Lorrianne Lucas W0443814 Assignment 9 Afghanistan Dilemma Following the September 11 terror attacks‚ the U.S. sent thousands of troops to Afghanistan to pursue the al Qaeda terrorists who plotted the terror attacks. Almost 10 years ago‚ the U.S. sent troops to the Central Asian country in order to protect the U.S. after Osama Bin Laden declared war on the United States. Within a year of entering into the country‚ the U.S. shifted its focus from Afghanistan to Iraq‚ which led to the resurgence
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Define ‘humanitarian intervention’ and explain how it is used to justify interference in another state’s affairs. Throughout history‚ governments of countries or ‘states’ have found cause to interfere in other states’ affairs. ‘Humanitarian intervention’ is a means by which several states have justified this interference. The Iraq War in 2003 was caused by an unjustified intervention‚ and as a result‚ bore severe repercussions. Defining humanitarian intervention shows that even though the process
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War Against Terror The September 11 2001 (9/11)‚ terrorist attacks on the United States changed the perspective of the world towards terrorism especially the Al Qaeda. The world‚ in particular the major powers came to realize that the greatest threat they had in the 21st centaury was global terrorism and President Bush once said‚ “Al Qaeda is to terror what the Mafia is to crime” (George Bush‚ 2001‚p.2). Just few days after September 11 2001‚ President Bush delivered a speech in which he
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then created soviet style dictatorships throughout Eastern Europe and blocked Berlin from Germany. The United States supported Berlin by dropping food from flyovers and the Soviets finally backed down after about a year. The United States then formed NATO as an anti-Soviet military alliance. Then communism took over China leading to back and forth bloody contests in Korea between the north and south. 2. Why were the Teheran and Yalta conferences important in shaping the map of postwar Europe? The
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When World War II ends the United States and the Soviet Union became enemies‚ better knows as the Cold War. It consisted on the constant tension between both countries in starting a war. Both sides had power in nuclear weapons which made people be afraid of the start of a nuclear war. Also both countries disagree in many things. The Soviet Union had a Dictator‚ one political party (Communist) and an economic system (socialism) in which the government run all the industries. USA had an elected president
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workings to an urban art culture. Typically they start out writing "marker tags" in their neighborhood streets‚ lamp poles; phone booths or whatever is in their line of sight and within arms reach; sometimes out of reach as well. Writers such as KORN‚ NATO‚ SAME‚ MADE and SEMZ‚ one of New York City ’s most notorious graffiti writers from the 1990s‚ recall how they got
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after three weeks. Terms of the agreement included dividing Bosnia into two main portions known as the Bosnian Serb Republic and the Muslim-Croat Federation. The agreement also stipulated that war criminals would be handed over for prosecution. 60‚000 NATO soldiers were deployed to preserve the cease-fire. Over 200‚000 Muslim civilians had been murdered. More than 20‚000 Muslim civilians were missing. 2‚000‚000 Muslim civilians became refugees. It was known as "the greatest failure of the West since
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Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent‚ it extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Canada is the world’s second-largest country by total area‚ and itscommon border with the United
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US objectives NATO Trans Sahara initiative Major military operations (Afghanistan • Pakistan • Iraq • Somalia • Yemen) Other allies involved in major operations Major terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda and affiliated groups: 1. Bali bombings 2002 • 2. September 11 attacks 2001 • 3. Madrid bombings 2004 • 4. London bombings 2005 • 5. Mumbai attacks 2008 The George W. Bush administration defined the following objectives in the War on Terror:[38] 1. Defeat terrorists such as Osama bin
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Region are security and economy. The development of strong‚ secure and democratic nations within the Caucasus Region is strategically important to European and United States interests. Azerbaijan has moved to align with Western States and joined NATO actions within the region. The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline has strengthened Azerbaijan’s economic position within the region and status with the European community. Azerbaijan has joined the West in the war on terror and is an important
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