National Interest Chapter There can also be no doubt that a huge reason behind the invasion of Afghanistan‚ was to do with looking after Britain’s own national interest. With Britain seen as one of America’s greatest and influential allies‚ it would seem obvious that an attack on the scale of 9/11 could so easily be repeated on this side of the Atlantic. Whitehall according to {Chin 2013 }was concerned that 9/11 could spark a groundswell of movement against the West therefore taking action in Afghanistan
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consider something vital: “I have made it clear that I will never hesitate to use our military swiftly‚ decisively and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people‚ our homeland‚ our allies and our core interest” (Reverone and Cook 114). We can use this definition of our vital national interests to help us think about ISIL and the threat it poses. The 2015 NSS would ask whether the group has shown a capacity to threaten “the physical security of homeland.” From Johnson’s viewpoint one of the great
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zest for life. The power possessed by youth us a recognized force today. The power or the energy can be used for both constructive and destructive purposes. Whenever there is unrest in a country‚ political forces use youth to further their selfish interests. During Edsa Revolutions‚ there were widespread agitations in which thousands of students participated. Many of them join to protest against the policies of the government. Philippines is a country with a huge population. Those between the ages
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post-1989 that regional politics really became a phenomenon‚ here to stay‚ courtesy the National Parties themselves. The alphabet-soup illustrating the striking transformation of India’s politics over the past two decades‚ brewed on the fire provided by the space vacated by National Parties to be wedded to the cause of regional issues‚ local aspirations and territorial priorities. Also‚ shrinking space of the National Parties led to creation of a vacuum which the Regional parties were happy to fill
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and electronic) and others in public interest merit to be legalised so that their findings command due respect and recongnition in the courts as well as in the perception of the people at large. The exposure of corrupt politicians and bureaucrats is the primary responsibility of not only the investigating agencies like the CBI and VB but also of the ever vigilant media‚ provided the operations are done not to settle personal scores but in the national interest. Soaked in scams and scandals‚ the
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Development and Social Welfare Programmes in Nigeria****** National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Historical Background The National Youth Service Corps is a scheme set up by the Nigerian government to involve the country ’s graduate – youth‚ in the development of the country. It is an organization that was established to ensure improved ties among the Nigerian people through her beloved youth‚ following the unfortunate event of the Civil War (July 1967 – 15 January 1970). General Yakubu Gowon’s administration
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Lesson 5 The concept of national interest can be defined as the goals that states pursue to maximize what is selfishly best for their country. It is a very central issue in international relations. National interest could also be defined as the principles‚ perceptions and practicalities that together shape a state’s foreign policies. Basically‚ a state’s sovereignty is its most important asset and it seeks to preserve and promote it at all costs. In his book National Interest‚ Joseph Frankel says that
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Hegemonic Internationalism‚ Pursuit of National Interests? Hegemonic internationalism by definition is a paradox within itself. Internationalism suggests cooperation among nations for common good‚ while hegemony is an instance when one nation has power over another nation. This leads to the belief that hegemonic internationalism is‚ in reality‚ one nation pursuing its own national interests at the expense of other nation. Nazi Germany‚ Iran and the United States are all examples of a nation pursuing
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and their gram sabha. It’s the season for us‚ of the older vintage in the media — starting with Arun Shourie‚ teacher to many of us — to complain endlessly about the juvenility and narrow short-termism in our public discourse. This harms public interest and is also unfair to those targeted in such arguments. My sympathies must‚ therefore‚ go out to Arvind Kejriwal on this count. He put together his revolutionary thoughts on what is wrong with India and how to fix it‚ in a tiny book of no more than
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is headquartered in Washington‚ D.C and has annual budgets of more than 9 million. This interest group has lobbied for federal legislation banning partial-birth abortions. This act remained the highest priority of the NRLC‚ which has helped secure state legislation banning the abortion procedure in 17 states. They operate four outreach programs; National Teens for Life‚ American Victims of Abortion‚ National Pro-Life Religious Council‚ and Black Americans for Life. NRLC strengths are its number
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