Strategic Forum Institute for National Strategic Studies National Defense University http://www.ndu.edu/inss No. 239 April 2009 The United States and the Asia-Pacific Region: National Interests and Strategic Imperatives by James J. Przystup Key Points Notwithstanding the 2008–2009 financial crisis‚ East Asia today remains the home of the world’s most dynamic economies. In 1990‚ the region’s share of global gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 26.5 percent; in 2006‚ that figure stood at 37.5
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[pic] GOLD’S GYM – PROPOSED EXPANSION TO ASIA Table of contents Page 1. Background of the company _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 04 2. PESTLS analysis and SWOT/5 Forces Analysis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 05 3. Factor score analysis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 4. Analysis of the cultures _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 5. Analysis of the market environment _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 6. Analysis
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Nationalism is defined as the “advocacy of political independence for a particular country” (Google Dictionary). It’s easy to see this definition in practice throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s in Europe and Asia. From the Boxer Rebellion to the Russo-Japanese War to the Young Turks during the Armenian Genocide‚ there are a great many examples of Nationalism to be found. The year-long Boxer Rebellion is an interesting example of Nationalism‚ as it involves a Chinese Nationalist group going
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Colonialism and Globalization 11-6-2009 The Driving Force of Nationalism: Economics Many regard nationalism as a primarily European phenomenon that was introduced to the rest of the world later (Chattarjee 1993). Benedict Anderson defines a nation as‚ “an imagined political community… both inherently limited and sovereign‚” (1991). Nations are chiefly the result of economic forces‚ rather than cultural and religious biases. According to James C. Scott‚ a political science professor at
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Nationalism is the idea of a certain nationality being above all others and that the nationality deserves their own country. Nationalism is once again on rise with situations such as the recent 2016 U.S. election and Brexit‚ which greatly affect the government‚ the public‚ and the economy. Today‚ the rise of nationalism is reminding people of WWII where nationalism was a popular ideology and was displayed all over the world. Nationalism is such an important topic today‚ because it greatly influences
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Figure 1 Nationalism: Pride and Prejudice Written by: Christopher Stratton Abstract In 2016 the United States will elect a new president. As the campaigns of each candidate hits full stride the voters are bombarded by ideals of American nationalism‚ rallying members of the respective party to their cause. Nationalism in any form can be both a good and bad aspect of a State’s identity. What a group uses to build a national identity will determine how that identity works and how the world views
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The idea of nationalism is an idea that dates back to the earliest existence of human civilization. Nationalism‚ as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ is “a desire by a large group of people (such as people who share the same culture‚ history‚ language) to form a separate and independent nation of their own” (“Nationalism”). Although‚ based on this definition of nationalism‚ this concept seems straight forward‚ there are lots of differing ideas about the concept of nationalism. Earnest Renan’s
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Nationalism! Are Nationalistic Sentiment the Same for Every American ? The debate over nationalism creates conflict within states. These conflicts arise with the question of what nationalism is? who can be a nationalist? what does a nationalist look like? What should be the values of a nationalist and how should he/she display them? Citizens within a state have different understanding of the concept of nationalism. For many‚ it is based on historical values‚ race‚ culture‚ ethnicities and it is
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Throughout the nineteenth century three political ideals began influencing states and their citizens like no other ideals had done before. These ideals were liberalism‚ socialism and‚ the most important‚ nationalism. Each one possessed its own uniqueness which inspired mass followings of people that would last thoroughly into the twentieth century. Each one also proved to form a catalyst for the modernisation of many European countries. However‚ in comparison‚ none of these ideals had the impact that the nationalistic approach had
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(The Book and the Swords‚ 2010). Jin Yong used a method called cultural nationalism to write this novel; in this story‚ Jin Yong expresses the cultural nationalism in four ways: Martial Arts‚ Imperial Chinese History‚ Confucianism‚ and religious aspects. First‚ we have to understand what is cultural nationalism; cultural nationalism is actually a small part of nationalism‚ which we can simply understand as culture plus nationalism. Culture is a term that has various meanings (Culture‚ 2010)‚ which most
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