The Decision to Employ Troops in Afghanistan In December of 1979, the Foreign Minister, Defense Minister, and KGB Chairmen which were three key figures within the Politburo-the Soviet leadership’s highest policy-making government authority under the Communist Party, drafted a memorandum authorizing the use of a large contingent of soviet troops in Afghanistan . This memorandum was quickly signed by the General Secretary of the Central Committee authorizing the use of Soviet combat troops
1989 and the first war in Iraq in 1991 ("chronology Of U.S. military interventions | Give war a chance | FRONTLINE | PBS," n.d.). During The presidency of Bill Clinton, I saw conflicts in Somalia and Bosnia and the invasion of Haiti ("chronology Of U.S. military interventions | Give war a chance | FRONTLINE | PBS," n.d.). My high school experience was defined by 9/11, the war on terror, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Afghanistan was invaded by the United States in 2001, making
AN ESSAY ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN SOUTH EAST ASIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR CURRENT REGIONAL ISSUES INTRODUCTION 1. Southeast Asia is a region with different political regimes that comprised of eleven countries. It has always been of significant geo-strategic importance with its sea frontiers across important sea routes involving the oil rich Indian Ocean region related to the strategically important Asia Pacific region. Southeast Asia is becoming increasingly importance in today’s globalised world both
has the world been so connected. This interconnectedness allows us to see and take part in events that take place all around the world. But how much of an impact can one person with a computer have? Not much, according to Malcolm Gladwell. In his essay “Small Change”, Malcolm Gladwell argues that the movements that occurred pre social media have longer lasting effects versus the