwined in human history and many political scientists and foreign policy makers view war as an instrument of politics. Ev...