Lapatsanun Patcharanarapong GST 6320 Peace and Conflict November 18‚ 2012 Prof. Richardson Global Studies Northeastern University Introduction The concept of ‘status quo’ is one of maintenance of distribution of power at any given point in time and the preservation of such. The term is derived from ‘status quo ante bellum’ which refers to maintaining the peace treaties and settlements that stabilized the region since the last general war. Thus status quo is about keeping things the way it
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Pakistan-US Relations Pakistan – United States relations refers to bilateral relationship between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the United States of America. Pakistan came into existence just as the cold war was starting. The world was split into two camps soviet and US. Infant Pakistan and India had to pick their camps. The United States established diplomatic relations with Pakistan on October 20‚ 1947. The relationship since then was based primarily on U.S. economic and military assistance
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UNITED STATES’ INTERESTS IN SOUTH ASIA – IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL SECURITY AND PAKISTAN [pic] Introduction 1. After the events of 11 September‚ there has been a major transformation of US thinking. Combating international terrorism has now become the single-point focus of her attention. Other short and long term US objectives in South and Central Asian region could be to control natural resources‚ to contain China‚ to uproot Islamic fundamentalism in the region and other than economic gains
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C H A P T E R 1 What Is Terrorism? After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to • discuss the most universally accepted definition of terrorism‚ and competing definitions of terrorism proposed by various scholars and institutions; • explain the history of terrorism and the different types of terrorism today‚ comparing old terrorism with new terrorism; • discuss the fifteen causes that explain why people resort to terrorism; and • describe the various facets of the terrorist’s identity
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Yanda Swares Gita 016 201 200 111 IR<deff>2012 Class 1 Semester 5 I. Introduction ASEAN’s HISTORY In August 1967‚ when ASEAN was founded‚ Southeast Asia was at the center of world events. Indonesia had recently been at war with Malaysia‚ trying to prevent the creation of Malaysia out of former British colonies. The Second Indochina War was raging‚ following the withdrawal of France in 1954 and the end of the First Indochina War that year. In Malaysia‚ a powerful communist insurgency had only recently
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Regional Groups/ Associations and Foreign Assistance although concerned States may have their initiatives rooted from a combination of two or all of the factors mentioned. States have exerted efforts and funds to develop and improve their own counterterrorism measures‚ US has announced its all out war against international terrorism‚ Philippine Government to no exemption had initiatives that struggled to rebuild and establish relations for security purposes. Violators of the law prior to the 9-11
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LG122: Core Skills and Methods for International Relations Title: Media Oriented Terrorism: The Role of Media in Influencing Terrorist Attacks and the Shaping of Public Opinion Word Count 3‚098 This essay will discuss the topic of media oriented terrorism with reference to the role of media in influencing terrorist attacks and the shaping of public opinion. The main argument of the essay will be that terrorist organizations use social media as means of conveying their ideological preferences with
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Human Rights Violations: America versus China Submitted By: James Allan Every year‚ the American government publishes its report on China’s human-rights record as part of the United States ’ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices— prompting a Chinese response in its own critique of U.S Human rights‚ informally known as the China Human Rights Report.(Chan Lecture Human Rights April 8) Both countries‚ as might be expected‚ find plenty wrong with each other. However‚ this ping-pong-like war
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RUNNING HEAD: Los Zetas Nolita Oliveira Wayland Baptist University Dr. Paul Lankford Borderland Beat Reporter Overmex (2010‚ August 26)‚ reported 72 illegal immigrants from El Salvador‚ Honduras‚ Ecuador and Brazil‚ were found dead on a ranch in San Fernando‚ Tamaulipas‚ which is 150 km from the U.S. border city of Brownsville. This discovery came from one survivor who found his way to the Navy troops and reported members of the Los Zeta cartel at the nearby ranch. According
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Fiat to close Sicilian plant By Giulia Segreti in Rome Fiat’s Termini Imerese plant in Sicily is to close on Thursday after 41 years of production as the Italian carmaker presses ahead with sweeping restructuring plans‚ including the imposition of new labour contracts that have prompted threats of strike action. The closure is only the second of a car plant in Europe since the start of the financial crisis‚ which hurt car sales and exposed the industry’s chronic overcapacity problems. General
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